Entity and positioning clarity
Consistent, accurate signals about your category, audience and differentiation, so AI systems don't have to guess.
Generative engine optimization (GEO)
GEO improves how your brand is understood, cited and represented when buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Google's AI features for recommendations. G2 found 51% of B2B software buyers now start research with an AI chatbot more often than Google.
Source: G2, The Answer Economy report, March 2026 (n=1,076) ↗
Why this matters now
G2's 2026 research found that 69% of B2B software buyers ended up choosing a different vendor than they originally planned, based on AI chatbot guidance, and a third bought from a brand they'd never heard of before. If AI systems don't represent you accurately, you may be losing shortlist consideration you never see.
Source: G2, The Answer Economy report, March 2026 (n=1,076) ↗
What's included
Consistent, accurate signals about your category, audience and differentiation, so AI systems don't have to guess.
Strengthening the review platforms, comparison sites and industry sources that generative AI models draw on.
Structuring evidence-backed, original content that gives AI systems something specific and credible to cite.
Tracking how AI platforms currently describe you, so inaccuracies can be identified and addressed.
What GEO does not mean
GEO is not about manipulating a model or gaming a prompt. It's the practice of strengthening the same signals — accurate information, credible sources, clear entity definitions — that influence whether any retrieval system, human or AI, can find and trust what you publish.
How this connects to SEO and AEO
GEO doesn't replace SEO — it depends on it. Google has confirmed AI features draw from the same index as standard search. See how SEO and AEO fit into the same system.
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