Most teams know answer engines are deciding their shortlists and have no plan for it.
This is the plan: three phases, the exact outputs of each, and the numbers that tell
you whether it is working.
51%of B2B software buyers now start research in an AI chatbot rather than a search engineG2, 2026 Answer Economy survey
69%of those buyers chose a different vendor than they originally planned, based on what the AI told themG2, 2026 Answer Economy survey
20%of marketing teams have begun any form of AEO implementationAcquia and Researchscape, 500+ marketers
What is inside
Days 1–30, Baseline Audit. Prompt audit across the major engines, citation source map, entity consistency review, measurement baseline.
Days 31–60, Content and Entity Fixes. Entity alignment, refreshed pages, five to ten answer pages, LinkedIn activity.
Days 61–90, Third-Party Validation. Earned media with citation value, review presence, second prompt audit, ongoing measurement cadence.
A case study with before-and-after citation rates, visibility and win rate.
The plan on one page, plus the questions teams ask when they start.
12 pages. Published November 2026.
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