Research, benchmarks, and tactical guides on how AI search engines evaluate, discover, and recommend businesses in 2026.
How LLMs construct local entity graphs and why traditional SEO backlinks fail in conversational search.
The exact conversational queries homeowners use on ChatGPT & Perplexity for HVAC, Plumbing, and Roofing.
Data breakdown showing 45% of U.S. consumers now using AI for local business recommendations (industry projection).
Search used to mean typing a query, scanning ten blue links, and clicking around. Today, customers ask AI for one trusted answer. Here is how local discovery transformed in 18 months.
Marcus Vance
Keyword stuffing and backlink farming do not work on LLMs. Understand the four digital signals that actually determine AI visibility.
Devon Walker
How leading U.S. enterprises format their digital footprint so AI assistants can crawl, understand, and verify their services without ambiguity.
Elena Garza
We benchmarked 500 service companies across major U.S. metro markets on ChatGPT and Perplexity. Over 74% are completely invisible.
Marcus Vance
A step-by-step breakdown of what happens behind the scenes when a user asks for emergency HVAC repair during peak weather extremes.
Devon WalkerWe publish quarterly prompt telemetry briefs and breaking model updates for US service businesses.