AI search visibility and generative engine optimization

Help ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews understand your company and recommend it.

Result

First-time rankings

for technical terms like TO-15 and ASTM D7979, for an accredited testing lab

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Buyers now ask AI tools which suppliers, agencies, or providers to consider, and those tools answer with a short list.

If your company is missing from that list, you never get the chance to compete for the work.

ThinkPod’s AI search visibility work, also called generative engine optimization or GEO, builds the content, structured data, and outside signals AI tools rely on. We do this for manufacturers, complex B2B companies, and healthcare organizations, where accuracy and compliance matter as much as reach.

Our ThinkFWD process

Research, plan, execute, refine.

  1. ResearchWhat ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews say about you, your competitors, and the questions your buyers ask.
  2. PlanA plan to correct what AI tools get wrong and close the gaps that keep you out of their answers.
  3. ExecuteSenior specialists update your site, your profiles, and the outside sources AI tools rely on.
  4. RefineAI answers are re-tested on a regular schedule, and the plan adjusts as the tools change.

What we usually find

Most companies we audit have the same handful of gaps.

Competitors are named in AI answers and you are not.

AI tools pull from directories, review sites, comparison articles, and pages that state clearly what a company does. Competitors with more of those signals get named first.

Your services are listed once, in a bullet.

A service that appears on one page as a bullet rarely gets attributed to you. Each core service needs its own page with a plain definition and proof.

Key information lives in PDFs and images.

Specs, certifications, and capabilities locked in files are hard for AI tools to read and cite.

Profiles across the web describe you differently.

When your website, LinkedIn, Clutch, and directory listings disagree, AI tools have a harder time describing you with confidence.

Services

What is included

AI visibility audit

We run the questions your buyers ask through the major AI tools and record who gets mentioned, who gets cited, and what is said about you.
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Entity and profile consistency

One accurate description of your company, services, industries, and locations, applied to your site and every major profile.
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Structured data and schema

Organization, service, FAQ, and product markup that tells search engines and AI tools exactly what each page covers.
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Answer-ready content

Service, industry, and FAQ pages written to answer the questions buyers ask in plain language, with sources where claims need them.
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Third-party presence

Directory listings, reviews, and inclusion in the comparison articles AI tools tend to cite.
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Mention and citation tracking

Ongoing tracking of how often AI tools mention and cite you compared with named competitors.
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Bond Technologies gantry friction stir welding machine

What clients say

“The team brought vision, structure and a clear data-driven approach. We saw stronger visibility in the markets we serve and an increase in qualified leads.”

Owner, Bond Technologies

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AI search visibility dashboard showing how often AI answers name a brand compared with competitors

Results

Results from related work

Scientist working in an accredited environmental testing lab

Complex B2B

419%

more sessions, 5,300 to 27,600

Fibertec Environmental Services

SEO and a new website for an accredited testing lab. Sessions grew from 5,300 to 27,600, with first-time rankings for technical terms like TO-15 and ASTM D7979.

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Bond Technologies gantry friction stir welding machine

Manufacturing and industrial

#1

ranking for 53 targeted keywords in the U.S., including friction stir welding machines

Bond Technologies

Platform rebuild and international SEO for a friction stir welding manufacturer. Average position went from 88 to 6.7, and global organic users grew from 1,873 to 25,428.

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Shoreline Aggregate stone along the water at sunset

Manufacturing and industrial

121

targeted keywords on page one in five months

Shoreline Aggregate

A five-month engagement covering web, technical SEO, local search, and content. 121 targeted keywords on page one and a 3,860% increase in new visitors.

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Fit

Who this is for

AI search visibility work fits organizations that:

  • Already rank in traditional search and want to show up in AI answers as well.
  • Sell technical, regulated, or high-consideration products and services.
  • Have competitors that keep appearing in AI recommendations.
  • Want an ongoing partnership with measured results and regular tracking.

Related services

Related services

SEO

Technical, local, and content SEO that AI visibility builds on.

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Technical SEO and website migrations

Site structure, schema, and crawl health.

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Content marketing

Service, industry, and thought leadership content.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is AI search visibility?

AI search visibility is how often and how accurately AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, and Google AI Overviews mention and cite your company when people ask questions related to what you sell.

What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?

Generative engine optimization is the work of making your company easier for AI tools to understand, trust, and cite. It includes clear content, structured data, consistent profiles, and third-party signals such as reviews and directory listings.

Is GEO different from SEO?

They overlap. Strong technical SEO and clear content help both. GEO adds attention to how AI tools summarize and attribute information, including profiles and outside sources that never appear on your own site.

How do you measure AI visibility?

We track a defined set of buyer questions across AI platforms and record mentions, citations, and how you are described, compared with named competitors.

How is this handled for regulated industries?

For healthcare organizations and for suppliers to defense, aerospace, and government customers, we write and review public content with your compliance and approval requirements in mind before anything is published.

Next step

See what AI tools say about you

Tell us who you compete with. We will show you where you are mentioned, where competitors are named instead, and what to fix first.

Most projects start at $10,000, and ongoing partnerships start at $5,000 a month.