1. Start with the right geographic boundary
Mount Zion village and Macon County are not interchangeable reporting areas. A dashboard review should make the geographic scope visible: which activity is associated with Mount Zion, which activity is associated with Macon County, and which activity falls outside those boundaries. The Census population estimate is useful context for identifying the municipality, but it cannot be converted into a forecast of searches, calls or cases. Bosseo’s public ROI Dashboard page describes city data, rankings, calls, leads and source attribution as dashboard elements. Your consultation should establish how those labels would apply to your firm’s chosen geography.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to demonstrate the geographic labels and filters that would be used for Mount Zion and Macon County. Treat any market or ranking view as an observation to review, not as proof of future performance. Make geographic definitions an acceptance criterion before you use the dashboard in budget discussions.
