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  "updatedAt": "2026-10-31",
  "title": "Atlanta SEO and AI-search agencies, compared",
  "summary": "Agencies with an Atlanta-area street address that list SEO and AI search as services, compared by what they offer, what they publish about price and terms, and what their own pages show they have done. This is a sample, not every Atlanta agency.",
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  "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
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      "id": "local-seo",
      "label": "Local-business SEO",
      "description": "You serve customers in one city or region and want help with maps, local listings and local search rankings."
    },
    {
      "id": "ecommerce-technical-seo",
      "label": "Ecommerce or technical SEO",
      "description": "You run an online store or a large site, or you need crawl, site-structure and page-speed fixes."
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-answers",
      "label": "Showing up in AI answers",
      "description": "You want help being cited in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity or similar answers."
    },
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      "id": "monthly-retainer",
      "label": "A managed monthly retainer",
      "description": "You want an ongoing, month-by-month program with stated terms."
    }
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    },
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      "kind": "list"
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      "kind": "text"
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  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How were these agencies chosen?",
      "answer": "Each one has a live first-party site, an Atlanta-area street address shown on that site, SEO and AI search named as services on that site, and something dated 2026. More agencies met that rule than fit on one page, so ten were picked by a fixed draw that does not look at quality, price or size. Agencies that are branch offices of a firm based elsewhere were not included. The page lists agencies in alphabetical order."
    },
    {
      "question": "Why do most agencies show no price?",
      "answer": "Most agencies do not publish prices. One of the ten publishes monthly starting prices. \"Not publicly stated\" means the agency's pages do not say. It does not mean the answer is no."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does \"Provider claim\" mean?",
      "answer": "It marks a figure or promise that the agency reports about itself, such as a result or a year founded. We quote it and attribute it. We have not checked it."
    }
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      "name": "20North Marketing",
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      "url": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 3525 Piedmont Rd NE, Ste 7-700"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
        "ai-answers"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta digital marketing agency with separate service pages for SEO and AI SEO. Its AI work covers answer engine and generative engine optimization, local AI SEO and ecommerce AI SEO.",
      "fit": "Businesses that want SEO and AI search work from one agency, including local and ecommerce programs.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices, minimum term or report schedule. Its pages show a \">100%\" client retention figure with no explanation. Several case studies do not name the client.",
      "facts": {
        "services": {
          "value": [
            "Keyword research, on-page optimization and SEO content",
            "Technical SEO and internal linking",
            "Local SEO, including Google Business Profile and citations",
            "E-commerce AI SEO",
            "AI SEO and local AI SEO",
            "Reporting and analytics",
            "Also sells paid advertising, web development and design, and email marketing"
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/digital-marketing-services/seo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Its AI SEO page calls the firm an \"AI SEO and generative engine optimization agency\". It lists AI keyword research, on-page work for AI search, generative engine optimization (GEO), technical AI SEO (schema, crawlability, LLMs.txt), local AI SEO and AI search reporting. Separate pages cover AI SEO for ecommerce, AI visibility services and AI SEO audits.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/digital-marketing-services/ai-seo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "pricing": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published. Its contact form offers budget choices of $5k/month, $10k/month and $25k/month; these are form options, not rates."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No minimum term or month-to-month statement was found on its SEO, AI SEO or FAQ pages."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": "Says it tracks keyword rankings, organic traffic and brand visibility across AI platforms and gives \"clear reporting at every step\". Its AI Search Reporting service says it tracks changes \"in real time\". No report schedule is stated.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/digital-marketing-services/ai-seo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": [
            "BIS Benefits, a Georgia insurance broker (case study dated Oct 12, 2026): 20North states it ran an SEO program built on content, local pages and video",
            "Unnamed B2B SaaS company (case study dated Oct 11, 2026): SEO and web development",
            "Unnamed client (case study dated Aug 18, 2026, titled \"Building Multi-Year Search Growth and AI Visibility Leadership\"): SEO and AEO"
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          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/case-studies",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Dates are the ones shown on its case studies list."
