--- title: "Blog" description: "Plain guides for local service businesses on getting named by AI assistants, winning more reviews and turning calls into booked jobs." canonical: https://damex.digital/blog/ last_updated: 2026-11-01 type: blog publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/blog/ # Notes from the team. Plain answers for busy owners. [RSS feed](https://damex.digital/rss.xml) [![Cover graphic for "How ChatGPT and other AI assistants recommend local businesses": the question "how does chatgpt recommend businesses" on a Damex Digital brand background.](https://damex.digital/blog-img/how-ai-assistants-choose-local-businesses/cover.webp) Featured · AI visibility ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, Gemini, Copilot and Claude each find local businesses differently. 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