SEO and AI Search Built for Growth

Your customers now ask Google and AI assistants who to buy from. We make sure your brand is part of the answer.

Our search engine optimization team fixes the pages Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews read, builds the authority they trust, and reports where AI names your brand. We do this for ecommerce brands, banks, healthcare providers, B2B companies and media sites.

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US Agency Awards 2025 winner, Best Use of AI in a Client Campaign

Bronze Stevie Award 2023, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Financial Products & Services

US Search Awards 2023 finalist, Best Use of Search in Finance

Vega Digital Awards 2023 Platinum, Best SEM Campaign

Vega Digital Awards 2023 Gold, Marketing Effectiveness

Results From Our SEO and AI Search Work

65+

SEO and AI search projects delivered, with 15 programs running today

US and Vietnamese brands in ecommerce, finance, healthcare, B2B and media

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#1for "at home IV treatment", and cited in AI Overviews, Perplexity and ChatGPTMobile IV Medics, IV therapy

+118%non-brand clicks year over year, and #1 for "cashmere cardigan", up from #19Naked Cashmere, ecommerce

+172%organic traffic in 10 monthsLawTrades, legal services

Where we track your brand

AI Overviews

AI Mode

ChatGPT

Gemini

Perplexity

Copilot

Claude

Grok

Roadblocks to AI Visibility

What we find most often on sites that rank in Google but rarely get named when customers ask AI.

Pages built for keywords, not topics

AI Mode and AI Overviews break one question into many related searches and favor sources that cover the whole topic.

Several pages competing for one query

Overlapping pages split the signals search engines and AI use to choose a source.

Traffic that never reaches a sale

Content chases high-volume terms, while the questions buyers ask just before choosing are answered by competitors.

No line from visibility to revenue

Reports stop at rankings and sessions, so nobody can see which pages bring leads and sales.

Answers in the wrong format

Comparisons sit in paragraphs, steps hide in prose and specs have no table, so AI quotes a page that structures them.

Gaps at the decision stages

Pages describe the product but skip the comparison, pricing and trust questions, which publishers then answer.

No named expert or source

Pages carry no author, credentials, update date or primary source, so they lose to pages that do.

Others telling your story

Review sites, publisher lists, forums and Wikipedia describe you thinly or out of date, and AI may repeat that version.

AI crawlers blocked by default

Firewall and CDN bot rules can turn away GPTBot, ClaudeBot or PerplexityBot without the marketing team knowing.

Pages missing from the index

Noindex tags, wrong canonicals or unsubmitted sitemaps keep pages out of the Google and Bing indexes that AI answers draw on.

Our SEO and AI Search Services

The search engine strategies we build follow our TRUST framework, five layers of SEO and AI search work done in order, because each layer makes the next one count. Every layer has clear deliverables and is measured against leads, sales and revenue.

AI Visibility Audit

Every program starts with an audit that scores your site on the five layers, shows how Google and AI describe your brand today and where competitors are named instead, and sets the order of work.

Topical Authority

A semantic map of the topics, entities and questions in your category, built into pillar and supporting pages so your site covers each topic in full.

Semantic topic and entity map
Pillar and cluster structure by product line
Merged pages where several compete for one query
Internal links that follow the topic map

Relevance to Revenue

A priority list that ranks topics, keywords and AI prompts by the revenue they can bring, so the work starts where your sales are.

Keyword and prompt map by buying intent
Priorities scored by revenue potential
Lead and sales tracking by landing page

User Journey

Content for every stage a buyer goes through, each in the format readers and AI use for that question.

Answer-first pages for research questions
Comparison tables and "best for" pages
Step-by-step guides and FAQ blocks
Product and category pages with full specs

Signals of Trust

Named experts, primary sources and a consistent account of your brand, on your site and on the sites AI quotes.

Author pages with credentials
A source and update date behind every claim
Citation map of reviews, lists, forums and press
Outreach and profile fixes on the sites AI cites

Technical & AI-Ready

A site that Google, Bing and AI crawlers can reach, render and read, with structured data for every page type.

Crawl, index and rendering fixes
AI crawler access in robots, firewall and CDN rules
Schema for your organization, products, articles and FAQs
Site speed and Core Web Vitals

Strategists Lead, AI Agents Handle the Groundwork

Our strategists lead your SEO program and use specialist AI agents for research, drafting and technical checks. For your brand, priority pages move from brief to review faster, and every draft reaches your team with its sources attached.

15specialist AI agents covering research, drafting, review and publishing

90+documented procedures, so each task runs the same way every time

17production workflows, from the first audit to monthly reporting

7quality checks, including two human reviews

StrategistOwns your program and sets the objectives, priorities and brief.
Research AgentSearch demand, competitor pages and the questions customers ask AI.
Writing AgentA complete draft against the brief, in your brand's voice.
Review AgentChecks the draft against search criteria, accuracy and brand voice.
Publish AgentStructured data, formatting and a page ready for your CMS.
Human approvalYour CB/I strategist approves the work, then your team signs off.

