Schneider: GEO works best for local services and B2B software
Cody Schneider · AI Search is PRINTING (ChatGPT, GEO & Perplexity) · Sep 12, 2025 · at 5:11
Growth expert Cody Schneider outlines which types of businesses gain the highest return from AI search engine visibility to Greg Isenberg.
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“There's two customer types that I, the data I've seen that like we've seen like have success with this. One is local businesses that are service businesses. So something that you don't make a purchase of often. So think like roofing, think like you know, anything that's like home related, like HVAC, when you don't have a understanding of that thing, because you're not purchasing it on a regular basis, Right. People are using this to discover those local businesses. It's like a research tool again, like larger purchasing decision, like larger commitment, larger purchasing decision, time horizon research tool. Okay. Local businesses fit into that. The other piece of software, right? Like tools, anything like that, where it's like, okay, we're going to use the CRM.”
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