Customer Success Stories

TechStart had invested heavily in traditional SEO but discovered their brand was almost entirely absent from AI search results. Competitors with lower search rankings were dominating ChatGPT and Perplexity recommendations — costing TechStart significant inbound pipeline as buyers shifted to AI-first research.

Aeranko deployed a full AEO strategy: a comprehensive content engine producing 10 articles per month with schema markup and FAQ structures, targeted backlink acquisition from SaaS review sites and tech publications, and strategic community seeding on Reddit's r/ProjectManagement and r/SaaS communities.

• 10 AEO-optimized articles per month
• 8 high-authority backlinks from SaaS publications
• Weekly Reddit and Quora community seeding
• Schema markup on all product and landing pages

Within 90 days, TechStart's AI visibility score climbed from 12 to 78 — a 340% improvement. ChatGPT now recommends TechStart for 7 of their 10 target keywords. Perplexity citations tripled. Inbound demo requests from AI-sourced traffic increased by 180%.

DataFlow's sales team noticed a recurring theme in lost deals: prospects had already shortlisted competitors they found through ChatGPT before DataFlow ever entered the conversation. Despite having a superior product, DataFlow was invisible in AI search — and their primary competitor had a near-monopoly on AI citations in the data analytics space.

Aeranko's competitor displacement strategy targeted the exact keywords and content angles that the dominant competitor owned. By creating higher-quality, more comprehensive answers to the questions buyers were asking AI platforms — backed by authoritative backlinks and community seeding — DataFlow steadily displaced the incumbent in AI recommendations.

• Competitor content gap analysis and displacement roadmap
• 15 in-depth comparison and alternative articles
• Targeted backlink acquisition from data and analytics publications
• LinkedIn thought leadership seeding on data topics

Within 60 days, DataFlow displaced their primary competitor as the #1 ChatGPT recommendation for three core buying keywords. Perplexity citations grew from 0 to 14 per month. Sales pipeline doubled as AI-sourced inbound became the top acquisition channel.

GlobalSoft operated in a highly competitive enterprise software category dominated by legacy vendors with massive marketing budgets. Despite being the most innovative solution in their space, they were invisible in AI recommendations — a critical problem as enterprise buyers increasingly use AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to create initial vendor shortlists.

Aeranko implemented the full Dominator plan — daily AI monitoring, 25 articles per month, premium backlink building, and a comprehensive community intelligence strategy. The content focused on establishing GlobalSoft's authority on enterprise transformation topics while the backlink campaign targeted tier-1 enterprise tech publications.

• 25 AEO-optimized articles per month on enterprise topics
• 10 premium backlinks from enterprise tech publications monthly
• Daily AI monitoring with real-time alerts
• LinkedIn thought leadership and Quora enterprise community seeding

Over 120 days, GlobalSoft's AI mentions grew by 520%, making them the most frequently cited solution in their category across all major AI platforms. They became the #1 recommendation in ChatGPT for their five most critical buying keywords and saw a 3x increase in enterprise demo requests.