Trust & Proof: Expansion – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Expansion

(https://www.expansion.be) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 19, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
12 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
60% Reputation

The trust_theatre_flag is false because the site does not use unverified third-party badges, but it lacks external proof paths. While it mentions being an ‘ISO 9001’ and ‘ISO 14001’ certified agency, there are no proof_links_count directing to the certifying bodies or external review platforms like Clutch. Named clients like Diamond Europe and Axial Belgium are present, but their ‘case studies’ are mostly brief project descriptions without linked external validation.

The proof density is higher than the industry average due to the granular 25-year timeline provided on the Presentation page. There are over 15 named clients across the sampled pages, though the ratio of ‘verifiable result’ to ‘vague assertion’ is weakened by the lack of specific campaign performance data (e.g., % increase in sales for Paulus or traffic for CIACO).

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
0Review mentions (all pages)
14External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 0 3
/fr/ 0 3
/fr/contact/ 0 2
/fr/presentation/ 0 2
/fr/projets/ 0 2
/fr/solutions/strategy/etudes-de-satisfaction/ 0 2
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage — no schema detected (entity gap)
/fr/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/fr/contact/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/fr/presentation/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/fr/projets/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/fr/solutions/strategy/etudes-de-satisfaction/ — no schema detected (entity gap)