picking between the two, is Changes Salon & Day the safer bet?
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Beauty salon in Walnut Creek, CA
4.8 · 69 reviewsOpen today until 5:30 PMOpen until 5:30
Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack
22AI ScoreNamed in 0 of 1 answerChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.ConfirmedVisitor submittedVisitorAI guess
Dedicated to the hair care and our community
Owned by no one, yet
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AI checked this page on Aug 14, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from new_year_local_uptown.
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Answers marked AI. Summaries of reviews and the record.
What The Marc Advanced Color offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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The Marc Advanced Color lists 29 services on its website. These are the 13 people ask about most, with a plain description, the price, where the price came from, and how many reviews mention each.
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BikeLink : Broadway Parking Garage is a 2 minute walk for parking. Tacos El Charro FOOD TRUCK is next door for Mexican restaurant. Starbucks Coffee Company is a 1 minute walk for coffee. S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd is a 1 minute walk for a bus stop.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
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What reviews, press and directories say about The Marc Advanced Color.
4.8from 69 reviews on Google
The Marc Advanced Color & Salon stands out for its talented stylists, particularly Raymond's color correction skills and Kim's artistic cuts. Customers describe a welcoming and professional atmosphere at The Marc Advanced Color & Salon, where skilled stylists like Raymond and Kim provide personalized hair care. Many reviewers appreciate the salon's attention to detail and the transformative results they achieve, particularly in color correction and styling.
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Local AI Registry · Beauty salons in Walnut Creek, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.
Fact-checked against 31 sources · Published August 14, 2026 · Updated August 14, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Owner review: not yet. The Marc Advanced Color & Salon has not checked this page. Claim to review it
The Marc Advanced Color & Salon is a beauty salon in Walnut Creek, CA. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor.
Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty salon |
| Address | 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA |
| Hours | Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (925) 947-2800 |
| Owner | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.8 across 69 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Nothing found |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 18, 2026, 7:07 PM |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Dedicated to the hair care and our community | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon Closed · Tue to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | The Marc Advanced Color & Salon | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (925) 947-2800 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Affirm disclosure | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Ambassador | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Bex co | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Booking website builder | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Demo | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Email marketing software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Employee management software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Hair coloring | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Haircuts | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Hair styling | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | John mosley | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Mid market enterprise subscription agreement | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Multi location | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Nico winter | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Partners | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Sola | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Solera | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Text marketing software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Tori carey | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro customer participation agreement | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs acuity | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs booker | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs booksy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs fresha | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs glossgenius | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs mindbody | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs phorest | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs rosy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs square | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs styleseat | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Vagaro vs zenoti | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Yoga software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Links | https://facebook.com/vagaropro | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/vagaropro | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://atthemarc.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
These are the 29 services The Marc Advanced Color offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga software | Confirmed | |||
| Ambassador | Confirmed | |||
| John mosley | Confirmed | |||
| Bex co | Confirmed | |||
| Mid market enterprise subscription agreement | Confirmed | |||
| Tori carey | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs glossgenius | Confirmed | |||
| Booking website builder | Confirmed | |||
| Demo | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs mindbody | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs phorest | Confirmed | |||
| Multi location | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs fresha | Confirmed | |||
| Affirm disclosure | Confirmed | |||
| Email marketing software | Confirmed | |||
| Employee management software | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro customer participation agreement | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs acuity | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs booker | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs booksy | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs rosy | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs square | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs styleseat | Confirmed | |||
| Vagaro vs zenoti | Confirmed | |||
| Nico winter | Confirmed | |||
| Solera | Confirmed | |||
| Sola | Confirmed | |||
| Partners | Confirmed | |||
| Text marketing software | Confirmed |
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Address: 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA. Phone: (925) 947-2800. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM.)
Business description, written by The Marc Advanced Color on its Google Business Profile: "Dedicated to the hair care and our community"
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| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tacos El Charro FOOD TRUCK | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Marketplace Cafe at Nordstrom | American restaurant | 2 min walk |
| BikeLink : Broadway Parking Garage | Parking | 2 min walk |
| S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd | Transit station | 2 min walk |
4.8 average across 69 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 14, 2026.)
(AI guess, from 69 reviews.)
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We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about The Marc Advanced Color. These are the answers that disagree with the record.
ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.
