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Graphite was named in 2 of the 22 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 91 of the 289 AI responses sampled across those questions (31.5%).

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2 / 22Questions named in
91Responses naming it
31%Of 289 sampled
4Best tier reached

Graphite is strongest on What are the best fractional CFO firms?, where it was named in 78 of 211 responses (37.0%), placing it in tier 4 of that report.

What Graphite is surfaced for in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms

Based on the measured answers, Graphite is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”.

In this sample, Graphite was named on 1 of the 12 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

What Graphite is surfaced for in AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies

Based on the measured answers, Graphite is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?”.

How the answers describe the firmOffers full-service GEO programs combining content systems, SEO, and AI search visibility work for B2B SaaS and enterprise.

In this sample, Graphite was named on 1 of the 8 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms

Graphite was named on 1 of these 12 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Who leads fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms overall: Pilot tops 3 of 12 · Armanino tops 1 of 12 · BPM tops 1 of 12 · Burkland Associates tops 1 of 12 · InterimCFO tops 1 of 12 · PwC tops 1 of 12. See all reports.

Every question in AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies

Graphite was named on 1 of these 8 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Graphite placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderGraphite
Which GEO agencies work with B2B and SaaS companies?84 answersOmniscient Digital35%
Which agencies help brands earn citations from AI assistants?84 answersSiege Media27%
Which AEO and GEO agencies work with small businesses?84 answersOmniscient Digital27%
What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?78 answersiPullRank77%17% · tier 4
Who handles the technical side of AEO and GEO?78 answersEnleaf15%
Which GEO agencies handle enterprise programs?78 answersiPullRank46%
Which AI visibility agencies work with ecommerce brands?72 answersTinuiti28%
Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?66 answersProfound59%
How much does an AEO or GEO agency cost?pricing · 78 answerswhat firms charge

Who leads AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies overall: iPullRank tops 2 of 8 · Omniscient Digital tops 2 of 8 · Enleaf tops 1 of 8 · Profound tops 1 of 8 · Siege Media tops 1 of 8 · Tinuiti tops 1 of 8. See all reports.

Where Graphite was named

One row per report in which Graphite cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
What are the best fractional CFO firms?478 of 21137.0%
What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?413 of 7816.7%

What Graphite gets named for

Across the 22 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured, Graphite is named most often on What are the best fractional CFO firms? — it appears in 78 of the 211 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 37.0% of them. Its next strongest question is “What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?”, where it appears in 13 of 78 responses (16.7%).

Graphite clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 22 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What Graphite’s tier placings mean

On What are the best fractional CFO firms?, Graphite sits in tier 4 of 6, named in 78 of 211 responses (37.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 95.3% of responses against Graphite’s 37.0%. It shares tier 4 with RSM and BDO, which the sample cannot separate from it. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Graphite from them.

On What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?, Graphite sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 13 of 78 responses (16.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 76.9% of responses against Graphite’s 16.7%. It shares tier 4 with Omnius, Anderson Collaborative and Atomik Digital, which the sample cannot separate from it.

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