Groupon vs Yelp

YourParkingSpace discusses shifting brand positioning

Larne O’Donoghue, a growth marketer at YourParkingSpace, describes moving the brand away from “painkiller” positioning toward a “gain creator” approach, outlines recent product launches (a fleet product) and an upcoming EV parking and charging initiative, and explains the company’s research-led, outcome-focused marketing organisation. He discusses using customer ridealongs and market research to define super-users, building custom tooling (a competitor-tracking tool) and applying AI to change workflows, and stresses linking marketing metrics to CFO-recognised financial outcomes.

• YourParkingSpace reports 15 million drivers and a 4.5 Trustpilot rating from over 105,000 reviews.
• YourParkingSpace has launched a fleet product enabling fleets of any size to integrate with its app and receive a single unified invoice.
• YourParkingSpace plans an initiative (launching in 2026) to help EV drivers find, navigate to, and pay for EV charging and EV-suitable parking spaces.

Investor Presentation Released: Groupon

AI parsed presentation narrative: Groupon is undergoing an 'AI-native' transformation through 'Project Foundry' to improve customer outcomes and operational efficiency. While Q2 2026 revenue was slightly down, management expects growth to accelerate in the second half of the year driven by a new consumer platform and improved personalization. Key tailwinds mentioned: AI-Native Transformation (Project Foundry), International Supply Expansion.

Yelp and Hatch advance voice AI for restaurants and service pros with OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1

We’ve integrated OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1 into Yelp Host, our voice AI solution for restaurants and Hatch, an AI communication platform for service businesses. Yelp Host and Hatch are among the first solutions to deploy GPT-Live-1, OpenAI’s latest voice model that can listen and respond simultaneously, allowing overlapping speech for more natural conversations.

Affiliate News Roundup: YouTube Shopping, OpenAI–Yelp Deal

This August 17, 2026 roundup summarizes key affiliate and creator-economy developments: Awin published the 'Influencing Retail 2026' report highlighting trust over raw reach; YouTube launched its Shopping Affiliate program in the UK (allowing channels from 500 subscribers to tag products, partnering with Awin and retailers like Boots, M&S, Next, Etsy); OpenAI signed a licensing deal with Yelp to feed verified local reviews and business data into ChatGPT answers; and WSJ reports a rise of AI-generated product videos on TikTok Shop, prompting some brands (e.g., SharkNinja) to restrict AI content. The post also links to resources on affiliate fraud prevention, EU AI Act transparency rules, and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).

• Awin published a trend report titled 'Influencing Retail 2026' about trust and purchase decisions.
• YouTube expanded its Shopping Affiliate program to the UK, enabling channels with 500+ subscribers to tag partner products in videos, Shorts and livestreams and integrating tracking in YouTube Studio.
• OpenAI signed a licensing agreement with Yelp to incorporate Yelp's reviews and business data into ChatGPT local answers (reported by Axios).

Yelp, OpenAI Deal Enables ChatGPT Local Discovery

Yelp confirmed in investor communications (Feb 12, 2026) that it has an agreement with OpenAI to surface Yelp business listings, reviews, ratings, photos and other local business information inside ChatGPT and other AI-driven local discovery experiences. Reporting (Axios, July 2026) indicates Yelp is licensing reviews, photos and related content for use in ChatGPT responses; the integration will display Yelp branding and links and is planned to expose Yelp's Request a Quote capability so users can contact local providers directly from ChatGPT. Yelp frames the deal as part of a broader AI distribution strategy and already offers Request a Quote flows and an AI-powered Yelp Assistant. The announcement omits consumer launch timing, geographic or category coverage, data refresh cadence, attribution, pricing and governance; financial terms were not disclosed.

• Yelp confirmed an agreement with OpenAI in investor communications dated February 12, 2026 to extend Yelp business listings and content into AI-driven local discovery.
• Axios reported in July 2026 that Yelp is licensing reviews, ratings, photos and other business content for use in ChatGPT responses.
• The integration will display Yelp branding and links and is planned to add Yelp's Request a Quote feature so users can contact local service providers from ChatGPT.