No capture has disagreed with the record yet.
The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Walnut Creek beauty salons run 21 to 52. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Marc Advanced Color scores 22, below the Walnut Creek average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The Marc Advanced Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 64 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 9 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 50 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.
That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.
The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."
A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.
Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.
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| The Marc Advanced Color & Salon | LocalBusiness | #business | https://atthemarc.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Walnut Creek, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City The Marc Advanced Color is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the beauty salons in Walnut Creek, linked to the lists and towns around it.
Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.
The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.
Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.
Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.
Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
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# The Marc Advanced Color & Salon, Walnut Creek: a beauty salon in Walnut Creek (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/walnut-creek/the-marc-advanced-color-and-salon-walnut-creek-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 31 sources. Updated 2026-08-14. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/walnut-creek/the-marc-advanced-color-and-salon-walnut-creek-ca ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short The Marc Advanced Color & Salon is a beauty salon in Walnut Creek, CA. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Beauty salon | | Address | 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA | | Hours | Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun | | Phone | (925) 947-2800 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.8 across 69 reviews on Google | | Known for | Nothing found | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | September 18, 2026, 7:07 PM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Location info | Description | Dedicated to the hair care and our community | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon Closed · Tue to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Location info | Name | The Marc Advanced Color & Salon | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (925) 947-2800 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | | Services | Service | Affirm disclosure | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Ambassador | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Bex co | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Booking website builder | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Demo | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Email marketing software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Employee management software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Hair coloring | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Haircuts | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Hair styling | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | John mosley | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Mid market enterprise subscription agreement | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Multi location | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Nico winter | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Partners | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Sola | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Solera | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Text marketing software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Tori carey | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro customer participation agreement | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs acuity | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs booker | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs booksy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs fresha | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs glossgenius | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs mindbody | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs phorest | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs rosy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs square | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs styleseat | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Vagaro vs zenoti | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Yoga software | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/vagaropro | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/vagaropro | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://atthemarc.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 29 services The Marc Advanced Color offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Yoga software | | | | Confirmed | | Ambassador | | | | Confirmed | | John mosley | | | | Confirmed | | Bex co | | | | Confirmed | | Mid market enterprise subscription agreement | | | | Confirmed | | Tori carey | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs glossgenius | | | | Confirmed | | Booking website builder | | | | Confirmed | | Demo | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs mindbody | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs phorest | | | | Confirmed | | Multi location | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs fresha | | | | Confirmed | | Affirm disclosure | | | | Confirmed | | Email marketing software | | | | Confirmed | | Employee management software | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro customer participation agreement | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs acuity | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs booker | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs booksy | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs rosy | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs square | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs styleseat | | | | Confirmed | | Vagaro vs zenoti | | | | Confirmed | | Nico winter | | | | Confirmed | | Solera | | | | Confirmed | | Sola | | | | Confirmed | | Partners | | | | Confirmed | | Text marketing software | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting The Marc Advanced Color Address: 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA. Phone: (925) 947-2800. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by The Marc Advanced Color on its Google Business Profile: "Dedicated to the hair care and our community" ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Tacos El Charro FOOD TRUCK | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk | | S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 1 min walk | | Marketplace Cafe at Nordstrom | American restaurant | 2 min walk | | BikeLink : Broadway Parking Garage | Parking | 2 min walk | | S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd | Transit station | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.8 average across 69 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 14, 2026.) (AI guess, from 69 reviews.) ### What people like Nothing found ### What people do not like - Long waits past the appointment time - Inconsistent results from some stylists ### Press No press story about The Marc Advanced Color found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from The Marc Advanced Color The Marc Advanced Color hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### picking between the two, is Changes Salon & Day the safer bet? No answer yet ### best beauty salon in Walnut Creek No answer yet ### bad experiences at The Marc Advanced Color, anyone? No answer yet ### Any membership pricing at The Marc Advanced Color? No answer yet ### people keep recommending The Marc Advanced Color, what for? No answer yet ### cheaper than this salon in Walnut Creek without it being sketchy? No answer yet ### What beauty salon questions is Walnut Creek asking AI most? No answer yet ### the good stuff about this salon, what is it? No answer yet ### paying in instalments, is that possible here No answer yet ### do I need to fill anything in beforehand No answer yet ### Somewhere to park near The Marc Advanced Color? No answer yet ### does The Marc Advanced Color ever have cancellations No answer yet ### anything new from The Marc Advanced Color lately? No answer yet ### walk in at The Marc Advanced Color in Walnut Creek, or is it appointment only? No answer yet ### Are the hours on Google right for this salon? No answer yet ### prices round here, anyone got a number No answer yet ### services here, what do people go in for? No answer yet ### Mondays at The Marc Advanced Color, are they open? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about The Marc Advanced Color We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about The Marc Advanced Color. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 22 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Walnut Creek beauty salons run 21 to 52. