What is an AI SEO agency?

An AI SEO agency optimizes your brand for both traditional search engines (Google, Bing) and AI assistants (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot). It combines classic SEO with AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) so you rank in Google and get cited inside AI-generated answers.

How is AI SEO different from regular SEO?

Regular SEO targets Google's ranking algorithm. AI SEO additionally targets how large language models retrieve, synthesize and cite information. It requires answer-formatted content, robust structured data, entity-level authority and a mention/citation profile across third-party sources LLMs trust.

How do you measure AI search visibility?

We track a portfolio of buyer-intent prompts weekly across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Copilot, then report whether your brand is cited, how it is described, and which competitors share the answer.

Do you serve clients outside NYC?

Yes. SalemGlobal is based in New York City but runs AI SEO programs for clients nationally and internationally. NYC clients get in-person sessions; remote clients get the same program over video.

AI SEO Agency NYC — SEO, AEO & GEO Since 1997

NYC's AI SEO Agency — SEO + AEO + GEO Under One Roof

SalemGlobal is an AI SEO agency in New York City that combines classic search engine optimization with AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). We help NYC and national brands rank on Google and get named when buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity or Microsoft Copilot for recommendations. We have been doing the SEO half of this since 1997 — we know what AI models are trained on because we have been writing it for almost three decades.

Why "AI SEO" Is Now Its Own Discipline

Until 2023, SEO was a single game: optimize for Google's algorithm. Today, an enormous share of high-intent research happens inside AI assistants that synthesize answers from across the web and rarely send a click. If your brand is not part of that synthesis — not cited, not mentioned, not in the training data, not in the retrieval index — you simply do not exist in the buying conversation. AI SEO is the discipline of making sure you are.

The practical work is a stack: foundational technical SEO so crawlers and AI bots can parse your site, content engineered for answer extraction, structured data so machines understand entities, and an off-site mention profile that makes LLMs treat you as authoritative.

Our AI SEO Services

Every AI SEO engagement at SalemGlobal includes some combination of:

AI search audits — measuring how often ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Copilot mention your brand vs. competitors
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — restructuring content into question-and-answer blocks LLMs lift into direct answers
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) — building the citation, mention and entity footprint AI models use to choose who to recommend
Schema markup and JSON-LD (FAQPage, HowTo, Article, Organization, Service) so machines parse your pages cleanly
Topical authority programs — pillar pages plus supporting clusters that establish you as the source on a subject
Digital PR and brand-mention building — getting cited on third-party sites that LLMs trust
Traditional SEO foundation: keyword research, on-page, technical, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, backlinks
Monthly AI visibility reporting — tracked prompts, share-of-voice in LLM answers, competitor benchmarks

How We Measure AI Search Visibility

Traditional rank tracking misses the point of AI search — there is no "position 1" in a ChatGPT answer. Instead we track a portfolio of prompts your customers actually ask, run them weekly across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Copilot, and report on three things: (1) is your brand cited, (2) how is it described, and (3) which competitors share the answer with you. Over time we move you from invisible → mentioned → recommended → cited first.

Built on a Strong Traditional SEO Foundation

AI SEO without traditional SEO is a house with no foundation. Every program we run still includes the fundamentals: keyword research, on-page optimization, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, schema, backlinks and content. The difference is that everything we produce is engineered to perform in both Google's ranking systems and the retrieval/training pipelines that feed LLMs. See our broader SEO, AEO & GEO services and LLM SEO optimization page for the deeper technical playbook.

Industries We Serve in NYC and Nationally

We run AI SEO programs for professional services, B2B SaaS, healthcare, legal, financial services, staffing and recruiting, real estate, ecommerce and DTC brands. See all industries we serve for the full list. NYC clients get in-person strategy sessions; national and international clients get the same program remotely.

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Digital Marketing Experts since 1997