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 ...

Gemini 2.5 Pro powers Google’s AI Mode and Deep Search, while new agentic features let Search call local businesses to check prices. Google upgraded AI Mode within Google Search with Gemini 2.5 Pro ...

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 ...

There are reports of a major local search ranking change with Google Maps and Local Search results. The reports of this local search algorithm update started to funnel in over the weekend, with some ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...