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Marc Advanced Color scores 22, below the Walnut Creek average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The Marc Advanced Color | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 64 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 9 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 50 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a beauty salon When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a beauty salon in California, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including The Marc Advanced Color if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to The Marc Advanced Color | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Marc Advanced Color & Salon | LocalBusiness | #business | https://atthemarc.com/ | Subject of this page | | Walnut Creek, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City The Marc Advanced Color is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the beauty salons in Walnut Creek, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best beauty salons in Walnut Creek: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/walnut-creek/beauty-salon - Best businesses in Walnut Creek: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/walnut-creek ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own The Marc Advanced Color & Salon. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJSXU9DsFhhYARmqiUNZGvvCM (accessed Aug 14, 2026) - [2] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/yoga-software (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/ambassador (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/bex-co (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/booking-website-builder (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/demo (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/email-marketing-software (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [8] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/employee-management-software (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [9] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-styleseat (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [10] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-zenoti (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [11] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/affirm-disclosure (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [12] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/john-mosley (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [13] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/mid-market-enterprise-subscription-agreement (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [14] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/multi-location (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [15] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/nico-winter (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [16] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/partners (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [17] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/sola (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [18] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/solera (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [19] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/text-marketing-software (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [20] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/tori-carey (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [21] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-customer-participation-agreement (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [22] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-acuity (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [23] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-booker (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [24] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-booksy (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [25] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-fresha (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [26] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-glossgenius (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [27] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-mindbody (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [28] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-phorest (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [29] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-rosy (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [30] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-square (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [31] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Beauty salons in Walnut Creek, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>The Marc Advanced Color & Salon, Walnut Creek: a beauty salon in Walnut Creek (2026 guide)</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.</p>
<p>Fact-checked against 31 sources · Published August 14, 2026 · Updated August 14, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
<p>Owner review: not yet. The Marc Advanced Color & Salon has not checked this page.</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>The Marc Advanced Color & Salon is a beauty salon in Walnut Creek, CA. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Beauty salon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(925) 947-2800</td></tr>
<tr><td>Owner</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.8 across 69 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Known for</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Prices</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Parking</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Last verified</td><td>September 18, 2026, 7:07 PM</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Dedicated to the hair care and our community</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon Closed · Tue to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Mondays</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>The Marc Advanced Color & Salon</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(925) 947-2800</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 5:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 5:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>9:00 AM to 5:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>9:00 AM to 5:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>9:00 AM to 4:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Affirm disclosure</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Ambassador</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Bex co</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Booking website builder</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Demo</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Email marketing software</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Employee management software</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Hair coloring</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Haircuts</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Hair styling</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>John mosley</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Mid market enterprise subscription agreement</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Multi location</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Nico winter</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Partners</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Sola</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Solera</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Text marketing software</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Tori carey</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro customer participation agreement</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs acuity</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs booker</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs booksy</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs fresha</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs glossgenius</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs mindbody</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs phorest</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs rosy</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs square</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs styleseat</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vagaro vs zenoti</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Yoga software</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/vagaropro</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/vagaropro</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://atthemarc.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 29 services The Marc Advanced Color offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Yoga software</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ambassador</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>John mosley</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bex co</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mid market enterprise subscription agreement</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tori carey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs glossgenius</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Booking website builder</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Demo</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs mindbody</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs phorest</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Multi location</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs fresha</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Affirm disclosure</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Email marketing software</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Employee management software</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro customer participation agreement</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs acuity</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs booker</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs booksy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs rosy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs square</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs styleseat</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro vs zenoti</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nico winter</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Solera</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sola</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Partners</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Text marketing software</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Known for</h4>
