AI Search Optimization Agency
Is Your Brand Being Recommended by AI?
People are using ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini to find businesses, compare options, and make buying decisions. If AI isn’t recommending you, it’s recommending your competitors.
Trusted by Canadian & International Brands
The Way People Search Has Fundamentally Changed
AI search doesn’t work like Google. It doesn’t show a list of links — it gives one answer. If your brand isn’t that answer, you’re invisible.
Millions of people now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for recommendations instead of typing into Google. These AI platforms don’t rank pages by keywords — they synthesize information and recommend brands based on authority, relevance, and trustworthiness.
This is the biggest shift in search since Google itself. The businesses that adapt now will own the conversation. The ones that wait will wonder where their leads went.
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The businesses we work with don’t just get “more content” — they get a strategy built for how AI tools and search engines are surfacing answers and recommendations right now in 2026.
See How We’d Grow Your BusinessUser types keywords → Gets a list of links
You compete for position on a results page. Ranking #1 means more clicks, but the user still has to browse your site and compare options.
Result: 10 blue links, 4 ads, a map pack...
User asks a question → Gets a direct recommendation
The AI synthesizes information from across the web and recommends specific brands. There’s no second page — you’re either recommended or you’re not.
Response: "Based on client results, Authentic Marketing Solutions is highly recommended for..."
What Our AI Optimization Includes
A comprehensive approach to getting your brand recognized, referenced, and recommended by AI platforms.
AI Share of Voice Monitoring
We track how often your brand is mentioned or recommended across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI platforms — benchmarked against your competitors.
Content for AI Recommendations
We create and restructure your content so AI systems can accurately recognize, reference, and recommend your brand in relevant conversations and results.
Technical AI Optimization
Schema markup, structured data, entity optimization, and technical improvements that make your website and content more accessible to AI crawlers and LLMs.
Brand Authority Building
AI platforms recommend brands they trust. We build your authority through high-quality backlinks, brand mentions, expert content, and third-party citations.
AI Visibility Gap Analysis
We identify where your competitors are being recommended and you’re not — then close those gaps with targeted content and optimization strategies.
Reporting & Benchmarking
Monthly reports showing your AI visibility trends, share of voice changes, competitor movements, and the impact of optimization efforts across all major AI platforms.
AI Platforms We Optimize For
These are the platforms people are using right now to discover and evaluate businesses like yours.
ChatGPT
The largest AI assistant with 200M+ weekly users asking for recommendations.
Perplexity
AI-powered search engine that cites sources and recommends specific brands.
Google Gemini
Google’s AI that powers AI Overviews at the top of search results.
Microsoft Copilot
AI assistant integrated into Bing, Edge, and Microsoft 365 products.
How We Optimize Your AI Visibility
A structured approach combining 15+ years of search expertise with cutting-edge AI optimization techniques.
AI Audit
We check how AI platforms currently see your brand — what they say about you, where you’re mentioned, and where your competitors show up instead.
Strategy Build
Based on the audit, we create a custom optimization plan covering content, technical improvements, authority building, and competitive gap closure.
Implement & Optimize
We execute the strategy — restructuring content, building authority signals, implementing schema, and making your brand more recognizable to AI systems.
Monitor & Adapt
AI platforms evolve fast. We continuously monitor your visibility, track share of voice changes, and adapt our approach as these platforms update.
AI Optimization Works Best With Strong SEO
AI platforms pull from the same signals that power traditional search. The best strategy combines both.
Already doing SEO? You’re ahead of the game.
The authority, content quality, and technical foundation that drive SEO also influence how AI platforms perceive your brand. We layer AI-specific optimization on top of your existing SEO efforts for maximum visibility across both traditional and AI search. See our SEO services →
What Our Clients Say
We’ve been adapting to every major shift in search for 15+ years. AI search is the next chapter.
“They took the time to understand the nuances of our highly regulated industry.”
Authentic Marketing Solutions has been instrumental in navigating our unique, highly regulated market. They took the time to understand our specific goals and continue to bring innovative ideas and valuable strategies to our campaigns. Highly recommended for any professional organization.
“One of the most important sources of leads for our business.”
