Decision principle
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Use transparent AI-search evidence other teams can inspect and cite.
Original research earns attention when the question, sample, method, exclusions and limits are visible. These resources separate observed provider answers from vendor claims and planning assumptions so a reader can reuse the finding without overstating what the dataset proves.
How to use this collection
Decision principle
Distinguish source types
Official vendor material can establish a product claim. It cannot independently prove that the product caused a ranking or customer outcome.Decision principle
Make the artifact reusable
Clear tables, methods and downloadable working material help analysts, journalists and buyers apply the research to their own decision.Start with these guides
Buyer guide · Learn the operating mechanisms shared by premium SEO and AEO agencies
What 31 premium SEO agencies agree on about AI search.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Compare the operating mechanisms across AI-search and content platforms
What 20 AI-search monitoring and content platforms actually own.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Understand how a large buyer-question portfolio becomes a small content portfolio
What a 2,000-question B2B AI-search market map is designed to reveal.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Test whether an AI-search product owns observation, action or the complete transition
AI-search monitoring versus execution: a verification matrix.
Read the guide →Every guide in this collection
Buyer guide · Measure whether AI assistants rely on the same sources for commercial questions
How to study citation overlap across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Use exact AI-cited Reddit threads as research and human contribution opportunities
What 193 AI-cited Reddit threads can teach an AEO team.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Benchmark public AI crawler eligibility without inventing crawler activity
Methodology for a B2B AI-crawler access benchmark.
Read the guide →Buyer guide · Identify the source ecosystem behind B2B commercial AI answers