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Cheers datasets, third-party benchmarks, and statistics on how AI search actually treats local service brands. Read this hub when a budget conversation, board update, or market plan needs a number someone can defend.

Stat panel: median AI visibility score of 67 across 408 completed Cheers grader reports, average 66.9, 68.1% scored 60 or higher, 24.8% scored 80 or higher
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What Is a Good AI Visibility Score?

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård3 min read
Bar chart of citation shares by engine: Gemini 52.15% from brand websites, ChatGPT 48.73% from third-party sites, directories 46.3% of ChatGPT citations on subjective queries, Perplexity 24% from niche industry sources
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What Sources Do AI Search Engines Cite?

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård3 min read
HVAC technician photographing a completed outdoor condenser after a service visit
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Why Did Reddit AI Citations Fall? 6.3M-Source Analysis

Published Aug 2026Joseph Duerden9 min read
Comparison diagram of the three mechanisms that assemble a ChatGPT recommendation against the public sources a business can maintain
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What Sources Does ChatGPT Use to Give Recommendations?

Updated Aug 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård4 min read
Bar chart of BrightLocal 2026 findings: 45% used AI for a local recommendation, 64% among ages 30 to 44, 63% of active AI users trust the recommendation, 88% fact-check it
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How Consumers Use AI to Find Local Businesses in 2026

Updated Jul 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård6 min read
Plumber tightening a P-trap under a sink
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Why Only 1.2% Appeared in ChatGPT Recommendations

Updated Jul 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård7 min read

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