Google now charges LSA advertisers for unanswered calls over 20 seconds. Plus Amazon’s Yelp ads, Maps review sign-ins, OpenAI dots,
Search Console now reports Lens and photo searches. Plus AI Overviews hit 39% of searches, AI Mode cuts clicks, Compass
Google turned the local knowledge panel into an AI Overview with a chat button. Plus the Fed’s SMB AI number,
BrightLocal says 45% of US consumers now ask AI for local recommendations, up from 6%. But 88% verify the answer.
An MLS chief asked a chatbot how to take his data. It offered a browser extension. Plus AI spend caps,
ServiceTitan cut Podium with 30 days notice, just 21.2% of top agents get cited by AI, and Google now publishes
Google’s AI now describes your local listing, rankings shook Aug 12-13, and a Smart Bidding change lands Monday. The week’s
Google auto-migrates LSA campaigns to PMax this month, new research splits AI citations from recommendations, and Zillow cuts 500 more
Google folds Local Services Ads into Performance Max, ChatGPT opens self-serve ads, AI agents start calling shops, and a disclosure
Yelp licensed its reviews to OpenAI, ChatGPT came for small business, and AI Overviews now answer 68% of local searches.
