B
Evidence Grade B
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91%
91% -- share of consumers more likely to choose business with favorable reviews for consumers (2026)
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Value
91%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
BrightLocal
Primary
Tier C
https://biz.booksy.com/blog/beat-the-competition-local-small-business ↗
Source Article
3 Research-Backed Techniques To Beat The Competition: A Straightforward Guide For Appointment Based Small Businesses
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BrightLocal
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BrightLocal research, cited by Booksy blog
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consumers: 91% share of consumers more likely to choose business with favorable reviews. Source: BrightLocal (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/favorable-reviews-increase-choice-brightlocal
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/favorable-reviews-increase-choice-brightlocal" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>91%</strong> -- share of consumers more likely to choose business with favorable reviews for consumers<br><small>Source: BrightLocal (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/favorable-reviews-increase-choice-brightlocal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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