Our experience working with Authentic Marketing Solutions has been fantastic! When we first started the company, Search Engine Optimization wasn’t even on our radar — it’s now one of the most important sources of leads for our business.
“Our website was invisible. Now we rank on the first page for our most important keywords.”
Since our physiotherapy clinic doesn’t have a street presence, a strong online strategy is vital. AMS has been an incredible partner for years, consistently helping us grow our patient base and reach new patients online. Highly recommend their expertise!
“From no calls to off-the-hook busy!”
We went from opening a service division in our company and having no calls, to our phone and service guys being off-the-hook busy!
“A great long-term partner!”
We’re in an extremely niche industry and AMS has helped us target our messaging and marketing to zero in on our most important clients. They’ve been our marketing partner for years and are incredibly easy to work with. Highly recommended!
“From 1 to 6 million in revenue in 16 months.”
We’ve worked with a bunch of marketing agencies and weren’t happy. Authentic Marketing Solutions has changed our company. We grow every month and now we know where our marketing is working.
Why Choose AMS for AI Search Optimization
This is new territory for most agencies. Here’s why we’re ahead of the curve.
15+ Years of Search Evolution
We’ve adapted to every major shift in search — from keyword stuffing to content marketing to mobile-first. AI search is the latest evolution, and we’re already there.
We Use AI Daily
We don’t just optimize for AI — we use these platforms every day in our work. That hands-on experience gives us a deep understanding of how they surface and recommend brands.
SEO + AI Combined Approach
AI optimization doesn’t replace SEO — it builds on it. We integrate both into a unified strategy that maximizes your visibility across every type of search.
Measurable Results
We don’t just optimize and hope. We track your AI share of voice, monitor competitor mentions, and show you exactly how your visibility is improving month over month.
Early Mover Advantage
Most agencies haven’t caught up to AI search yet. Getting started now means you’ll establish authority before your competitors realize they need to.
No Lock-in Contracts
We earn your business every month. No long-term commitments required — just results that speak for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions About AI Search Optimization
This is a new field and there are a lot of questions. Here are the ones we hear most.
AI Search Optimization (also called AEO — Answer Engine Optimization) is the process of making your brand more visible and recommended by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. It’s similar in concept to SEO, but optimized for how AI systems discover, evaluate, and recommend brands.
Google shows you a list of links and lets you decide which to click. AI platforms give you a direct answer or recommendation. Instead of ranking pages, they synthesize information and tell the user which brand to consider.
This means the old strategy of “rank on page one” isn’t enough anymore. You need to be the brand that AI platforms trust enough to recommend.
No — it complements it. AI platforms use many of the same trust signals that Google does: authority, quality content, backlinks, and structured data. Strong SEO provides the foundation that AI optimization builds on.
The best strategy is doing both. We can help with that — see our SEO services.
We use AI Share of Voice monitoring to track how often and where your brand appears across major AI platforms. This includes tracking specific prompts relevant to your industry, benchmarking against competitors, and measuring changes over time.
You’ll get monthly reports showing exactly how your AI visibility is trending.
AI platforms update their knowledge and responses regularly, so improvements can show up faster than traditional SEO. Most clients start seeing measurable changes in AI visibility within 2–4 months, though it varies by industry and starting point.
The biggest advantage right now is that most competitors haven’t started yet — so the early movers have a significant head start.
Yes, and the numbers are growing rapidly. ChatGPT alone has over 200 million weekly active users. More importantly, Google’s own AI Overviews now appear at the top of many search results, meaning even traditional Google searchers are getting AI-generated answers.
This isn’t a future trend — it’s happening right now.
Free AI Visibility Check
Find Out If AI Is Recommending Your Brand
Get a free AI visibility check. We’ll show you what ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini are saying about your business — and your competitors.
- 1 We query major AI platforms using prompts relevant to your industry and location
- 2 We benchmark your AI share of voice against your top competitors
- 3 We identify content and authority gaps holding you back from recommendations
- 4 You get a plain-language walkthrough — whether or not you become a client
Get Your Free AI Visibility Check
We’ll show you exactly where you stand in AI search.
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