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Digital PR for AI: get mentioned where AI engines look for answers

Digital PR for AI earns your brand mentions in the publications, comparison lists and industry sites AI engines draw on when they recommend providers.

AI engines rarely take a brand’s word for itself. They repeat what trusted third parties say about you. This is where most AI visibility is won, and it’s where we’re strongest.

Digital PR for AI

On its own: priced on request. Included in the Authority retainer.

Every campaign starts from the source map in your AI Visibility Audit.

Why it matters

Two findings explain why we put digital PR at the center of AI work, not at the edge:

An Ahrefs study of 75,000 brands found branded web mentions among the strongest correlates of AI visibility (0.66–0.71 across AI Overviews, AI Mode and ChatGPT), second only to YouTube mentions and well ahead of Domain Rating (0.27–0.33).

AI leans on third-party lists

In an Ahrefs study of 750 prompts in ChatGPT, 43.8% of cited pages were “best X” lists.

Correlation isn’t proof of cause, and we say so. But the pattern is consistent: brands that trusted sites talk about get named by AI more often.

One placement in the right publication can do more for your AI visibility than a hundred new blog posts on your own site.

What we do

What we do

Source targeting

We start from the sources AI already cites in your category (from your audit): industry media, “best X” lists, review sites, niche publications. Not a generic media list.

Stories worth covering

Data studies, expert commentary, market insights and useful tools. Something a journalist or editor wants to publish, not a press release nobody reads.

Editor and journalist outreach

Personal pitches to the people who run the publications and lists that matter in your niche.

List inclusion

We contact the authors of comparison and “best X” articles that AI cites, with a clear case for why you belong there. Where a list or publication only offers paid inclusion and it’s worth it, we’ll recommend it and label it as paid.

Expert positioning

Quotes and commentary from your team in stories about your market.

Consistent brand facts

Every placement describes you the same way, so AI engines don’t get mixed signals.

Where we’re strongest

Trust-heavy categories: finance, fintech, healthcare and precious metals. In these niches a weak source doesn’t count, editors are careful, and every claim needs backing. That’s the environment we’ve built links and media coverage in for years.

What you get

What you get

01

Target list

The publications, lists and sites to go after, ranked by how often AI cites them in your category.

02

Campaign plan

Campaigns or story angles each quarter, agreed with you.

03

Placements

Mentions and links in relevant publications.

04

Monthly report

Every placement, with a link, the site, and whether AI engines cite that source in your category.

05

AI impact tracking

Your share of voice on the same prompts before and after, via AI Citation Tracking.

Process

How it works

1

Source map

From the audit: which sources AI cites for your category, and where you’re missing.

2

Angles

We find stories your brand can credibly tell: data, expertise, opinions.

3

Outreach

Personal pitches to editors, journalists and list authors.

4

Placements

Coverage goes live; we log each one.

5

Measure

We track whether AI starts citing those sources and naming you.

Who it’s for

  • Established brands in competitive or trust-heavy categories, where buyers and AI both look for third-party proof.
  • Companies with a real story to tell: data, expertise, a strong opinion, a useful tool.
  • Teams that have done on-site SEO and GEO and need the off-site half.

Who it’s not for

  • Anyone looking for guaranteed coverage in a named outlet. Editors decide what they publish.
  • Buyers of link packages or paid article networks. We don’t sell those.
  • Brands that can’t be quoted or named publicly (for example because of compliance). We’ll talk it through first.

Results

Proof

Damian Salkowski

We especially liked Jarek’s out-of-the-box ideas in regards to email outreach and contacting media to get international references and high-quality backlinks.

Damian Salkowski, Senuto.com
How we supported ZEN's international expansion

Fintech · international

ZEN

+524% organic traffic.

Top-10 keywords from 122 to 1,044.

StoneX Bullion website

Precious metals · Europe

StoneX Bullion

+104% organic traffic since we started in November 2023 (Ahrefs estimates).

/en/case-study-stonex-bullion/ →

16 years

in SEO

100+

clients

Up to 400%

ROI

Our published results are SEO results today. AI citation results from digital PR will be added here as clients agree to publish them.

FAQ

Digital PR for AI FAQ

What is digital PR for AI?

Digital PR for AI is earning mentions of your brand in the online publications, comparison lists and industry sites that AI engines use as sources. The goal is for AI to find trusted third parties describing you, so it names you when buyers ask for recommendations.

How is this different from link building?

Link building aims for links that help rankings. Digital PR for AI aims for mentions in the specific sources AI cites, with or without a link. There’s overlap, and good placements usually bring both. The difference is the target list: we pick sources by how often AI cites them, not only by their Domain Rating.

How do you know which publications AI uses?

We measure it. In the AI Visibility Audit and in monthly tracking we record which domains and pages AI engines cite for your buyer questions. That list decides where we pitch.

Can you guarantee placements?

No. Editors decide what they publish, and a guaranteed placement usually means a paid one. We guarantee the work: the research, the stories and the outreach agreed in your plan, reported monthly with every result.

Do you buy placements or sponsored posts?

Yes, when it’s worth it. Most coverage we earn through stories and outreach. Some strong publications and lists only offer paid or sponsored placement; when one of them matters for your category, we recommend it, tell you it’s paid and what it costs, and you decide. Paid placements are clearly marked as sponsored where the publication requires it.

How long until digital PR affects AI answers?

Months, not weeks. A placement has to be published, indexed and picked up as a source. We track your share of voice on fixed prompts, so you’ll see if and when it moves.

Why are you strongest in finance and fintech?

Because that’s where we’ve done most of our link building and media work. Finance, fintech and precious metals are trust-heavy niches: editors are strict and weak sources don’t count. That discipline carries over to any category where trust decides who gets recommended.

Find the sources AI trusts in your category.

The audit shows which publications and lists AI cites for your buyers’ questions, and where you’re missing.