Gemini’s integrations in Google Maps have ratcheted up with a more conversational interface that can be best described as an in-route concierge. While driving, users can do things like ask Gemini about places of interest along their route, or any other specific urges.
We recently discovered that Yext has deprecated its Knowledge Assistant tool. These types of moves generally don’t get the fanfare and press attention that new product launches get, but can often represent strategic maneuvers that are worth shining a light on. What can we learn from this move?
Web hosting powerhouse Bluehost has announced that it has upleveled its platform by integrating Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Among other things, this will make the millions of WordPress websites hosted on its servers – many of which are SMB websites – faster and more performant.
To get more insights into how AI is being integrated with SMB SaaS, we caught up with a player making big moves in the space, Vendasta.
The latest product in the prolific Google Labs does just this. Known as Pompelli, the joint effort from Google Labs and DeepMind automatically assembles ad campaign creative assets like banner ads. Like several multi-step agentic AI tools that are developing, it turns detailed prompts into action and output.
MB-Saas powerhouse Thryv has launched a growth marketing engine for Home Services businesses to scale. To achieve this, it inherits Thryv’s latest AI and automation capabilities and packages them up in a set of marketing tools purpose-built for the specific challenges of the home services vertical.
A new report from LexisNexis quantifies the pace of AI adoption among tax pros. For example, 64 percent of tax pros use AI in their day-to-day operations, up from 40 percent in February.
Entitled, 2026 Local Advertising Planning Guide for Franchise Brands, Tiger Pistol’s latest report details local marketing tactics that can help franchise marketers get the job done. This also represents Tiger Pistol’s return to its prolific local marketing playbook series.
ShelfOptix specializes in a field that it has coined “shelf intelligence.” it scans store shelves to digitize physical-world data and create digital twins of retail store aisles where logistical insights can then flow
Is Apple looking for more ways to generate ad revenue? And could it involve local ads? New details uncovered by prolific Apple Sleuth Mark Gurman suggest yes to both questions. Of course, with all things Apple, we’re left with speculation as the company is tight-lipped about anything in development.
Local advertising platform Tiger Pistol today announced a new AI-based tool to take the friction out of creating and running local marketing campaigns. Known as the Creative Automation Studio, it streamlines these workflows using things like generative AI and automated campaign optimization.
Scorpion has launched a new product to combat the missed call problem. Known as Convert, it’s an AI-powered agent that’s a first line of defense for inbound leads.
OpenAI has finally launched a web browser. Known as Atlas, it seeks to embolden OpenAI as the front door to your connected experiences – positioning already seeded by ChatGPT’s escalating usage. This move aligns with the logic behind AI engines having their own browser and takes the fight to Google.
Yelp is out with its annual Fall Product Release, and it’s a doozy. The wide-ranging feature blitz is heavy on AI (as expected), including Menu Vision, Yelp Host, Yelp Receptionist, natural language search and updates to Yelp Assistant. This follows the cadence of Yelp’s big bi-annual feature releases.
SMB marketing leader vcita has released a study that profiles today’s SMB and what makes it tick. The short version is that churn rates are indeed higher than ever, so the name of the game for media companies is to make themselves sticky.
Comcast’s Universal Ads division furthered its local play this week through a channel partnership with SearchKings that will provide a bridge to SMBs.
Street Fight Live took place a few weeks ago in Los Angeles, and we’ve examined various sessions & talks here on Localogy Insider. To cap off that coverage, what were the show’s overarching themes, threads, and takeaways? There were many, but we’ve picked three that stood out most to us.
ChatGPTs new shopping functionality lets users research and buy products without leaving the app. Now the program is emboldened with the addition of Walmart. We examine strategic implications.
Local advertising platform Tiger Pistol announced today that it has signed a two-year agreement with Best Version Media to Automate Social advertising. The deal brings together BVMs SMB reach with Tiger Pistol’s advanced capabilities, such as AI-powered creative and social campaign automation.
There’s no question that the rise of AI is having an impact on traditional search. This was the topic of a talk at Street Fight LIve, including quantitative analysis of the current search landscape, and strategies for businesses to navigate it.
