Research

The work is backed by evidence, not adjectives.

The visibility practice runs on original research into how AI answer engines actually decide who to name. The studies are pre-registered and published, and the methods are the same ones used on client work.

Flagship study

What Makes AI Name You

An original study of how five AI models recommend local businesses: 10,800 queries across eighteen cities, pre-registered on the Open Science Framework. It is the method behind the Answer Engine Optimization work, and it is published in full.

10,800 queries 5 AI models 18 cities Pre-registered

Read the study

More research is in motion, including the Forge Design Brief: 33,000 words and 150-plus peer-reviewed citations behind the career-platform work. Want the methods applied to your visibility? See the AEO practice or start a project.