Soci has met the moment with its latest release: an AI-powered chatbot. Known as SOCi Chat, it lets its users (multi-location businesses) offer their users (consumers) streamlined ways to ask questions and interact.
.There are certain incessant questions raised by generative AI. Where will advancements in AI plug existing holes in workflows? And where will it create disruptions
2024 has been a busy year for SEO, with everything from a major Google core update to a potentially huge Google Search algorithm leak shaking
The past week in Local news was highlighted with the news of Tiger Pistol partnering with Amazon, big tech’s ad revenue dominance surging, Meta halting
A sudden stream of WhatsApp news recently crossed our desks and reached critical mass. So we’re taking this opportunity to check in with the company, in the form of a breakdown on its latest moves and how the dots connect.
Read AI is a startup that competes in the “remote tech” space that we sometimes write about here at Localogy Insider. The company has just
It wasn’t so long ago that Bitcoin was under heavy fire for using vast amounts of energy to mine a single coin. Today this environmental
In E75, Localogy analyst Mike Boland talks about automating the art of campaign management with Lasso Media Founder and local search veteran Mike Wilson. The
Uberall and Leadzai, leaders in the AI-driven evolution of local search, have teamed up to advance AI-driven pay-per-lead. This deal fits with a shift in
‘Pay-per-results’ engine LeadzAI offers SMBs the ability to have programmatic offers-based campaigns. Co-founder and CEO Joao Aroso told Localogy Insider that this is what SMBs want: Sales, not clicks.
Sam’s Club is the latest retailer to integrate technology that expedites or replaces the traditional checkout aisle. The technology – which we’re calling exit tech – is meant to streamline longstanding logistical bottlenecks in retail.
Yelp launched its annual Spring product release. And it’s heavy on AI. Specifically, the company is positioning large language models to better connect consumers and local businesses.
vcita is already devising AI tools that are meant to alleviate longstanding SMB pain points, such as assisting with marketing workflows and broader business strategy.
In E68 of Localogy’s This Week in Local, co-hosts Mike Boland and Charles Laughlin ask if GenZ’s who dream of becoming influencers should consider another
AI is changing everything from the creation of visual art to making credit decisions. It’s also changing how small businesses manage ratings, reviews, and their
In E67 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast, co-hosts Mike Boland and Charles Laughlin talk about the looming U.S. TikTok ban and the short
Anyone who knows me knows I am not a young man. For me, an avocado green rotary phone on the kitchen wall isn’t weird. Not
Read AI, a company that uses artificial intelligence to mine online meeting content for greater organizational efficiency, has raised a $21 million Series A round.
Following the Copilot app (formerly known as Bing Chat) and other logical AI assistant functions across its products (e.g., Office), Microsoft’s latest move is to make it easier to build your own chatbot.
Chatmeter helps multi-location brands stay on top of things like responding consistently to reviews. Now it is showing how this industry is advancing in the
