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  • Choosing an agency

    Marketing agency reports: the numbers to check against your own accounts

    Check a marketing agency's monthly report by pulling the numbers again with the same property, date range, and settings: impressions and clicks in Search Console, sessions and conversions in GA4, and ad conversions in each ad platform's manager. We also explain why report numbers differ from the source and what to ask the agency once you have finished checking.

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    SEO agency contracts: which permissions to grant and which deliverables to receive

    Give an SEO agency no more than Full user in Search Console, Marketer in Analytics, Editor in WordPress and Standard access in your ads account, and keep the Owner and Administrator roles on company accounts. This article also covers the deliverables and exit procedures to put in the contract.

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    How to compare SEO agency quotes beyond price

    Compare SEO agency quotes not by price but by putting scope of work, deliverable ownership, measurement criteria, change-history sharing, link terms and delivery deadlines into one table. This article also explains which Search Console indexing figures to write down before the meeting, why to rule out ranking guarantees, and whether to split the work with a Naver SEO agency.

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    Choosing an AEO or GEO marketing agency: What to check and which sources AI cites

    AEO marketing and GEO marketing are usually two names for the same work. Covers the four stages an agency actually carries out, how to count the sources AI cites for agency-recommendation questions, and the original measurement data, question sources, and traffic tracking to look for in a proposal.

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    ChatGPT and Gemini visibility: What to handle in-house and when to hire a GEO agency

    We asked 44 times for a provider that can help a company appear in ChatGPT and Gemini search, and 33 answers explained how to do it yourself without recommending a vendor. We sorted the tasks in those answers into work you can do in-house and work to hand to a GEO agency.

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    Choosing a GEO agency: What to compare before hiring a consultant

    We asked ChatGPT and Gemini 46 times which GEO consulting provider to choose and counted 551 cited sources. This article explains how AI builds its provider lists and how to compare GEO agencies by the consulting deliverables a proposal should include.

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    What kind of GEO consulting suits an early-stage startup?

    For an early-stage startup, the right GEO consulting covers only diagnosis and design from outside, while publishing runs in-house. This article explains the deliverables to get from consulting, the minimum publishing cycle to run in-house, and the signs that it is time to outsource publishing.

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    GEO services for hospitals and clinics: Working within medical advertising rules

    Hospitals and clinics can use GEO agency services too. This article explains which types of medical content get cited in AI answers when treatment testimonials cannot be used, which media are subject to prior review of medical advertising in Korea, and the content review process and timeframe for assessing results.

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    GEO agency recommendations: Why AI answers change and how to choose

    We asked ChatGPT and Gemini for GEO agency recommendations 44 times and tallied 601 cited sources. This article explains why the answers change every time and the five items to check before signing a contract.

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    Generative engine optimization: What can you outsource?

    With generative engine optimization (GEO) outsourcing, you can hand over work in three areas: owned content, external channels and measurement. This article explains the deliverables in each area, the work the advertiser must do itself, the time needed to assess results, and contract formats.

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    What a ChatGPT marketing agency actually does

    ChatGPT marketing agency services cover both running ads, which means buying ad space, and answer visibility, which means getting a brand cited in the body of answers. This article explains how the two kinds of work are done, how their results are measured, and what to ask about in a proposal.

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    The 4 stages of integrated GEO agency services: what the agency and the client each handle

    Integrated GEO agency services run in four stages: AI visibility audit, strategy design, content writing and publishing, and share measurement. This article explains the work and deliverables at each stage, and what the client and the agency each handle.