ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Your business now shows up in more places than ever, and less of it is under your control. Three specific changes to the platforms your business relies on landed this month. None of them are dominating headlines. All three affect how your business gets seen, measured, and recommended.
In this episode of Measured, we break down what changed and what to actually do about it.
Story one: Yelp is now feeding your reviews into ChatGPT. On July 23, 2026, Axios reported the details of a data licensing deal between Yelp and OpenAI. ChatGPT now has access to 330 million Yelp reviews and 8 million business listings. When someone asks ChatGPT for a local recommendation, Yelp's data is part of what the AI pulls from.
Story two: Google Search Console is quietly getting more powerful. Google has been adding new property types this year that let you track how your content on external platforms performs in Google Search. If you post on YouTube, Instagram, or other social platforms, you now have more visibility into whether that content actually shows up when people search.
Story three: Google Smart Bidding just changed on August 17. Google updated how Smart Bidding handles budget-limited campaigns. Target CPA and Target ROAS campaigns should now behave more predictably when they hit daily budgets mid-day. If you or your agency runs Google Ads with Smart Bidding, this change matters for the next two weeks.
In this episode:
The Yelp and OpenAI deal and what it means for local business discovery
Google Search Console's expanded measurement capabilities
The Google Smart Bidding change that took effect on August 17
What all three changes point at and what to do about each
Customer question: Is it worth still printing business cards for my business?
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