Case study: salon and day spa, New Jersey
Eight months of local search work and not a dollar on ads. Her main service keyword climbed from outside the top five into a steady second place in the Google map pack, her own booking log filled up with "found you on Google," and on peak Saturdays she now has to turn people away.
#2
Google map pack position for her main service keyword
Held across every scan in September 2026
#6to #2
Average rank, first month to now
City and zip code scans, averaged monthly
4.7of 5
Google rating across 36 public reviews
Every review answered, in English and Spanish
214
Calls from Google search and maps
Last 90 days, CCS app call tracking
Average map pack rank by month
Lower is better. The shaded band is the top 3, the only spots the map pack shows.
Source: Clear Choice System Marketing rank tracking, February to September 2026. Weekly scans from the business address and the zip code centroid, averaged per month. Single weeks bounce around. The trend is the point.
Profile activity, last 90 days
Google Business Profile insights, compared with the 90 days before
"I am so happy with choosing you guys."
Salon and day spa owner, New Jersey