        },
        "agencyClaims": {
          "value": [
            "20North Marketing states \"950+ Clients served\"",
            "20North Marketing states \"80+ Team members\"",
            "20North Marketing states \"35+ Successful Case Studies\"",
            "20North Marketing states its BIS Benefits work grew \"page 1 keywords 4,073% and closed revenue 85% year over year\""
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          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/digital-marketing-services/seo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "No period, counting method or baseline is given for any of these figures."
        },
        "clientSide": {
          "value": "Lists clients in 25+ industries, including manufacturing and industrial, legal, construction, home services, e-commerce, healthcare, franchising, technology and nonprofit",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.20northmarketing.com/digital-marketing-services/seo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        }
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      "entityType": "comparison-item",
      "id": "ais-media",
      "name": "AIS Media",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://aismedia.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 3343 Peachtree Rd NE, Ste 145"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
        "ai-answers"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta digital marketing agency whose SEO page covers technical SEO, content, local visibility and AI search. It also sells paid search, social media and content production.",
      "fit": "Marketing teams at larger companies that want SEO and AI search visibility measured against leads and revenue.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices, contract terms or report schedule. Its headline results (+406%, +697%, +213%) show no baseline or period. Most of its case studies do not name the client.",
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        "services": {
          "value": [
            "SEO strategy: technical SEO, keyword research, content planning and competitive intelligence",
            "AI search visibility",
            "Content distribution to social posts, Google Business Profile, email and sales material",
            "Local visibility: Google Maps, reviews and business listings",
            "Authority building: digital PR, links and independent mentions",
            "Performance analytics",
            "Also sells PPC management, social media marketing, content creation and digital media production"
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Its SEO services include \"AI Search Visibility\": it says it clarifies content, structure and proof points so AI platforms can understand a brand, and strengthens the authority signals that support discovery.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "A guide on its site, \"AI Search Optimization Guide: AEO + GEO\", explains answer engine and generative engine optimization. The guide is not a service description."
        },
        "pricing": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published. The page offers an SEO proposal request."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No minimum term or month-to-month statement was found on its home, SEO or agency pages."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": "Says it tracks rankings, traffic, engagement and leads alongside business outcomes, and describes \"Executive-Level Reporting\" for leadership. It says it uses BrightEdge, GA4 and Google Search Console. No report schedule or format is stated.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": [
            "Adelman Travel (first half of 2025; case study first published Aug 18, 2025): AIS Media states its SEO services increased qualified leads by 120% in six months and sales pipeline value by 216%"
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/client-results/seo-case-study-adelman-travel-leads-pipeline-growth/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "The page compares the first six months of 2025 with full-year 2024 for pipeline value."
        },
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          "value": [
            "AIS Media states its \"award-winning team brings 20+ years of experience\"",
            "AIS Media states it \"has earned more than 100 digital marketing awards\"",
            "AIS Media states results of \"+406%\" page-one Google rankings, \"+697%\" organic traffic growth and \"+213%\" qualified leads"
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          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "No client, baseline or period is given for these headline figures on this page."
