The New Google Business Profile Playbook for AI Local Search
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2027 Marketing Budgets: Why New Categories Beat Bigger AI Line Items
2027 Marketing Budgets: Why New Categories Beat Bigger AI Line Items
AI visibility, trust verification, distribution engineering, human oversight, measurement rebuild: the five budget lines that should replace your legacy channel buckets in 2027.
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Google Is AI Mode’s No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows
Google Is AI Mode’s No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows
New data shows Google is now AI Mode’s second most-cited domain, driven by Google-hosted Business Profile and Product Knowledge Panel cards.
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Google Must Share Anonymized Search Data With Rivals
Google Must Share Anonymized Search Data With Rivals
EU binding rules require Google to share anonymized Search data with eligible rival engines and search-enabled AI chatbots.
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AI Answers About Your Locations Are Often Wrong – Check Before Customers Do
AI Answers About Your Locations Are Often Wrong – Check Before Customers Do
Wrong postcodes, closed-business claims, invented services: what vendor tests reveal about AI answers, and how to audit yours across five platforms.
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Google Is Bringing Local Services Ads Into Google Ads
Google Is Bringing Local Services Ads Into Google Ads
Google is moving Local Services Ads into Google Ads as Performance Max pay-per-lead campaigns, with bidding, reporting, and management changes beginning August 2026.
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MCP For Marketers: What To Connect First & Why Your Data Wins
MCP For Marketers: What To Connect First & Why Your Data Wins
Learn the essentials of MCP for marketers and its role in connecting AI assistants to enhance marketing effectiveness.
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How To Measure AI Search Visibility
How To Measure AI Search Visibility
AI visibility tools count citations. Citations aren’t recommendations. Here’s what to measure instead, and why the gap keeps widening.
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“Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google
“Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google
Google’s Mueller explained how an “are you a bot” screen can push a site’s pages out of Google, and get another site picked as canonical.
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When To Use Search Console’s ‘Validate Fix,’ According To Google
When To Use Search Console’s ‘Validate Fix,’ According To Google
Google’s John Mueller explained what happens when you click Validate Fix in Search Console, and when the button is worth using.
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