Generative Engine Optimization

Your customers have stopped Googling. They ask AI now.

When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity to recommend a business like yours, the AI names a handful. We make sure you are one of them — not your competitor.

See what AI says about you → Why this matters
800M
Weekly ChatGPT users, doubled in 4 months
45%
Of local searches now use AI, up from 6% a year ago
78%
Of local businesses are invisible to AI answers
$17B
GEO market by 2034, from $1.5B in 2026
The shift is already here

Search is being replaced by answers.

-25%
Traditional search traffic is projected to fall by up to a quarter as AI takes over discovery.
Source: Gartner
94%
Of B2B buyers used a generative AI tool during their most recent purchase process.
Source: 6sense, 2025
693%
Year-over-year growth in AI referral traffic to retail sites over the 2025 holiday season.
Source: Adobe Digital Insights
The problem

Ranking #1 on Google no longer means you get found.

AI answers and Google rankings are now two different games. The overlap between top Google results and the sources AI cites has fallen from 70% to under 20%. Your existing SEO does not save you here.

Where you are now

Invisible to the AI tools your customers are already using.

  • AI recommends your competitors, not you
  • No idea what ChatGPT says about your business
  • Thin or missing structured data AI can read
  • Content written for people, not for answer engines

Where we take you

The business AI names when a customer asks for a recommendation.

  • Cited across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
  • A monthly report showing exactly where you appear
  • Schema, FAQs and content structured for AI
  • A consistent, trusted presence AI can rely on
How it works

Three steps to becoming the recommended business.

A clear, measurable process — no jargon, no guesswork.

STEP 01

The Audit

We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity the exact questions your customers ask, and show you where you stand today — and which competitors AI recommends instead.

STEP 02

The Optimization

We build the signals AI trusts: structured data, answer-format content, a complete business profile, reviews and consistent citations across the sources AI reads.

STEP 03

The Monitoring

Every month we re-check your AI visibility and report the movement — so you can watch yourself go from invisible to recommended, and stay there.

Start with a free audit →
Our client results

Real businesses. Verified on ChatGPT.

These are our own client outcomes, each one checked directly inside ChatGPT. AI recommendations are dynamic and vary by query and over time, so we show exactly what we found. Verification screenshots are available on request.

86/100

Janjua Estate — Real Estate, South Asian market

An independent agency competing with larger, long-established firms. We positioned it as a market advisor, not just a listing broker. ChatGPT now recommends Janjua Estate by name as a top real estate consultant in its city, with a 9.1/10 confidence score and 10/10 GEO readiness.

Verified on ChatGPT · GEO score 86/100
81/100

Mercer Retail — Fashion & Apparel, South Asian market

A newer brand up against established names like Outfitters and Lama. ChatGPT now recommends Mercer as a premium clothing brand in its market, naming it alongside the established market leaders with an 8.6/10 confidence score.

Verified on ChatGPT · GEO score 81/100
76/100

Cure n Care Dental — Dental Clinic, South Asian market

A newer clinic ranking behind well-known local competitors. Asked to recommend a good dentist in its city, ChatGPT now answers "Yes", citing specialists, patient reviews and clear service pages.

Verified on ChatGPT · GEO score 76/100
30 → 68

AirSial — National Airline

A national airline with a booking-focused site but low visibility in AI travel answers. We lifted its GEO score from 30 to 68 through AI-readable content, structured information and stronger trust signals, with strong marks for brand authority and website structure.

Verified on ChatGPT · GEO score doubled
8.8/10

SplitRun — Marketing & Consulting, South Asian market

A modern consulting firm that needed to be discoverable when clients ask AI for help. ChatGPT now recommends SplitRun as a modern consulting company in its market, citing clear positioning, professional branding and consistent educational content.

Verified on ChatGPT · 8.8/10 confidence
15.9%

Why AI visibility converts

Across the industry, visitors arriving from ChatGPT convert at 15.9%, against 1.76% from ordinary organic search. AI referrals arrive pre-qualified, because the customer has already been given a recommendation they trust.

Seer Interactive, AI Overview study
Why this matters for your business: the research behind GEO found that adding authoritative citations, statistics and quotations can lift visibility in AI answers by up to 40% — and that traditional SEO tactics like keyword stuffing had negligible or even negative effect. This is a different discipline, and it is one that responds to deliberate work.
Princeton, Georgia Tech & Allen Institute for AI — "GEO: Generative Engine Optimization", peer-reviewed, ACM KDD
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Urooj Ashraf Awan, founder of GlobalAIAutomation
Founder
Who you are working with

Hi, I am Urooj.

I have spent the last nine years helping brands get found and get chosen — running paid media and creative strategy across Meta, Google and TikTok, and managing multi-million dollar ad budgets for businesses in the US, UK, Middle East and Australia.

Then something shifted that I could not ignore. People stopped searching the way they used to. They started asking AI which business to choose, and simply trusting the answer.