        },
        "clientSide": {
          "value": "Marketing leaders at enterprise companies and leading brands",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://aismedia.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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      "updatedAt": "2026-10-31"
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      "entityType": "comparison-item",
      "id": "brain-bytes-creative",
      "name": "Brain Bytes Creative",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 120 Interstate North Parkway SE, Suite 448"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "ai-answers"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta agency that serves healthcare, law, home-service and SaaS businesses. SEO is one of its listed services, and its home page names SEO and AI search together.",
      "fit": "Healthcare practices, law firms and home-service businesses that want SEO inside a wider marketing program.",
      "unclear": "Its SEO page is titled \"SEO and AEO Marketing Services\", but its body names no AI search work. It publishes no prices, contract terms or reporting details. Its case study pages were published in Oct 2026; the dates of the work are not stated.",
      "facts": {
        "services": {
          "value": [
            "Keyword research, branded and non-branded",
            "On-page SEO, including metadata and internal link analysis",
            "Off-page SEO, including backlinks and local citations",
            "SEO-driven content",
            "Also sells paid media, website design, social media and market consulting"
          ],
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Its home page lists \"SEO & AI Search\" as a service and says it improves \"visibility across traditional search and AI-powered search\". It also describes \"AI Search and Search Everywhere strategies\". Its SEO page names no AI search work, and no deliverables are listed.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Its Dhingra Orthodontics case study mentions rankings for \"Google and AI-driven searches\" and a featured snippet in Google's AI-powered results."
        },
        "pricing": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published. It offers a free consultation and a free digital assessment."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No term or cancellation wording was found on its SEO or home pages. Its Terms of Use page covers use of the website."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No reporting details were found on its home, SEO or about pages."
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": [
            "Dhingra Orthodontics (case study page published Oct 22, 2026): Brain Bytes states it implemented a targeted local SEO strategy for three Ohio markets and reports \"85% more organic sessions YoY and 102% more conversions PoP\"",
            "Resurgens Orthopaedics (published Oct 22, 2026): SEO work for Georgia practices",
            "Southeast Law Firm (published Oct 22, 2026): onsite and offsite SEO for car accident pages across locations"
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Dates are the publish dates in each case study page's markup. The dates of the work itself are not stated."
        },
        "agencyClaims": {
          "value": [
            "Brain Bytes Creative states it was \"Founded in 2010\"",
            "Brain Bytes Creative states \"For over 15 years\" it has partnered with healthcare, law, home-service and SaaS clients"
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
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          "value": "Healthcare organizations, law firms, home service companies and SaaS businesses across the United States",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.brainbytescreative.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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      "entityType": "comparison-item",
      "id": "find-local-company",
      "name": "Find Local Company",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 395 Majestic Cove (site shows ZIP 30004)"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "monthly-retainer"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta-area agency that sells SEO, website design, advertising and social media on a no-contract, month-to-month basis. It also lists generative engine optimization (GEO) as a service.",
      "fit": "Medical practices, law firms and service businesses that want SEO without a long-term contract.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices; its SEO packages are custom by metro area and industry. Its GEO page is a general explainer and lists no deliverables, and its no-contract list does not include GEO. Its recent projects page names clients but gives no dates or descriptions of the work.",
      "facts": {
        "services": {
          "value": [
            "Search engine optimization: on-site work, backlinks and content",
            "Responsive and ADA-friendly website design",
            "Digital advertising and social media marketing",
            "Website analytics, hosting, security and support",
            "No-cost SEO audit",
            "Generative engine optimization (GEO)"
          ],
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/search-engine-optimization",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Lists \"Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)\" as a service. Its GEO page explains what GEO is and says the firm is \"committed to leveraging these advanced systems\"; it lists no deliverables or process.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/generative-engine-optimization-geo",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "pricing": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published. Its SEO page says packages are custom and set by the metro area and the industry."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": "No contract and no long-term commitment: services are paid for on a month-to-month basis",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/pricing",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "The page says it does not \"demand any up-front, long-term contracts\"."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": "Says it will \"share reports on a regular basis\" and lists website analytics as a service. No report schedule is stated.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/pricing",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "Its recent projects page names clients, such as dental and plastic surgery practices, but gives no dates or description of the work. Its testimonials are undated."
        },
        "agencyClaims": {
          "value": [
            "Find Local Company states \"Page 1 Results in over 50 Vertical Markets\""
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/search-engine-optimization",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "No period, method or example is given for this figure."
