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HubSpot was named in 2 of the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 44 of the 351 AI responses sampled across those questions (12.5%).

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HubSpot is strongest on “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, where it was named in 22 of 127 responses (17.3%), placing it in tier 2 of that report.

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

Based on the measured answers, HubSpot is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?” and “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”.

How the answers describe the firmSoftware product measuring AI visibility signals, brand mentions, and citations across AI platforms.

In this sample, HubSpot was named on 2 of the 10 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 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies

HubSpot was named on 2 of these 10 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 HubSpot placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderHubSpot
Which AEO and GEO agencies work with small businesses?255 answersFIVESIXTEN25%—
Which GEO agencies work with B2B and SaaS companies?254 answersOmniscient Digital34%—
Which agencies help brands earn citations from AI assistants?254 answersSiege Media34%—
What are the best AEO and GEO agencies?242 answersiPullRank82%—
Who handles the technical side of AEO and GEO?242 answersEnleaf24%—
Which AI visibility agencies work with ecommerce brands?236 answersSiege Media38%—
Which GEO agencies handle enterprise programs?236 answersiPullRank51%—
Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?224 answersProfound63%10% · tier 5
Which AEO and GEO agencies have documented client results?138 answersQuattr28%—
Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?127 answersOptimist35%17% · tier 2
How much does an AEO or GEO agency cost?pricing · 242 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies overall: iPullRank tops 2 of 10 · Siege Media tops 2 of 10 · Enleaf tops 1 of 10 · FIVESIXTEN tops 1 of 10 · Omniscient Digital tops 1 of 10 · Optimist tops 1 of 10. See all reports.

Where HubSpot was named

One row per report in which HubSpot 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
Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?222 of 12717.3%
Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?522 of 2249.8%

What HubSpot gets named for

Across the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured, HubSpot is named most often on “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?” — it appears in 22 of the 127 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 17.3% of them. Its next strongest question is “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, where it appears in 22 of 224 responses (9.8%).

HubSpot clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 11 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 HubSpot’s tier placings mean

On “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, HubSpot sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 22 of 127 responses (17.3%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 34.6% of responses against HubSpot’s 17.3%. It shares tier 2 with Google Analytics, Cro Metrics, Semrush, Otterly, First Page Sage and Blend, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, HubSpot sits in tier 5 of 5, named in 22 of 224 responses (9.8%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 62.5% of responses against HubSpot’s 9.8%. It shares tier 5 with AIS Insights and Measure, which the sample cannot separate from it.

Firms named alongside HubSpot

When ChatGPT names HubSpot, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Otterly (2 shared questions), Peec (2 shared questions), Profound (2 shared questions) and Semrush (2 shared questions).

That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside HubSpot. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Otterly · Peec · Profound · Semrush

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