AI Finding Its Citation Hierarchy Across Applications by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 10, 2026 Brand and company citations have become increasingly important in OpenAI ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. As artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic services reshape search, understanding where a brand appears, and why, has become essential. Searching for answers, BrightEdge pulled … Continue reading AI Finding Its Citation Hierarchy Across Applications
Bill Treloar November 29, 2021 Local business search rankings Before exploring citation management, let’s see how it fits in to showing up on Google. Where you show up in local search when someone searches locally for what you do or sell is a function of three main factors: Your overall SEO Proximity to the searcher … Continue reading Should You Pay for Citation Management?
Bill Treloar October 20, 2021 Citation management is an important part of the local SEO services we offer to small businesses. There are several reasons every small business needs to pay attention to this. 7 benefits of good citation management Broad Exposure How widely are you known across the Internet? You need to make sure … Continue reading 7 Reasons Citation Management Is Important for Small Businesses
Jenn Villa — July 19, 2019 — July 19, 2019 Your business isn’t appearing when you search for your keywords on Google, and that’s a real bummer. Or, maybe your competitors are simply out-ranking you on the search engine results page (SERP), and you aren’t sure how to get the upper hand. Have you considered … Continue reading Citation Building Still Matters for Local SEO and We Have Proof
Gyles SewardOctober 16, 2015 Citation building has long been one of the most talked about areas of SEO—particularly when it comes to local SEO. In short, citation building can be described as the practice of building up information in online directories to increase your company’s search presence. It is a great long term SEO strategy … Continue reading The 2015 Guide To Citation Building
James DebonoSeptember 8, 2015 Improve Your Local Business Search results by Controlling Your NAP Citation Last week we discussed 5 tips to increase your business’s position in local search, more specifically getting into the top 3 of Google Maps. One of the tips that we shared was the importance your Name, Address and Phone Number … Continue reading Improve Your Local Business Search Results by Controlling Your NAP Citation
Scott BarnettMarch 29, 2015 If you are a small business owner, you have likely heard that you need to have clean local citations on the web about your business. We have seen some unnecessary actions on behalf of small business owners (which usually includes spending unnecessary money) and we’d like to help set the record … Continue reading What Is A Local Citation and Why Should Small Businesses Care?
