OpenAI’s latest partner is Instacart, which brings a new category to ChatGPT for the first time. Users can now launch a grocery-shopping workflow right within ChatGPT, which could stimulate a new use case for the expansive AI engine.
Yext this week hosted a who’s who of search experts, including Local SEO Guide’s Andrew Shotland, Sterling Sky’s Joy Hawkins, and Search Lab’s Greg Gifford. These are some of the biggest hitters in local SEO and we have the summarized takeaways.
Thryv’s exec team is in a unique position in terms of perspective on the workings of the SMB SaaS world – including its ongoing convergence with AI. With that in mind, we had the chance to interact with Thryv recently to gather the perspective of its top execs, most notably CEO Joe Walsh.
Expanding from the AI receptionist Vendasta launched back in August, Custom AI Employees now join its arsenal. These functions are housed in Vendasta’s AI Customer Acquisition and Engagement Platform, automating various aspects of SMB operations.
Consolidation continues to rock big ad agencies and holding companies. The latest mega-merger, as you’ve likely heard, is Ominicom Group’s $13 billion+ acquisition of rival Interpublic Group (IPG). The deal forms the world’s largest ad-holding group, including brands like FCB, Mediabrands, Acxiom, and BBDO.
Web hosting, services, and commerce powerhouse Newfold Digital announced this week that it has received $100 million in financing. The Newfold Digital investment notably comes
Sinclair shook up the media and broadcasting worlds this week by taking an 8.2 percent equity stake in E.W. Scripps. The $15.6 million in Scripps’ Class A common stock isn’t enough to raise eyebrows, except for the fact that it signals a clear intent to acquire the broadcaster, possibly in hostile style.
Yelp today launched its latest list of top U.S. businesses. Following similar efforts to rank the top SMBs, today’s report ranks national brands. These are businesses with physical locations in local markets, but those that have a broader footprint, otherwise known as multi-location (MULO) brands.
TikTok this week took the latest in a series of ongoing steps towards becoming a local discovery engine. Its new nearby feed filters videos and topics, based on what’s happening near a given user.
Amazon’s new delivery promise is 30-minute-or-less program for certain items and locales. This is just the latest in a long line of attempts to shave seconds off the clock in local deliveries.
Just a few weeks after the latest batch of Gemini-centric updates in Google Maps, it’s out with a new set of features. True to the mapping wars, these are meant to gain an edge on Apple Maps, and the other challengers.
Entitled 2026 Local Advertising Planning Guide for QSR Brands, Tiger Pistol’s latest report dives into the local marketing tips and tactics that are specific to this high-value segment of the local economy.
To break down Vendasta’s moves and motivations, we recently had the chance to catch up with founder & CEO Brendan King. After Part I of the interview, we continue the action here with Part II, where King goes deeper into what’s next for Vendasta.
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Radar, we examine newly funded companies Harvey, Liberate & Cyphr
In the whole “AI is eating the world” progression, the latest thing to be swallowed is shopping. The thought is that you can do all your shopping end-to-end within your AI engine of choice – from research to price comparisons to transactions. We round up the latest market moves.
From the underplayed-news desk, Amazon last week formed a new partnership with Ford to sell cars online. It will expose local car dealer inventory, letting
Entitled, 026 Local Advertising Planning Guide for Multi-Location Brands, Tiger Pistol’s latest report details local marketing tips and tactics for multi-location (or MULO as we call it) brands to gain a competitive edge. This is the second in Tiger Pistol’s latest series of marketing playbooks.
Adobe announced yesterday that it will acquire digital marketing and SEO giant Semrush for $1.9 billion. Among other things, this signals the importance of generative engine optimization (GEO), as Adobe looks to integrate content optimization into the creative outputs of its flagship Creative Cloud.
AI-powered enterprise communications company Sendbird this week launched a white-labeled personal concierge. Known as Delight.ai, it gives brands and app developers a way to integrate VIP-level concierge functions into their customer-facing apps, thus boosting their quality and stickiness.
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.
