62% of Your Calls Go Unanswered. Pilot a Voice Agent.
Missed calls cost the average small business $26,000 a year. Run the math, ignore the 2-cent rate, and pilot a voice agent on nights only first.
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The AU Brief: Google Just Made Your GBP an AI Answer
Google turned the local knowledge panel into an AI Overview with a chat button. Plus the Fed's SMB AI number, Zillow's Chicago loss, ChatGPT agent ads.
Your Slow Quarter Is Public Data Now. Fix Call Capture.
ServiceTitan's 26.8B GTV grew 17%, 200bps slower, on lower job growth. The fix is not more leads. It is answering the calls you already pay for.
Google Called Your Shop. Now You Can Delete Its Notes
Google's automated assistant has been calling your business and saving what it heard. The new Collected info tab shows it. Audit yours in 20 minutes.
AI Leads Close 70% in 30 Days. You Reply in 15 Hours
AI-sourced buyers close fast, but the average agent replies in 917 minutes. Here is the four-day, five-minute lead intake stack for solo agents.
Salesforce Named 7 AI Agents. Build One This Week.
Salesforce shipped seven named AI agents on Sept 11. Local operators need just one. Here is the one-page spec and a five-day build, under $60 a month.
The AU Brief: 45% Ask AI First. 88% Check Its Work Anyway
BrightLocal says 45% of US consumers now ask AI for local recommendations, up from 6%. But 88% verify the answer. What that means for your week.
You Lose a Third of Your Techs. Nobody Prices It.
Shops lose 20-35% of techs a year at $25K-$50K each. Price your turnover, cut applicant response under 24 hours, and run a 90-day review.
California Calls AI Unlicensed Activity. Write a Policy
The CA DRE says AI doing licensed work is an unlicensed assistant, and broker worry scores hit 6.38. Here is the one-page AI policy to sign this week.
ChatGPT Can Now Edit Your CRM. Prompts Won’t Stop It.
HubSpot connectors now let ChatGPT and Claude create CRM records. Two AI labs just disclosed agent failures. Run this 45-minute permission audit.