Guides, questions, comparisons, free tools and insights for multi-location marketing

Everything we know about getting every location found.

One library for every product. Each guide, question, tool and comparison has one home here, tagged by product, journey stage and industry, so you find it whether you came from Reach, Desk or a search.

The library.

AEO (answer engine optimization)

Making a business the one an answer engine such as ChatGPT or Perplexity names when asked a question. Used interchangeably with GEO.

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
AI Overviews

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

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
AI receptionist

Software that answers calls and messages from a business's own information, books or routes the request, and hands over to a person when needed.

Glossary · Desk · 2 min
AI visibility

Whether, and how, AI assistants name a business when asked the questions its customers ask, measured per location and per engine.

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
Answer engine

Any assistant that replies with a direct answer rather than a list of links: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews.

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
Appointment reminder

A message sent before a booking to confirm it and cut no-shows, by SMS, WhatsApp or email.

Glossary · Desk · 2 min
Attribute (Google Business Profile)

A fact on a profile such as wheelchair access, free Wi-Fi or late check-in. Engines read attributes to answer specific questions.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Call-only ads

Google Search ads whose only action is a phone call, shown on mobile and billed per call.

Glossary · Ads · 2 min
Call tracking

Assigning a phone number per location or campaign so each call can be attributed to the listing or ad that produced it.

Glossary · Desk · 2 min
Citation

A mention of a business's name, address and phone number on another site, such as a directory. Consistent citations support local rank.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Click-to-call

A tap-to-dial button on a listing, ad or page. Calls from Google Business Profile are reported separately from website clicks.

Glossary · Ads · 2 min
Duplicate listing

A second profile for the same location on the same directory. Duplicates split reviews and confuse maps and engines.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Entity

A thing a search or answer engine recognizes as distinct, such as one hotel property. Each location should be its own entity with matching facts everywhere.

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
GEO (generative engine optimization)

The work of getting a business named inside an AI assistant's answer, per location and per question.

Glossary · Visibility · 2 min
Google Business Profile

The free Google listing that controls how a location appears on Search and Maps: hours, photos, reviews, attributes, posts and messages.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Google Posts

Short updates published on a Google Business Profile, such as offers, events and news. They expire and are read by engines as recency signals.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Knowledge panel

The information box Google shows for a recognized entity, built from its profile and other trusted sources.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Lead inbox

One place where calls, messages, forms and chats from every channel land, routed to the right location and assigned to a person.

Glossary · Desk · 2 min
Lead response time

How long a business takes to reply to a new inquiry. The first reply usually wins the lead, which is why it is measured in minutes.

Glossary · Desk · 2 min
Listings management

Keeping every directory and map where a location appears complete, consistent and current, including Google, Apple Maps, Bing and review sites.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Local landing page

A page for one location that an ad or listing sends people to, with that location's hours, offers and booking, not the brand's homepage.

Glossary · Ads · 2 min
Local pack

The three map results Google shows for a local query, with ratings and directions. Also called the map pack or three-pack.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Local SEO

The practice of ranking a location for searches with local intent, through its profile, citations, reviews and location pages.

Glossary · Reach · 2 min
Location-based advertising

Ads targeted by where a person is or searches, run per location so each branch gets its own budget, radius and results.

Glossary · Ads · 2 min

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