Co-citation
Two businesses or topics being mentioned together on the same pages, which can signal to search engines that they are related.
Co-citation describes association by proximity: when your business keeps appearing next to a topic, a place or other known businesses, search engines and AI systems may learn that connection even without a link.
In local SEO it is one reason unstructured mentions on local news, guides and community pages help, alongside structured directory citations.
Where this applies
The ranked citation sites for the markets and industries this term shows up in.
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