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What the hell is beo?

Let's start with what it isn't.


Brand Engine Optimization (BEO) isn’t another gimmick or letter acronym designed to drive you crazy.


It’s the outcome of how modern search works today. And SEO alone isn’t enough. 


AI-driven search doesn’t just rank pages. It assembles answers, selects sources, and rewards brands it trusts with visibility and citations.  


That’s why we built a framework around the modern Search Stack:


  • SEO drives discovery.
  • AEO drives selection.
  • GEO builds authority. 


That brings us to the most critical point. BEO focuses on your brand as an entity.

Make Your Brand the Answer

AI SEARCH IS ALL ABOUT YOUR BRAND

When those three elements work together, they point to one thing—your brand.


Not keywords.
Not random blog posts.
Not one-off tactics.


BEO synchronizes those three layers into one cohesive system that strengthens your brand as the entity behind the content.


Because in AI search, the brands that win aren’t the ones publishing the most content. They’re the ones AI understands and trusts enough to recommend.


That’s Brand Engine Optimization.


Explore the full BEO framework here.

Why BEO Matters Now

The old model of visibility was simple: Rank high → earn clicks → win customers.


That model is breaking. At the very least, it’s evolving fast.


AI search is creating a new layer of competition: inclusion.


AI platforms are already deciding which businesses deserve to be referenced, cited, and recommended. 


If your brand is unclear, inconsistent, or lacking authority signals, AI may pull from competitors instead — even if your rankings look strong. 


BEO solves that.

What Brand Engine Optimization Helps You Achieve

Brand Engine Optimization strengthens your visibility across both traditional search and AI-driven platforms.


It helps your business build:

 

  • Increased inclusion in AI-generated answers
  • More consistent mentions across your key services and topics
  • Greater likelihood of citations and linked source inclusion
  • Stronger authority and trust signals across the web
  • Clearer category positioning and brand relevance
  • Visibility that compounds over time instead of resetting every month


BEO isn’t about chasing trends or hacks.


It’s about building a brand that search engines and AI systems confidently recognize and trust.


That’s what creates durable search visibility. 

AI Search results for Root & Vessel showing AI Overview, AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

AI MENTIONS ACROSS MAJOR PLATFORMS

AI search visibility over the last 30 days for Root & Vessel, measured across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI search environments. 


This is Brand Engine Optimization in action. 

How Brand Engine Optimization Works

BEO works by aligning structure, clarity, and authority around one central focus: your brand.


It starts by strengthening how your business is defined online. That means clarifying what you do, who you serve, and what you want to be known for across your website and digital footprint.


Next, your content is structured to be clearly interpretable and reusable by AI systems. That includes improving:


  • How key topics are explained
  • How answers are formatted
  • How supporting content reinforces your core expertise


Finally, authority signals strengthen across the web. Reviews, citations, consistency across listings, and third-party references all contribute to how confidently AI platforms evaluate your business.


When those layers align, your brand becomes easier for search engines and AI systems to understand, categorize, and trust.


And when AI understands and trusts your brand, visibility compounds.

Graphic showing the search stack of SEO, GEO, and AEO forming BEO. AI search.

What We Track

Rankings still matter, but modern visibility can’t be measured solely by rankings.


BEO focuses on signals that reflect how your brand is being interpreted and surfaced across AI search environments, including:


  • AI mentions across major platforms
  • Citation and link presence in AI results
  • Competitors being referenced instead of you
  • Review velocity and reputation signals
  • Brand consistency across listings and profiles
  • Topic coverage and content extraction performance


Bottom line: rankings aren’t the full story anymore. AI visibility is.

READY TO MAKE YOUR BRAND THE ANSWER?

AI platforms are already deciding which businesses get cited, recommended, and included in answers.


If you don’t structure your brand for AI visibility, someone else will. Brand Engine Optimization builds the clarity, authority, and structure modern AI search demands. 


Let’s structure your brand to win inclusion.

Become the Answer

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