I realised the next fight for businesses is not ranking on Google. It is being the name the AI says out loud. So I went deep on it, and built GlobalAIAutomation to do exactly that: get businesses found and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.

You will not be handed to an account manager. When you work with me, you work with me.

9+
Years in performance marketing
4
Regions served: US, UK, ME, AU
$M+
Ad spend managed
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Why now

The window is open — and it is closing.

  • 01

    Almost nobody is doing this yet

    The vast majority of local businesses have taken no deliberate steps to be found by AI. Early movers get a real, time-limited advantage.

  • 02

    Early positions compound

    Unlike Google rankings that shift daily, AI models build on what they already trust. Move first and the lead becomes harder for competitors to close.

  • 03

    AI feels like trusted advice

    A recommendation from ChatGPT does not feel like an ad. It feels like a friend's suggestion — which is exactly why it converts.

45.5%

Annual growth rate of the GEO market — one of the fastest-rising categories in all of marketing.

$1.5B in 2026 → $17B by 2034
Where we work

Serving businesses across four regions.

AI adoption is not evenly spread. We focus on the markets where customers are already asking AI which business to choose — and where the opportunity to be early is largest.

United Kingdom

UK businesses are adopting AI faster than they are building the skills to use it. Most have no AI search strategy at all, which makes an early move unusually effective.

London · Manchester · Birmingham · Leeds

United Arab Emirates

The UAE leads the world in AI adoption by population. Customers here are already asking AI for recommendations, and almost no local business has optimised for it yet.

Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah

Europe

Multilingual customers ask AI in their own language. We make sure your business is understood and recommended regardless of which language the question is asked in.

Ireland · Netherlands · Germany · Spain

United States & Australia

The most competitive AI search markets, where being invisible costs the most. High-value service businesses see the fastest return from getting cited.

Nationwide
Global Pricing

Priced for your part of the world.

GEO rates vary by market and by how competitive your area is. Pick your region to see indicative pricing, then request a free audit for an exact quote based on your local competition.

Wherever your customers are asking AI, we make sure it recommends you.

Audit

See exactly where you stand
Free
  • Your visibility across ChatGPT & Gemini
  • The competitors AI names instead
  • A clear report of the gaps
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MOST POPULAR

Standard

For businesses ready to be found
$1,800/mo
  • Everything in the audit
  • Full optimization: schema, content, citations
  • Ongoing content built for AI
  • Monthly visibility report
  • Competitor tracking
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Starter

For smaller local businesses
$1,200/mo
  • Audit + core optimization
  • Schema and answer-format content
  • Monthly monitoring
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Want your exact rate?

Prices depend on how competitive your specific market is — a dentist in a major metro faces different competition than one in a smaller city. Tell us your location and we'll run a free competition check, then send you an exact quote.

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Find out if AI recommends you — free.

We will ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity what your customers ask, and send you a short report showing exactly where you stand. No cost, no commitment.

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Prefer email? support@globalaiautomation.com
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Pick a slot that suits you.

A short call. We will walk through what AI currently says about your business and what it would take to change that.

Questions

What business owners ask us.

What exactly is GEO? +

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of getting your business named and cited inside AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Perplexity. It is the AI-era equivalent of SEO. Instead of ranking in a list of ten blue links, the goal is to become one of the small handful of businesses the AI recommends directly when a customer asks for one.

Isn't my Google SEO enough? +

No. Research shows the overlap between top Google results and the sources AI engines cite has dropped from around 70% to under 20%. You can rank #1 on Google and still never be mentioned by ChatGPT. They are two separate systems, and each has to be optimised on its own terms.

How soon will I see results? +

Most businesses see measurable movement in their AI visibility within 8 to 12 weeks of implementing the core signals, with consistent presence typically established between month three and month six. Because AI models build on sources they already trust, an early position tends to compound rather than decay.

How do you measure AI visibility? +

AI visibility is measured by two things: citation frequency, meaning how often an AI engine names your business in answer to a real customer question, and share of voice, meaning how often you appear compared with your competitors. We test a fixed set of customer prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity every month and report exactly how those numbers move.

Do you work with businesses in the UK and UAE? +

Yes. GlobalAIAutomation works with businesses across the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Europe, Australia and the United States. The UAE currently leads the world in AI adoption by population, and UK businesses are adopting AI faster than they are building the in-house skills to use it, which makes both markets unusually strong opportunities for early movers.

Which types of business benefit most from GEO? +

Local and service businesses whose customers ask AI for recommendations benefit most. That includes salons, dental practices, medical and aesthetic clinics, real estate agencies, gyms and professional service firms. If a customer could plausibly ask an AI assistant "who is the best [your service] near me", GEO applies to you.

Why should I move now? +

Because most of your competitors have not. The vast majority of local businesses have taken no deliberate steps to be found by AI, and the cost of earning an early position in AI answers is far lower now than it will be once the field is crowded. This is an early-mover advantage with a limited window.