Answer Engine Optimization & Organic Growth

Your Next Customer
Isn’t Human, It’s AI

SearchTides helps brands adapt to how AI systems interpret, compare, and recommend companies during the buying process.

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66%

Of clients get promoted from working together

75%

Of clients increased their budget in the last year

4.3

Years that 6+ month
clients stay with us

3

Team members have left SearchTides in the last three years

Growth compounds faster when positioning, clarity, and structure come first.

Because in AI-driven search, brands are selected, not ranked.

Modern growth is no longer just about visibility.
It is about being correctly understood.

If AI systems misunderstand who you are, who you serve, or what makes you different, no amount of traffic, content, or links will scale efficiently.

Our Philosophy

True growth does not start with tactics.
It starts with clarity.

Most teams try to grow by adding more.
More content. More channels. More spend.

SearchTides believes growth accelerates only after the fundamentals are aligned.

When positioning is clear, language is consistent, and structure is sound, everything built on top of it works harder. Marketing compounds instead of fighting itself.

This matters even more in an AI-driven world, where systems summarize brands, compare options, and make recommendations before a human ever clicks.

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What We Do

SearchTides helps teams become brands AI systems understand, trust, and recommend.

We focus on fixing how a brand is interpreted before scaling how it is promoted.

This work improves:

  • How AI describes your company
  • Where and when your brand is recommended
  • How consistently your message is echoed across platforms

The result is growth that is easier to sustain and harder to disrupt.

How We *Do* It

Our work addresses the five inputs AI systems rely on when selecting brands.

Each layer reinforces the next. None work well in isolation.

Identity Layer

We clarify who the brand is, who it is for, and what makes it distinct.

This ensures AI systems classify the company correctly instead of grouping it with competitors or substitutes.

Language

We align brand language with the phrases AI systems repeat, summarize, and use to describe companies.

This reduces message drift and increases consistency across AI answers and third-party citations.

Distribution

We ensure the brand appears in the sources, platforms, and environments AI systems rely on to form recommendations.

Visibility only matters if it exists in places AI trusts.

Data

We structure facts, content, and schema so AI systems can extract, verify, and recall accurate information.

Clear structure prevents misinterpretation and hallucinated summaries.

Integrity

We reinforce trust through third-party validation, citations, and consistent external signals.

AI systems favor brands with redundancy, verification, and credibility beyond their own website.

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Why This Works

Most growth problems are not traffic problems.
They are understanding problems.

SearchTides starts where AI decision-making actually begins.

By fixing positioning, clarity, and structure first, brands stop fighting their own growth. Marketing becomes more efficient. Recommendations become more consistent. Results compound instead of reset.

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Who We Work With

We work with teams who:

  • Are growing, but feel capped
  • See inconsistent AI visibility or recommendations
  • Know rankings alone no longer explain performance
  • Common partners include financial services, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and ecommerce brands
  • We are not a good fit for local businesses, early stage startups, or ecommerce companies with limited brand awareness
  • We specialize in regulated industries
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AI Has Changed

How Decisions Are Made.

SearchTides helps brands change how they are understood.

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