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89% -- share of consumers likely to engage with business that responds to reviews for consumers (2025)

2025  · BrightLocal

89% of consumers are likely to engage with a business that actively responds to Google reviews.

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89%
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2025
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https://www.mara-solutions.com/post/how-to-ask-for-a-google-review ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
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How to Ask for Google Review: Boost Your Business
How to Ask for Google Review: Boost Your Business In the vast landscape of online businesses, positive Google reviews act as beacons, guiding potential customers toward trustworthy and reputable services. However, the art of soliciting these reviews requires finesse and strategy. At MARA, we underst…
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consumers: 89% share of consumers likely to engage with business that responds to reviews. Source: BrightLocal (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-engage-businesses-responding-reviews
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-engage-businesses-responding-reviews" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>89%</strong> -- share of consumers likely to engage with business that responds to reviews for consumers<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-engage-businesses-responding-reviews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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