Google Has No AI Click Reporting Yet. What That Means for You
Google confirms AI click reporting is not ready, leaving businesses unable to measure how much traffic AI Overviews and AI Mode actually send to their sites.
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Backlinks Alone Won’t Get Your Business Into AI Answers
New research shows referring domains barely separate businesses AI names from those it ignores, so local brands need a different AI search playbook.
ChatGPT Knows Your Business But Rarely Recommends It
A study of 455 businesses found AI engines described them 96% of the time when asked by name, but recommended them in only 39.7% of buyer queries.
87% of AI Search Answers Cite a List or Directory, Study Finds
A new study of 241 AI answers found 87% cited a directory or best-of list, not original research. Here is what that means for your business.
Only 28% of Local Businesses Get Named by AI Search Engines
A new PressGEO study of 13,534 AI answers found just 27.8% of local businesses get mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity. Here is what that means for you.
Google Search Ads Lose Their Free Pass as AI Reshapes Budgets
Media buyers are questioning Google search ad spend for the first time in two decades as AI Overviews reduce clicks and Meta captures more revenue, per Q3 data.
AI Recommends Local Businesses From Websites, Not Directories
New research shows AI search cites business websites 85% of the time when recommending local companies, making your site the biggest factor in AI visibility.
Google Connected Apps: Should SEOs Build Apps or Chase GEO?
Google's Connected Apps Platform lets businesses run apps inside Search and Gemini, but only five apps are live and it is US English only for now.
AI Never Names 6 in 7 Local Businesses in New Study
A new study tested 6,682 local businesses across 25 US markets and found 85.6% were never recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Perplexity.
Google: AI Search Queries Now 3x Longer and Multimodal
Google told advertisers that AI search queries are now three times longer and one in six searches is multimodal, changing how ads match to intent.