Gemini 2.5 Pro powers Google’s AI Mode and Deep Search, while new agentic features let Search call local businesses to check prices. Google upgraded AI Mode within Google Search with Gemini 2.5 Pro ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...

Google seems to be showing more and more ads in the local pack, aka Local Pack Ads. Just a couple of months ago, Google had ads on the local pack for less than 3% of tracked keywords; now it's up to ...

There are reports of a major local search ranking change with Google Maps and Local Search results. The reports of this local search algorithm update started to funnel in over the weekend, with some ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio SEO, a Press Ganey Forsta company and a leader in local experience (LX) solutions, today released its fifth annual Local Search Consumer Behavior Study. Based on a survey ...

Review count and keywords in reviews are most important for gaining top spots. Proximity remains the most prevalent local search factor. This can vary by business sector. New data on over 3,000 Google ...

WDMC Technologies helps small and growing businesses across Central Pennsylvania improve their local search presence, ...