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title: Google Reviews Strategy — Overhead Door Madison
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created: '2026-01-14'
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# Google Reviews Strategy — Overhead Door Madison

## Overview

During the January 2026 marketing review, the team identified Google reviews as a lever for improving visibility in the **local map pack** (the block of business listings with pins and star ratings that appears in Google search results). Two concrete tactics were proposed; John and Jeff were tasked with choosing one to start.

The underlying driver: Overhead Door Madison is outranked in paid results by a competitor ("Madison Overhead") and sits at #6 organically for "garage door repair Madison." Improving map pack prominence through reviews is a complementary, lower-cost path to more top-of-page visibility.

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## Why Reviews Matter for Local SEO

Google's local map pack ranking factors include review count, recency, and average rating. More five-star reviews signal trust and relevance to Google, which can lift a business's position in the map pack independently of organic page ranking. For a service business like Overhead Door Madison, map pack placement is high-value real estate — it appears above organic results and includes a direct call button on mobile.

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## Proposed Tactics

### Option A — Discount Incentive ($10–$20 off)

Offer customers a small discount on a repair or installation in exchange for leaving a Google review.

- **Amount discussed:** $10–$20 off a service call or installation
- **Mechanics:** Technician or front desk mentions the offer at job completion; customer leaves review to redeem
- **Pros:** Low friction, immediate value exchange, easy to implement without design work
- **Cons:** Requires tracking redemptions; Google's guidelines technically discourage incentivized reviews (risk is low at this scale but worth noting)

### Option B — QR Code Thank-You Postcard

A branded physical card, hand-signed by the technician or team, with a QR code linking directly to the Google review page.

- **Mechanics:** Card left with the customer at job completion; QR code removes friction of finding the review link
- **Inspiration:** Sebastian shared a version already designed for another Asymmetric client — front has branding, back has a hand-sign area and the QR code
- **Pros:** Personal touch, no discount cost, reusable print run, works well for installation jobs where the team is on-site
- **Cons:** Requires design and print production; slightly more setup time before launch

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## Decision Status

As of 2026-01-14, **no final decision made**. John and Jeff were asked to choose between the two approaches (or combine them). Sebastian will design the QR postcard if they go that route.

> **Action item (John & Jeff):** Decide on review-generation strategy — discount incentive vs. QR code card — and confirm with Sebastian.

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## Implementation Notes

- Once a strategy is chosen, Sebastian can design the postcard asset if needed
- The review push should be coordinated with the planned **Service & Repair page rewrite** and **location pages** rollout — more reviews tied to specific service areas can also support local relevance signals on those pages
- Consider requesting reviews that mention the specific town (e.g., "Verona," "Dane County") to reinforce geographic relevance for [[wiki/knowledge/local-seo/location-pages-strategy|location page]] targeting

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## Related

- [[wiki/clients/overhead-door-madison/_index|Overhead Door Madison — Client Overview]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/local-seo/location-pages-strategy|Location Pages Strategy]]
- Meeting source: 2026-01-14 Marketing Review