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Pillar 02: AI Search Optimization

Be part of the answer when customers ask AI.

Customers now ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity for recommendations. We help these systems understand, trust and reference your brand through entity clarity, structured data, answer-ready content and authority signals.

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Be part of the answer when customers ask AI.

How AI search works

From question to answer.

AI search retrieves sources, interprets the entities and facts inside them, weighs trust and composes an answer, often with references. Each step is an opportunity to make your brand easier to include.

1Questiona customer asks2Retrievesources are gathered3Understandentities & facts4Trustauthority signals5Answerwith references
Simplified view of how AI-powered search forms an answer

Capabilities

Visibility across AI-powered search.

01

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Improve how generative systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity interpret and reference your content.

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02

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

Question-led content and markup designed to be extracted as direct answers, including in AI Overviews.

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03

Entity & knowledge graph optimisation

Consistent, unambiguous facts about your organisation, people, products and services across the web.

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04

Citation & mention signals

Earning references on trusted sources that AI systems rely on.

05

AI-readable content architecture

Clear structure, definitions, comparisons and summaries that machines can parse and people enjoy.

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06

AI visibility strategy

Prompt and topic research, competitor benchmarks and a roadmap for the questions that matter to your buyers.

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Explore AI search.

AI Search OptimizationOur flagship AI visibility service in detail.→Semantic SEOThe entity foundation AI search depends on.→AI Search Visibility solutionHow we combine services for AI visibility.→
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  • A review of your search and AI visibility
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is the difference between GEO and AEO?

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) focuses on how generative AI systems interpret and reference content. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) focuses on being the direct answer to a question in AI Overviews, featured snippets and voice. In practice they share the same foundations.

Can you guarantee my brand will appear in ChatGPT or AI Overviews?

No. No one controls how AI systems choose sources. We improve how discoverable, understandable and citable your brand is, and measure changes in AI visibility over time.

Does AI search replace SEO?

No. AI systems rely heavily on the open web, and many draw on search indexes. Strong SEO foundations (technical health, semantic content and authority) are prerequisites for AI visibility.

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