How Google AI Overviews & Meta Ads Are Changing Local SEO in 2026

About this episode

Henry and Chris discuss how Google AI Overviews and Meta Ads are transforming local SEO for small businesses.

In this episode of the Google Business Buzz podcast, Henry and Chris break down how the massive rollouts of Google AI Overviews (Gemini) and the surge in Meta Ads are reshaping the local search landscape for small businesses. If you are a business owner wondering why your click-through rates (CTR) are fluctuating or why AI-driven automated campaigns are taking over, this jargon-free guide is exactly what you need. Learn how to optimize your technical SEO, leverage conversational content, and...

People in this episode

Hosts: Henry, Chris

Topics covered

• local SEO
• Google AI
• Meta Ads
• small business marketing
• click-through rates
• technical SEO
• conversational content

Keywords

• local SEO
• Google AI
• Meta Ads
• click-through rates
• technical SEO
• automated campaigns
• small business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Meta

Products: Google AI Overviews, Gemini

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