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The State of AI for Local Business.

What every month of standing still actually costs you. Where leaders and laggards are splitting right now. Why the window where ignoring this is survivable closes faster than most owners think.

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Inside the report

Four stats that show why this category is splitting in real time.

0%

of SMBs report using AI in some capacity in 2025

0%

have actually deployed an AI agent doing customer-facing work

0.0×

faster lead-response time at SMBs using AI qualifiers

$0K

median annual revenue lift among SMBs that piloted AI

Table of contents

What you'll get when it lands in your inbox.

  1. 01

    What this report is

    Why the category split is happening now and what changed.

  2. 02

    Where you actually stand

    Adoption stats by vertical — your category vs. neighbors.

  3. 03

    The compounding cost

    What $2K/month becomes over 24 months. A chart.

  4. 04

    The category split

    Adopters vs. laggards — what each looks like in 2026.

  5. 05

    Seven agent patterns winning right now

    Voice receptionist, lead qualifier, no-show reducer, more.

  6. 06

    The dollar math

    Loss + recovery ranges per bottleneck. Defensible sources.

  7. 07

    Vertical breakdowns

    How each category should approach it.

  8. 08

    Failure modes

    Why most freelancer-built AI doesn't last 60 days.

  9. 09

    How to start

    The five-question audit you can run on yourself today.

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