// THE KEY POINT
AI search engines are now in the acceleration phase of adoption. Whoever builds authority now starts with a 6–12-month lead over those who'll "get to it someday." In AI, citation momentum compounds — the early movers' advantage grows.
Your organic traffic has dropped — but your SEO metrics look fine
If keyword rankings are stable and the backlink profile is strong, yet traffic is declining, AI Overviews and zero-click search are the likely cause. ChatGPT and Perplexity "take" the questions before users ever click a search result. That isn't an SEO problem. It's an AI visibility problem.
You don't know how you appear in AI search engines
URGENTIf you haven't asked, you can't know. Ask now: open ChatGPT and type: "Which marketing agency do you recommend in Hungary?" If your name doesn't appear but your competitor's does — that's a diagnosis, not a coincidence. The audit maps exactly this, systematically.
You're entering a market, repositioning, or launching a new campaign
AI search tools "assemble" a picture of your brand from training data and the web. If that picture doesn't match what you want to communicate now, you're spending part of your campaign on a brand that is invisible in AI. Before a market launch, a foundational AI visibility audit is one of the best investments.
Your competitors are actively present — you just don't see them
URGENTIf your competitor has a strong presence in AI and you don't, that's a lost opportunity in every single AI search answer. AI follows a winner-takes-most logic: the model keeps reinforcing the most-cited, best-known players. The gap compounds.
Your B2B decision-makers research with ChatGPT — and you don't appear
URGENTAccording to Gartner's 2025 data, 67% of B2B buyers have built AI search tools into their vendor shortlisting process. If ChatGPT doesn't recommend you when asked "Which marketing agency should I choose in Budapest?" — you don't make the shortlist. That isn't a matter of brand awareness. It's AI visibility.
Quick self-diagnosis: 3 questions
// FILL IT OUT NOW — 2 MINUTES
Open ChatGPT and ask: "[Your category] Hungary — who do you recommend?" Do you show up?
Ask Perplexity: "Which [your industry] company is worth watching in 2026?" Are you there?
Has your organic traffic dropped in the past 12 months? If so — AI Overviews is one of the causes.
If the answer is "no" or "I don't know" for at least 2 questions — it's time for the audit.
What the audit does for you
The self-diagnosis above gives a surface-level picture. The AI Visibility Audit goes much deeper: systematically running 50–100 category and brand questions on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI and Claude, recording and synthesizing the results in a structured way, then delivering a prioritized action plan.
The audit output isn't an end in itself — the action plan tells you which step is the most urgent and which are worth taking within 30-90 days.
Questions about audit timing
When is it worth commissioning an AI visibility audit? +
An AI audit is warranted if: your traffic has dropped but your SEO metrics look fine; you don't know how you appear in AI search engines; you're introducing a new positioning; your competitors have an active AI presence; or your B2B decision-makers research with ChatGPT.
Is there urgency around an AI visibility audit? +
Yes. Traffic from AI search engines grew exponentially between 2024 and 2026. The citation advantage of early presence-builders compounds — AI models update more slowly than Google rankings. Whoever builds authority now starts with a 6–12 month head start.
How can I tell whether my competitors are more visible? +
The simplest method: ask ChatGPT and Perplexity 10–15 typical questions about your category. If your competitors show up and you don't, that's a clear signal. The audit examines this systematically, across 50–100 questions.
In which industries is an AI visibility audit most urgent? +
Most urgent: B2B service providers (consulting, marketing, IT, legal, financial), e-commerce category pages, personal brands (coaches, consultants, executives), and any industry where "Who is the best X?" questions carry high commercial value.
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AI Visibility Audit — €3,500 · 2 weeks · Fixed scope
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI and Claude, all four platforms. 50-100 questions, an AI visibility map, a prioritized action plan. With 37 years of experience.