Local Monitor is a product introduced by French startup WizVille. It will allow small stores in all industries, including restaurants, hair salons and bakeries, to track Google Maps ratings of their stores and competitors.
There are many services that evaluate and compare nearby places such as Foursquare, Yelp, and Tripadvisor, but Google Maps evaluation is also gradually increasing its presence. But most small store owners don’t pay attention to the ratings they see on Google Maps or Google search results. Adding a store to your local monitor will show you places in your neighborhood offering similar products or services. You can choose up to 5 competing stores.
A report is then prepared on the company and its competition assessment and changes over time. It allows you to know whether you are rated against your competitors. The service sends companies a new report every month, so changes can be tracked and monitored.
Of course, if a business runs multiple stores or needs more features, it should switch to WizVille Local Insight, the full version of WizVille’s customer experience management service. Related information can be found here.