Seeing another company name beside your domain is frustrating, especially when related businesses share a webmaster or similar templates. The first job is to separate the website's identity from its page titles and from any business profile that appears elsewhere in the results.
Check the Homepage Identity
Review the logo text, visible business name, homepage metadata, and WebSite structured data. They should describe the same website. Look for copied organization names or homepage URLs left behind during development. A page about a particular service can have a descriptive title while the website itself retains one clear brand name.
Keep Related Brands Distinct
Linking to a related company does not require presenting both sites as the same organization. Check footers, social previews, and internal navigation for accidental cross-domain branding. Make sure the canonical homepage belongs to the domain being reviewed. Record the exact search result and date so later comparisons concern the same issue.
Allow for Reprocessing
Google chooses the displayed site name using available signals; an edit is not an immediate replacement command. After correcting genuine inconsistencies, verify the live source and monitor the result. Avoid repeatedly changing a good title to chase a site-name problem. If the mismatch persists, investigate the underlying signals before making broader content changes.
What to Check
- Confirm the visible brand and structured data agree.
- Check copied URLs and publisher names.
- Keep a screenshot of the affected search result.
- Preserve effective page titles while correcting identity.