        },
        "clientSide": {
          "value": "A diverse client base, including medical practices and physicians and contractors and service companies; says it works \"all over the country\" with large client bases in New York, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.findlocal-company.com/search-engine-optimization",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        }
      },
      "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/atlanta-seo-ai-search-agencies/#find-local-company",
      "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/atlanta-seo-ai-search-agencies.json",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "entityType": "comparison-item",
      "id": "hughes-media",
      "name": "Hughes Media",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 280 Interstate North Circle SE, Suite 225"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
        "ai-answers",
        "monthly-retainer"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta digital marketing agency that says it was founded in 2000 and lists SEO and answer engine optimization (AEO) together. It offers project work and month-to-month retainers with no required long-term contract.",
      "fit": "Midsize businesses that want SEO and AEO work with a stated no-long-term-contract policy.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices; a price sheet is available on request. Its case studies page is headed \"We Guarantee Results\", while its home page says it relies on case studies \"instead of blanket guarantees\". The named case studies we read are from 2020 or earlier, and its 2026 AI example does not name the client.",
      "facts": {
        "services": {
          "value": [
            "Keyword research and technical SEO fixes",
            "Rewritten service pages, new content, schema and internal linking",
            "Local SEO (its own page covers Google Business Profile, citations and reviews)",
            "Answer engine optimization (AEO)",
            "Reporting",
            "Also sells PPC, paid social, email, programmatic advertising, website design and creative services"
          ],
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/seo/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Its Local SEO page covers \"Local SEO and AEO work\" and includes a step called \"Reverse LLM Query Testing\", where it asks AI assistants the questions customers ask and records whether the business appears and which sources the answer uses.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/local-seo-services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Its home page lists \"SEO and Answer Engine Optimization\" as a service. Its SEO page says \"no agency can guarantee AI citations or rankings\" and shows one unnamed manufacturing client's AI visits and Google AI Overview citations for July 2026."
        },
        "pricing": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published. Its AI disclosure page says a price sheet is available on request through the contact form."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": "No long-term contract required. Offers project-based work and month-to-month retainers, and says clients can cancel at any time",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/ai-disclosure-hughes-media-digital-agency/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Its home page FAQ also says it offers project work and retainers \"without requiring a long-term contract\"."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": "Says it will \"report them back to you in raw data format\". Its local SEO page says reporting ties to calls, forms and booked appointments. No report schedule is stated.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/about/our-process/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": [
            "Unnamed manufacturing client (July 2026 compared with June 2026): Hughes Media states its page work earned Google AI Overview citations and more visits from AI assistants",
            "Four Seasons Plumbing, Asheville NC (calls compared for 2016 and 2017): on-site and off-site SEO, pay-per-click and direct mail; Hughes Media states it ranked the site #1 in local and organic results",
            "American Air Conditioning & Heating, southern California (engaged in 2020): website redesign and SEO strategy"
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/case-studies/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "The July 2026 example is on its SEO page. The other two are on separate case study pages, which give the years used here."
        },
        "agencyClaims": {
          "value": [
            "Hughes Media states it was \"founded in 2000\"",
            "Hughes Media states its \"average client relationship lasts 8 years\"",
            "Hughes Media states \"Increased leads by 600% in one year for an elective surgery client\"",
            "Hughes Media states \"Manages over $300,000 per month in pay-per-click advertising spend across the client roster\"",
            "Hughes Media states \"Has helped businesses grow their online presence by up to 400%\""
          ],
          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/ai-disclosure-hughes-media-digital-agency/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "No period or method is given for these figures."
        },
        "clientSide": {
          "value": "Midsize businesses across the United States, locally and nationwide",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hughesmedia.us/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Its case studies page filters work by B2B, construction, ecommerce, financial, franchise, home services and retail."
