The AI Citation Ledger What changed Tracking how ChatGPT and Gemini change the sources they use to recommend local businesses. Latest wave: September 20263,000 queries10 industries30 metros I got this one wrong in August. I thought Reddit’s disappearance was specific to ChatGPT. …
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Local Search & AI Industry Research Index — Third-Party Studies
What the rest of the industry has measured about local search and AI. This is a curated index of 190 findings from 34 published studies by BrightLocal, Semrush, Ahrefs, SparkToro, Sterling Sky and others. Every figure links to the study that produced it.We apply one rule to everything here: every …
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Steady Demand Research Index – AI and GBP Stats
Every number we have published, in one place. This is the complete statistical record of Steady Demand's research into AI search, Google Business Profile and Local Services Ads - 175 figures drawn from 21 studies, tests and client case studies published since December 2024.The work spans …
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Google Local Services Ads Expands Into Food and Beverage
Google has officially launched a new Local Services Ads vertical for food and beverage businesses, including restaurants, coffee shops, and dessert shops. This marks a bg shift in how LSA can be used, opening the platform to a category that has historically relied on organic search, maps visibility, …
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Local Services Ads Performance Insights: What Is Driving More Leads Right Now (March 2026 Update)
LSA Performance Trends: What We Are Seeing This Month I was reviewing account performance this week, doing a quick scan between meetings, and one thing became very clear. The accounts that are working are not randomly working. There are clear patterns driving performance right now across Local …