Glossary

AI Overviews

A Visibility term, defined for businesses with locations.

Locus Intelligence team
Updated 2 min readVisibility · Attract

Definition 21 words

Google's generated summary at the top of some results pages, built from pages and profiles Google trusts, which names businesses directly.

In practice

AI Overviews appear for some searches, not all. When a local question triggers one, the summary can name specific businesses, drawing on the Business Profile, reviews and pages.

Track whether each location is named. See AI Overview tracking.

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