Firm profile
Profound
Profound was named in 4 of the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 259 of the 841 AI responses sampled across those questions (30.8%).
Profound is strongest on “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, where it was named in 140 of 224 responses (62.5%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.
What Profound is surfaced for in AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies
Based on the measured answers, Profound is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?” and “Which GEO agencies work with B2B and SaaS companies?”.
How the answers describe the firmTracks brand mentions, citations, and recommendation visibility across AI search experiences; also optimizes ecommerce product feeds and schema.
In this sample, Profound was named on 4 of the 10 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Ai visibility monitoring — named in 140 of 224 responses (62.5%), tier 1.
- Aeo geo leads and attribution — named in 42 of 127 responses (33.1%), tier 1.
- Geo b2b saas — named in 43 of 254 responses (16.9%), tier 3.
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
Profound was named on 4 of these 10 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
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 Profound was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants? | 1 | 140 of 224 | 62.5% | |
| Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue? | 1 | 42 of 127 | 33.1% | |
| Which GEO agencies work with B2B and SaaS companies? | 3 | 43 of 254 | 16.9% | |
| Which AI visibility agencies work with ecommerce brands? | 4 | 34 of 236 | 14.4% |
What Profound gets named for
Across the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured, Profound is named most often on “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?” — it appears in 140 of the 224 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 62.5% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, where it appears in 42 of 127 responses (33.1%).
Profound clears the reporting threshold on 4 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 Profound’s tier placings mean
On “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, Profound sits in tier 1 of 5, named in 140 of 224 responses (62.5%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Profound from them.
On “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, Profound sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 42 of 127 responses (33.1%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 127 responses, the gap between Profound and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Profound shares tier 1 with Optimist and Peec, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Profound from them.
On “Which GEO agencies work with B2B and SaaS companies?”, Profound sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 43 of 254 responses (16.9%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 33.5% of responses against Profound’s 16.9%. It shares tier 3 with Siege Media, Elevation, Omnius and Ascent AI Search, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Which AI visibility agencies work with ecommerce brands?”, Profound sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 34 of 236 responses (14.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 38.1% of responses against Profound’s 14.4%. It holds tier 4 alone.
Firms named alongside Profound
When ChatGPT names Profound, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: First Page Sage (3 shared questions), HubSpot (2 shared questions), Otterly (2 shared questions), Peec AI (2 shared questions), Semrush (2 shared questions) and Siege Media (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 Profound. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
First Page Sage · HubSpot · Otterly · Peec AI · Semrush · Siege Media
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Profound when asked buyer questions about AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Profound did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
- Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.