First Meetings Are Always Held Without You
What Does a Zero-Click Search Say About YOU?
First meetings are always held without you online in a zero-click search where the first thing shown on a screen becomes the only answer.
People don’t Google you because Gemini gives a summary of all your greatest hits.
People may search further. They may not.
See what all AI platforms say about you.
Put Your Website to Work For You
Put your website to work for you with new, better, different information. Don’t waste hours on social media.
You own the website, you should invest in its value. You’ll get back client, patients, contracts, revenue.
Posting regular content shows that you’re working, relevant, current. Keep actively posting graphics, pictures, stories, service, team updates.
Your website information will do more than any social media site unless you’re an influencer with viral content.
That’s not what The Marketing Square does for clients. We keep your head focused on your most valuable marketing asset.
Your website.
For Example
Let’s say you were at an awards event, a luncheon, dinner. You’re going to meet new people and see others who you know.
It’s human nature that they’ll Google you — maybe before they come talk to you.
Or, they’ll use Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini to find out everything possible about what you’re doing NOW, or, who you are.
It may be a competitor searching for your biography or your skillset.
You may be launching a new product, service, or buying what was introduced at the event.
You may have attended a dinner with your future client and their team.
Maybe you’ll connect professionally or, share a contact.
And that’s NOT your first meeting.
Your first meeting is going to be held without you in all device searches.
Common Questions
Can You Affect What Turns Up in AI and Google Searches?
Yes of course you can affect information that appears in AI and search engines with original content in all the right places.
What does Perplexity say about you?
Perplexity offers a free version and is researching and sharing your info just like ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and the rest.
What does ChatGPT show as your business focus?
You have to compete for AI results just as you do on search engines. If you have the same name as another business or CEO or attorney everyone shows up for the meeting and you may get lost in the crowd.
Does Grok correctly identify you in photos?
You need to affect AI results so share a bunch of pictures of people or businesses or law firms with the same name as
Is Gemini showing you as CEO of your company?
Determine what is shared about you in the AI world. There should be constant updates and shares to manage and control this.
How many other people will appear in your search and what will you do to rectify the errors?
There are ways to fix results and they’re not easy to repair.
Are there links from your website about your business in AI results?
Make time to provide the right answers. Update your information and correct the errors.
What Kind of Influence Do You Have?
Being able to influence what is said starts with original content that is poignant, compelling and includes your name, title, business and many other basics that you could be leaving out.
Most people forget to add the most important facts and may instead be focusing on what they believe to be keywords or longtail phrases.
It’s Never What You Think It Is
No matter how much research you’ve read or witnessed, you’re not a mind reader.
You can’t guess what somebody will type or speak into their phone their laptop their Apple Watch or tell Siri while driving home from that annual dinner you attended.
But you better believe everyone is holding your first meeting without you.
Google, Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok
Then they may vet you by asking people about you, people they know who will also Google you – or Gemini you — who will also ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok you.
Paid vs. Unpaid AI Results
Did you know different information appears on paid AI versus unpaid AI platforms?
Add that to your list of meetings held without you on a phone.
Fewer Deep Dives
There will be independent thinkers who wants to do a deep dive the next day. And right there, the first meeting is again held without you and organized by your prospects, or competitors, or friends who are referring you or former coworkers who may have been asked to refer you or Vet you.
Ready For Your Solo?
Get ready for your solo digital performance.
You only get one chance to be Googled or AI‘d for the first time.
Find out how to make that first phone meeting pack a punch with specific and controlled information decided by you.