The Results You Get

SEO and AI search are judged on three results. Your report shows all three side by side, with the work behind them and the plan for what comes next.

Organic Search Growth

More of the searches that bring buyers, in Google and Bing.

Non-brand clicks and impressions
Rankings for revenue terms
Share of search against competitors
Index coverage and technical health

AI Search Visibility

Your brand named, cited and recommended more often, platform by platform.

Mentions and citations by AI platform
Share of voice against competitors
AI-referred visits and conversions
How AI describes your brand

Revenue From Search

Leads, sales and revenue from search, matched to the pages that earned them.

Leads and sales from organic search
Revenue from AI-referred visits
Revenue by landing page and topic
Cost per lead against paid search

Where Does Your Brand Show Up in AI Answers?

We test the questions your customers ask, then show which answers name you, which name a competitor and which pages to fix first.

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SEO and AI Search Case Studies

Results for ecommerce brands, banks and B2B companies, each linked to the client's own case study.

A custom chopper parked outside a brick workshop

+58%

Lowbrow Customs

Organic traffic in the first phase of work

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Bokksu

Ranking for "japanese subscription box", and "japanese snacks" from #9 to #2

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+61%

Union Savings Bank

Organic traffic in the first month, with cost per lead cut in half

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+77%

Annmarie Skin Care

Non-brand organic traffic year over year, across the shop and the blog

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Top 3

Rainbow Shops

Google position for "plus size clothing for women", through collection and internal-link work

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2.5x

Melinda Maria

Monthly organic visitors, from 10K to 25K in 9 months

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Why Brands Choose CB/I Digital

AI Search Built In, Not Added On

We have built AI search programs since 2019. Our program for a US bank won Best Use of AI in a Client Campaign at the US Agency Awards 2025.

One Team for Search, Paid and Development

SEO, paid media, analytics and Shopify development sit in one team, so fixes ship without handoffs between agencies.

A Partner of Google, Meta, Shopify and Amazon Ads

Your search program connects with your ads, your store and your marketplace listings on the platforms we partner with.

A Senior Strategist Leads Your Account

A senior strategist in New York leads your account and works with your team during business hours, backed by a team of 100+ across strategy, content, development and analytics.

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"CB/I helped Fresh kick off a successful international SEO relaunch in 7 countries in U.S., Europe and Asia - at the same time, start to finish. They are smart, responsive, technically savvy, and easy to work with. I would highly recommend CB/I to any company!"

IAKOVOS HATZIDIMITRIOU

Associate Manager of Global E-commerce - Fresh

"We have been every bit of delighted and impressed with you, your teams and the culture of your organization. As our team has become exposed to your responsiveness, professionalism, knowledge and general access, they have been blown away by the levels and degrees of quality you all bring to the table. Your team continually makes our team better, and we seek to regularly reciprocate regarding our industry and specialties, building us both stronger. Several of our team members have commented that they didn't even know how well a vendor relationship could be or that it was even possible - what a testament to your team members and the environment you have created!"

JASON TARTER

SVP, Digital Fronts & SEO - First Citizens Bank

"It has been wonderful working with CBI over the past several months, as the team have been helpful in identifying areas of opportunity and coming up with strategies to improve our website's SEO. CBI team is extremely communicative and easy to collaborate with!"

CHANDRA OH

Creative Director - Annmarie Skincare

"The team at CBI came highly recommended, and they have lived up to the hype. In working with the team on SEO / AIO the team consistently takes the time to provide detailed analysis and thoughtful execution. I also really appreciate how well they work with our dev team and other partners when necessary, truly being a collaborative partner and extension of our team. And when there is feedback or room for improvement, the team responds and pivots, seeking to always grow."

JACINTA MATHIS

Chief Revenue Officer - Tillit NYC

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you choose an SEO and AI search partner?

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Figures that state the baseline and the dates, a clear way to measure AI visibility, and a named person who runs your account. Ask how they handle technical fixes, because many agencies write content but cannot change templates or schema.

How much does SEO and AI search cost?

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It depends on the size of your site, how many products or markets you cover, and how much content and technical work the audit finds. We scope after the audit, so the proposal reflects your site, your products and the markets you sell in.

How long does SEO take to show results?

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For commercial terms with low to medium competition, expect first-page movement within 60 to 90 days of on-page and schema changes. Competitive head terms take longer. An AI answer can change soon after a page is fixed and recrawled, so we report early signals from the first month.

Can you work alongside the SEO team we already have?

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Yes. We can take the AI search work, the technical work or the whole program, and agree who owns each task before we start. Findings come in a format your team can act on.

What do you need from our team to get started?

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Access to Google Search Console and analytics, a contact who can approve changes, and a list of the products or services that matter most this year. For large sites we also ask for CMS or developer access.

Do you only work with New York brands?

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No. Our team is based in New York and works with brands across the US. We have also run SEO for brands selling in several countries at once, in Europe and Asia.

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