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Agency tests LLM visibility: earned media trumps backlinks

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A digital PR agency owner developed a Python script to test how often large language models like ChatGPT and Claude mention specific companies when asked general category questions. By running prompts multiple times and analyzing the distributions of company names returned, the agency aimed to understand which businesses LLMs perceive as leaders in certain fields. The findings suggest that earned media mentions, rather than backlinks, significantly influence a company's visibility within AI models, impacting how they are recommended for services. AI

IMPACT Suggests that earned media and brand mentions are crucial for AI model visibility, potentially shifting focus from traditional SEO tactics.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece and a personal experiment about LLM behavior, not a direct release or significant industry event.

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Agency tests LLM visibility: earned media trumps backlinks

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Boris Dzhingarov ·

    I Wrote 40 Lines of Python to Find Out If ChatGPT Knows My Company Exists

    <p>A client sent me a screenshot in June. They had asked ChatGPT to name good agencies in their category and a competitor came up. They did not. The competitor is not bigger than them and does not rank better in Google. The question in the email was reasonable and I did not have …

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