SOCi's 2026 Local Visibility Index finds that AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity recommend far fewer local businesses than Google's local 3-pack, with ChatGPT surfacing only 1.2% of loc…
AI tools returned at least one false fact about 64% of UK high street retailers in a vendor-run test, according to figures Searchable shared with Retail Focus. The most common error was placing busine…
Only 1.2% of nearly 350,000 business locations analyzed in SOCi's 2026 Local Visibility Index were recommended by ChatGPT, compared to a 35.9% appearance rate in Google's local 3-pack, revealing a 30-…
Multi-location brands face declining organic clicks as AI Overviews and other discovery platforms reshape search visibility, requiring a shift from traditional ranking strategies to becoming the busin…
A new study reveals that 45% of consumers now use AI assistants to find local services, yet ChatGPT recommends only 1.2% of all local business locations. This shift is causing a dramatic decline in cl…