45% of Consumers Now Ask AI for Local Business Recommendations
tomcrawshaw01 · x · 2026-11-06
- Per BrightLocal, consumers using AI to find local businesses jumped from 6% in 2025 to 45% now; among adults 30-44, 64% asked an AI tool for a business recommendation in the past year.
- The author urges businesses to check whether ChatGPT mentions them when buyers ask for recommendations, and shares a free 7-step plan—starting with researching which competitors appear in AI answers and using that to plan site changes.
- A full walkthrough video is on his YouTube channel.
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