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# Reach · Shortlist · Accurate & Recommended

**Definition**: Three stage gates for brands inside generative answers.

1. **Reach**: Can AI read your information? — “can you be seen.”
2. **Shortlist**: Will it put you on the candidate list? — “are you considered.”
3. **Accurate & Recommended**: Is your brand described accurately — and recommended? — “are you trusted and chosen.”

Website summary: Reach → seen; Shortlist → considered; Accurate & recommended → trust and selection.

## Relation to four outcomes

Absence, misstatement, mentioned-but-not-recommended, and blind spot map to different stage failures. See [ai-brand-visibility](/en/learn/ai-brand-visibility/).

## Measurement tips

- Count by stage; do not let a single “mention rate” replace Shortlist and accurate recommendation.
- Fix prompts and models when retesting. Canonical long-form: [facts/stages-reach-shortlist-recommended](/en/facts/stages-reach-shortlist-recommended/).

## What the terms are not

- Not legal certification levels.
- Not promises of a particular score on illustrative dashboards.

**Source**: https://winin.ai · 2026-09-11