        }
      },
      "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/atlanta-seo-ai-search-agencies/#hughes-media",
      "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/atlanta-seo-ai-search-agencies.json",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "entityType": "comparison-item",
      "id": "m16-marketing",
      "name": "M16 Marketing",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://m16marketing.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: 275 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200 (headquarters, by appointment); 730 Peachtree St NE, Suite 570"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "local-seo",
        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
        "ai-answers",
        "monthly-retainer"
      ],
      "summary": "Atlanta digital marketing agency that publishes monthly starting prices for three SEO tiers and says every SEO engagement tracks brand mentions in AI answers. It also sells web design, paid search, social media and content.",
      "fit": "Businesses that want a priced, retainer-based SEO program with AI visibility tracking, from one location to national.",
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            "Content strategy and production",
            "Link building and digital PR",
            "National and multi-location SEO",
            "eCommerce SEO",
            "Answer engine optimization (AEO)",
            "AI SEO and AI Index Optimization (AIO)",
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/m16-marketing-pricing/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
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        },
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          "value": "Local SEO from $2,400 per month; Growth SEO from $4,800 per month; Enterprise SEO from $10,000 per month. Starting points for a monthly retainer, scoped to the client",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/m16-marketing-pricing/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "Local SEO covers 50 keywords, 25 AI queries and 1 location. Growth covers 150 keywords, 75 AI queries and 5 locations. Enterprise covers 500+ keywords, 250+ AI queries and unlimited locations. Setup is rolled into the first month. The page says final pricing reflects scope, channels, capacity and risk."
        },
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/m16-marketing-pricing/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "The page also lists a performance-aligned model that starts only when attribution is reliable."
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/m16-marketing-pricing/",
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            "BankSouth Mortgage, a Georgia mortgage lender (case study published May 25, 2026; rankings captured May 2026): M16 states it ran local SEO across 10 Georgia markets",
            "The Art of Touch, an Atlanta massage studio (published May 25, 2026): local SEO",
            "Accuwright Mechanical, an industrial facilities firm (published May 25, 2026; 12-month period): SEO and paid search"
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          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/atlanta-seo-company/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
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            "M16 Marketing states \"Helping Brands Grow Since 2013\"",
            "M16 Marketing states \"$1B+ in client revenue, driven through organic growth and M&A\"",
            "M16 Marketing states its PIEARM system is \"the engine behind 200+ enterprise engagements\"",
            "M16 Marketing states its BankSouth Mortgage site \"now holds 49 keywords in Google's top 3, with 30 at #1\"",
            "M16 Marketing states The Art of Touch's \"AI presence grew from zero to 96 mentions across AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Gemini\""
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          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/atlanta-seo-company/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
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        },
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          "value": "Businesses nationwide, from single-location to national; its SEO page names healthcare, legal, manufacturing and B2B, financial services, technology and SaaS, home services, real estate, professional services and non-profits",
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          "sourceUrl": "https://m16marketing.com/atlanta-seo-company/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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        "local-seo",
        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
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      "fit": "Brands that want SEO, AEO and GEO as one part of a broad creative, PR and technology engagement.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices, contract terms or report schedule. Its SEO page lists services without describing deliverables. The one SEO case study it links is from 2018, and no dated example of its AI search work was found.",
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            "Keyword research and strategy, on-page and off-page optimization",
            "Technical SEO strategy and competitive analysis",
            "Ecommerce SEO, app optimization, voice and multi-modal search, video optimization",
            "Content creation and optimization",
            "Answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO)",
            "Analytics and reporting"
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
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          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No prices are published."
        },
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          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
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        },
        "reporting": {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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          "sourceUrl": "https://www.neboagency.com/portfolio/belgard-commercial/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "This is the SEO case study its SEO page links. The page does not give a month or the length of the engagement."
