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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Strategies to improve visibility in AI-generated responses and recommendations.

DEFINITION

What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of optimizing content and brand presence for visibility in generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. GEO focuses on how AI generates responses that include or recommend your brand. The term emerged as AI assistants began capturing significant information-seeking traffic, creating a new optimization discipline alongside traditional SEO.

IN PRACTICE

GEO is core to our services—we help brands optimize for the generative AI engines that increasingly drive discovery and recommendations.

WHY IT MATTERS

GEO represents the next evolution of search optimization. As more users turn to AI for information, brands must optimize for these generative systems.

EXAMPLES
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Optimizing for inclusion in AI-generated recommendations

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Ensuring accurate representation in AI comparisons

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Building the signals that make AI cite your brand

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How is GEO different from SEO?

SEO focuses on ranking in search results. GEO focuses on being included and recommended in AI-generated responses—different algorithms, different optimization approaches.

Is GEO the same as AI visibility?

GEO is the practice; AI visibility is the outcome. GEO strategies lead to improved AI visibility.

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