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Mention Rate

Mention rate

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Definition

Mention rate is the share of measured answers in which a brand is named. The denominator is answers that completed, not questions asked: a model that failed to respond produces no evidence either way and must be left out.

Why it matters

It is the metric most easily inflated by accident. Counting failed answers as zero drags it down, counting brand-named questions drags it up, and both errors are invisible in the final number.

How to measure it

Named answers divided by completed answers, per engine, on a question set that contains no brand names. State the sample size next to the percentage every time; 13% of 15 answers and 13% of 1,500 are not the same claim.

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FAQ

Questions teams ask before they start

Is GEO different from SEO?

They overlap on technical access and content quality, but GEO measures the answer itself — whether the brand is named, recommended and cited — instead of a ranking position.

How often should results be remeasured?

Keep the question set stable and rerun on a fixed cadence, then compare like with like. Changing questions and cadence at the same time makes results incomparable.

Does being cited mean being recommended?

No. A page can be cited as background while a competitor is the one actually recommended. The two are reported separately.

Is this written by AI?

Drafts can be generated, but every published piece goes through human review. Nothing reaches the site automatically.

How does this relate to traditional SEO?

It overlaps but is not the same. Both reward clear, credible content; only one of them is measured by whether a model names you in an answer.

Where do the definitions come from?

From how the measurement actually works in the product, so the vocabulary on the site and the numbers in the workspace mean the same thing.

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