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Launch AEO pages this quarter
Forecast.ing turns the questions your buyers ask into pages that show up in AI search.
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What we hear from B2B marketers
The options they’ve tried create too much work or aren’t good enough to launch.
One of my KPIs this quarter is to launch AEO articles. It’s a board-level objective. We’ve cut paid search and we’re focusing on AEO.
Senior Director of Growth, B2B Software co.
Our product is so specialized that I have to review every article and correct the details myself. I’m paying for content that makes me the bottleneck.
VP of Marketing, B2B Software co.
Even with AI, nobody here has the time to research, write, and publish the pages one by one.
Digital Marketing Manager, IT Services co.
Forecast.ing: the platform-powered AEO agency for B2B marketers
With Forecast.ing, your AEO pages go live each quarter, built around your objectives and your buyers' questions. You give direction, we do the work.
Solutions page
- Qualitative and Quantitative Tools for Concept Studies
- Scaling Consumer Interviews for Concept Testing
- Running Concept and Product Studies Across Markets
- Testing Physical Products in Homes and Stores
- Evaluating Product and Packaging Concepts
- + 8 more articles
The AEO win you'll report this quarter
We identify the highest-priority category where you're not getting recommended, launch the pages that close the gap, and show the impact.
Step 1
AEO Audit
JackalopeBrand Leaderboard8thof 42 brands
AI search recommendations across 21 categories
- Freshworks20
- Zendesk18
- Atlassian12
- Intercom8
- ServiceNow7
- Help Scout5
- Zoho5
- Jackalope4
- ManageEngine3
- Front2
- Freshworks
Step 2
Content Creation
JackalopeArticlesCategory
Solutions / IT Help Desk Software
Category page + 10 supporting articles · Live
ArticleTarget promptIT Help Desk SoftwareWhat is the best IT help desk software?Self-Hosted IT Help Desk SoftwareWhat is the best self-hosted IT help desk software?AI Triage for IT Help DesksWhat is the best AI-powered IT help desk software?Slack and Microsoft Teams TicketingWhich IT help desk software works with Slack and Microsoft Teams?+ 7 more articles
Step 3
Performance Reporting
JackalopeCategory: IT Help Desk SoftwareAEO
3rdfrom 8th
Brand leaderboard
SEO
12,400+11%
Search impressions
Website
640+9%
Category page visits
CRM
$51,0003 deals
Pipeline created
AI search recommendations
ASI takes its Seagate launch to AI search.
A category page and twelve articles, live before launch. AI search started recommending ASI a week after launch.
Gemini
best distributors for seagate exos enterprise storage hardware
The best distributors for Seagate Exos enterprise storage hardware depend on purchasing volume, whether direct manufacturer terms/credit lines are needed, or if orders are placed as an end-user enterprise vs. a reseller.
Specialized Component & Storage Distributors
Best for: Server builders, cloud hosting providers, and integrators seeking competitive spot-market pricing or immediate warehouse availability on bulk drive trays.
- ASI Partner: A premier authorized Seagate master distributor focused specifically on components, storage chassis, and server platforms. Generally maintains deep stock of Exos X-series (X16, X18, X20, X24) bare drives.
- Ma Labs: One of the largest component and memory/storage-focused wholesale distributors in the US. Consistently offers strong tier-pricing for carton- and pallet-level orders of enterprise drives.
- CMS Distribution: The primary specialized distributor for Seagate enterprise and commercial storage across the UK and EMEA region.
When Seagate selected us as the distributor for their new enterprise storage product, we needed AI search to put ASI on buyers' shortlists. But we didn't have the capacity to create a full category of content in time for launch.
The Forecast.ing platform analyzed AI search results and found where our expertise should be the leading answer. Their editors tuned the pages for both AI search and buyers.
It's amazing how much they created from the resources we provided: a full category, live in time for launch. We go into it ahead of the competition in AI search.
Kent Tibbils, VP, Marketing, ASI
Forecast.ing in Search Engine Land
We publish new research, tools, and insights in Search Engine Land every quarter.
The platform-powered AEO agency
Agencies hand you briefs, outlines and drafts to review. We deliver complete categories, ready to publish.
AEO Audit
Are your priority categories winning or losing in AI search?
- Where you rank vs. competitors
- Which category to fix first
- How often AI recommends you
- Which pages AI sends buyers to
- Which sources AI trusts
Content Creation
Establish category leadership with pages that prove it.
- Category page plus 10 articles
- Built on buyer questions
- Backed by evidence
- Engineered for AEO and SEO
- Ready to publish
Performance Reporting
Attribute every page to awareness, conversion, and pipeline.
- AEO visibility
- SEO performance
- Website engagement
- CRM pipeline
- Competitor movement
See who gets recommended in your categories.
We break down your sitemap, analyze the competition, and show where you're winning and losing.