<p>Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
<p>Nothing found</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-the-marc-advanced-color">
<h3>Visiting The Marc Advanced Color</h3>
<p>Address: 1310 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA. Phone: (925) 947-2800. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 9 AM to 5:30 PM · Sat 9 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>Business description, written by The Marc Advanced Color on its Google Business Profile: "Dedicated to the hair care and our community"</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Tacos El Charro FOOD TRUCK</td><td>Mexican restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Starbucks Coffee Company</td><td>Coffee shop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Marketplace Cafe at Nordstrom</td><td>American restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>BikeLink : Broadway Parking Garage</td><td>Parking</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>S Broadway and Mt Diablo Blvd</td><td>Transit station</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.8 average across 69 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 14, 2026.)</p>
<p> (AI guess, from 69 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Long waits past the appointment time</li>
<li>Inconsistent results from some stylists</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<p>No press story about The Marc Advanced Color found yet.</p>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<p>None named yet.</p>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Directory listings not read yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-recent-updates-from-the-marc-advanced-color">
<h3>Recent updates from The Marc Advanced Color</h3>
<p>The Marc Advanced Color hasn't posted an update here yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>picking between the two, is Changes Salon & Day the safer bet?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>best beauty salon in Walnut Creek</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>bad experiences at The Marc Advanced Color, anyone?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Any membership pricing at The Marc Advanced Color?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>people keep recommending The Marc Advanced Color, what for?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>cheaper than this salon in Walnut Creek without it being sketchy?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>What beauty salon questions is Walnut Creek asking AI most?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>the good stuff about this salon, what is it?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>paying in instalments, is that possible here</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>do I need to fill anything in beforehand</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Somewhere to park near The Marc Advanced Color?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>does The Marc Advanced Color ever have cancellations</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>anything new from The Marc Advanced Color lately?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>walk in at The Marc Advanced Color in Walnut Creek, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Are the hours on Google right for this salon?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>prices round here, anyone got a number</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Mondays at The Marc Advanced Color, are they open?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about The Marc Advanced Color</h3>
<p>We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about The Marc Advanced Color. These are the answers that disagree with the record.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.</p>
<p>No capture has disagreed with the record yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 22 of 100</h3>
<p>The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Walnut Creek beauty salons run 21 to 52. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Marc Advanced Color scores 22, below the Walnut Creek average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">The Marc Advanced Color</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>41</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>64</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>53</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>50</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-ai-decides-what-to-tell-you-about-a-beauty-salon">
<h3>How AI decides what to tell you about a beauty salon</h3>
<p>When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.</p>
<p>That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.</p>
<p>The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-to-choose-a-beauty-salon-in-california-with-or-without-ai">
<h3>How to choose a beauty salon in California, with or without AI</h3>
<p>A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.</p>
<ul>
<li>Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.</li>
<li>Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.</li>
<li>Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.</li>
<li>Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.</li>
<li>Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-to-read-the-marks-on-this-page">
<h3>How to read the marks on this page</h3>
<ul>
<li>Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.</li>
<li>Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.</li>
<li>AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-about-the-author">
<h3>About the author</h3>
<p>Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.</p>
<ul>
<li>Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.</li>
<li>Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.</li>
<li>Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including The Marc Advanced Color if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to The Marc Advanced Color</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>The Marc Advanced Color & Salon</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://atthemarc.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Walnut Creek, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td>Nothing found</td><td>City The Marc Advanced Color is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the beauty salons in Walnut Creek, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best beauty salons in Walnut Creek: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/walnut-creek/beauty-salon</li>
<li>Best businesses in Walnut Creek: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/walnut-creek</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles</li>
<li>/san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco</li>
<li>/san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose</li>
<li>/san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego</li>
<li>/irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</li>
<li>/fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-frequently-asked-questions">
<h3>Frequently asked questions</h3>
<h4>What is AI search optimization for local business?</h4>
<p>Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.</p>
<h4>What is Local AI Registry?</h4>
<p>The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.</p>
<h4>How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?</h4>
<p>Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.</p>
<h4>Who writes the answers here?</h4>
<p>Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.</p>
<h4>I own The Marc Advanced Color & Salon. How do I fix something or rank higher?</h4>
<p>Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
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<li>[24] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-booksy (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[25] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-fresha (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[26] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-glossgenius (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
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<li>[30] vagaro.com, https://www.vagaro.com/pro/vagaro-vs-square (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[31] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
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