Generative AI is changing how users search. With instant answers from AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and other tools, many searchers no longer need to click through to websites – especially for informational ...

Google Search can now make AI-powered calls to local businesses. Businesses are selected based on traditional local search rankings. The feature is rolling out in the U.S. with higher usage limits for ...

AI is no longer an experimental layer in search. It’s actively mediating how customers discover, evaluate, and choose local businesses, increasingly without a traditional search interaction. The real ...

In the past, it has been relatively easy for businesses to rank in local search results. Businesses optimized their websites, claimed Google Business Profiles, and collected reviews, making them more ...

Last month, a healthcare network CMO confidently told me they'd mastered their local content strategy. They ranked well in Google's local pack and saw steady traffic. I had to deliver uncomfortable ...

Jenna Guarneri, Founder and CEO of JMG Public Relations, an award-winning PR firm for innovators and their mission-driven startup companies. What was once a niche concept in technology has now become ...

This post was sponsored by DAC. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. The new reality of Search and brand discovery requires an Enterprise-to-Local strategy. Traditional ...

WILKES-BARRE — A digital marketing and search engine optimization company based in Downtown has launched a new artificial intelligence platform focused on helping local businesses compete in an ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...