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          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.neboagency.com/services/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
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          "value": "Brands across many sectors; its portfolio names Charbroil, Gas South, American Cruise Lines, Brookdale, FHLBank Atlanta and LexisNexis Risk Solutions",
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          "sourceUrl": "https://www.neboagency.com/portfolio/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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      "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/atlanta-seo-ai-search-agencies.json",
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      "name": "Sagepath Reply",
      "availability": "active",
      "url": "https://sagepath-reply.com/",
      "base": {
        "type": "address",
        "label": "Atlanta: One Alliance Center, 3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1200"
      },
      "bestFor": [
        "ai-answers"
      ],
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      "fit": "Larger organizations that want SEO and GEO work alongside platform and digital experience projects.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices, contract terms or SEO case studies. The work shown on its home page is not SEO work. Its SEO pages carry no dates or examples.",
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        "services": {
          "value": [
            "SEO audits",
            "Custom SEO strategies",
            "Keyword mapping",
            "Redirect mapping for site migrations",
            "On-page optimization",
            "SEO content optimization",
            "Also lists digital strategy, enterprise platforms, analytics and performance media"
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://sagepath-reply.com/ai-native-solutions/search-engine-optimization/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "aiSearch": {
          "value": "Its Generative Engine Optimization page lists AI visibility audits, custom GEO strategies, schema optimization, prompt and topic gap analyses, AI content optimization, and GEO reporting and insights.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://sagepath-reply.com/ai-native-solutions/generative-engine-optimization/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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          "note": "No prices are published."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "No term or cancellation wording was found on its SEO or GEO pages. Both pages say it would like to start \"a long-term partnership\"."
        },
        "reporting": {
          "value": "Its GEO page lists \"GEO reporting and insights\". Its SEO page lists no reporting. No schedule is stated.",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://sagepath-reply.com/ai-native-solutions/generative-engine-optimization/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": null,
          "status": "not-stated",
          "note": "Its SEO and GEO pages name no client work. The projects on its home page (St. Peter's Basilica, Georgia Pacific, SouthState Bank) are not described as SEO work."
        },
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          "value": [
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          "status": "provider-claim",
          "sourceUrl": "https://sagepath-reply.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31",
          "note": "These figures describe the Reply network, not the Atlanta firm."
        },
        "clientSide": {
          "value": "Enterprises; describes itself as an \"AI-native consulting firm specializing in enterprise software, DXP, and digital marketing\". Its home page names Georgia Pacific and SouthState Bank among its work",
          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://sagepath-reply.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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      },
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      "name": "SEO Guru Atlanta",
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      "url": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/",
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        "label": "Cumming: 3165 Stonecrest Dr (Alpharetta and Atlanta addresses also listed)"
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        "ecommerce-technical-seo",
        "ai-answers",
        "monthly-retainer"
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      "fit": "Local and national businesses, including franchises and ecommerce sites, that want SEO and AI search work from an SEO-focused firm.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices; its FAQ says to call for a quote. Its FAQ says contract length varies, while its home page claims month-to-month terms after six months. Its Atlanta address carries a \"#2585\" unit number, and which of its three addresses is staffed is not stated. Some counters on its pages were blank when read, so those figures were not used.",
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        "services": {
          "value": [
            "Local SEO",
            "AI search optimization",
            "National SEO",
            "E-commerce SEO",
            "Franchise SEO",
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
        },
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          "status": "verified",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/ai-seo-services/",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-31"
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          "sourceUrl": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/",
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        },
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            "Heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical provider (new domain went live Nov 24, 2025; measured December 2025 to September 2026): SEO after a domain migration, with Google Ads and Meta lead campaigns",
            "Restoration and home services company (June 2021 to September 2026): SEO and local search, later joined by Google Ads and Meta Ads"
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          "sourceUrl": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/case-studies/",
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          "sourceUrl": "https://www.seoguruatlanta.com/",
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      "url": "https://thekoolsource.net/",
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        "ai-answers"
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      "fit": "Small and multi-location businesses that want SEO and GEO together with web design and paid search.",
      "unclear": "It publishes no prices, contract terms or reporting details. It gives no founding year; \"10+ years\" is its only tenure claim. It shows no dated case studies, and its testimonials are undated.",
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          "note": "No reporting details were found on its home, SEO or about pages."
        },
        "namedWork": {
          "value": null,
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