Yes. 37% of consumers now start searches with AI, and 47% have used AI to help make a purchase decision (Eight Oh Two, 2026). McKinsey projects $750B in US consumer spending will flow through AI search by 2028.
Which AI platforms matter most for my brand?
ChatGPT has the largest user base, but it depends on your customers. Perplexity skews research-heavy, Gemini and AI Overviews capture Google's audience, and Copilot reaches enterprise users. We test all of them and focus effort where your buyers actually ask.
Can you guarantee my brand gets recommended?
No one can guarantee a specific AI output, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does. What we can do is systematically improve the signals models rely on, measure your visibility continuously, and show you the trend.
My brand already shows up in ChatGPT sometimes. Do I still need AEO?
Showing up sometimes usually means showing up inconsistently, for some queries, on some platforms. AEO is the difference between occasionally appearing and reliably being the recommendation across the questions that drive revenue.
Does AEO work for local businesses / B2B / ecommerce?
The mechanics differ but the principle holds everywhere: AI models recommend brands they understand and can verify. We adapt the source strategy to your category — reviews and maps for local, publications and communities for B2B, product data for ecommerce.
What happens on the first call?
We run your real customer questions through ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini live, and look at what comes back: whether you're named, who's named instead, and why. You leave knowing where you stand, whether or not we work together.
What does an engagement include?
Six workstreams: prompt research, visibility tracking, content optimization, authority building, commerce readiness, and reporting. The mix depends on where your gaps are.
How does pricing work?
Monthly retainers, scoped after we've seen your visibility picture. Competitiveness of your target queries and the number of platforms drive the range. We'll give you a number on the first call, not a discovery-phase runaround.
Do you replace my SEO agency?
Usually no. Strong SEO is the foundation AEO builds on, and we're happy working alongside your existing team. We replace them only if "AI" on their menu means a repackaged SEO deliverable.
How do you measure AI visibility?
We track how often each model names your brand across your target questions, how you're described, and who appears instead — scored per platform, trended over time. It's the AI equivalent of rank tracking, built for answers.
How long until I see results?
Early movement typically shows within weeks as models refresh sources; authority-driven gains compound over three to six months. You see your visibility score from day one, so progress is visible before revenue is.
Can you tie AI visibility to revenue?
Increasingly, yes. AI referral traffic shows in analytics, and "heard about you from ChatGPT" is showing up in how-did-you-find-us data. We help you instrument both so the connection is measured, not asserted.
What do reports look like?
Visibility score by platform, answers won and lost since last period, what we changed and why, and what's next. One page you can forward to your CEO, not a 40-slide export.
