# Directive — B2B agency running AEO, GEO and LLM SEO programmes under its DiscoverabilityOS methodology.

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> Facts last verified: 2026-10-18

Directive is a B2B marketing agency whose Content capability sells answer engine, generative engine and LLM optimisation as named services. Its strategists audit where models name a brand, restructure pages and schema, and report citation share through Stratos.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://directiveconsulting.com |
| Price | Price on request |
| Free tier | No |

No free plan and no trial: both the AEO and GEO pages route to “Explore Partnership”, and the site's only self-serve purchase is the $399 DIY course.

## What it does

**Monitors AI answers** · Yes — The LLM practice audits where models name the brand and then reports citation presence by buyer prompt over time, as a delivered service rather than a dashboard a buyer logs into.

> We track which LLMs cite your brand, for which buyer prompts, and how that presence trends over time, then connect it to influenced pipeline so LLM SEO proves its own ROI.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/llm-seo-agency/ · Directive's Approach to LLMs, step 04 Pipeline-Tied Measurement

**Optimises your content** · Yes — Existing pages are rewritten and restructured into definitions, comparisons and step frameworks so answer engines can extract them, which is the core of the AEO engagement.

> We rewrite and restructure pages so they produce direct answers: definitions, steps, comparisons, and “best option” logic while maintaining your brand voice.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/answer-engine-optimization-aeo/ · Directive's Approach to AEO, step 02 Answer-Ready Content Optimization

**Generates content** · Yes — New content is produced by Directive's own in-house team, from long-form articles through to structured data assets built for AI extraction, not only advised on.

> Produce and distribute content at scale through Directive's in-house team, from long-form articles to structured data assets built for AI extraction.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/llm-seo-agency/ · Our Comprehensive Content Marketing Services, Content Production & Distribution

**Technical AEO** · Yes — Schema and structured data deployment plus crawlability, indexation and internal linking work are listed as standalone AEO service lines delivered by Directive's team.

> We deploy schema markup and structured content so crawlers and AI systems can quickly interpret page intent, target audience, and authoritative answer signals.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/answer-engine-optimization-aeo/ · Directive's Approach to AEO, step 03 Structured Data & Schema Implementation

**Done-for-you service** · Yes — This is a staffed agency engagement: Directive's strategists do the audit, the rewriting and the measurement, and the company describes itself as an AEO agency for B2B.

> Directive is the AEO agency built for B2B teams who refuse to disappear behind AI-generated answers.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/answer-engine-optimization-aeo/ · Hero paragraph under “Win AI Search, Dominate LLM Share, and Convert Visibility”

## Answer engines

**ChatGPT** · Yes — ChatGPT is named first among the platforms Directive optimises for and is used as the example prompt surface throughout the GEO and LLM pages.

> ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Bing Copilot, Google’s SGE, and custom enterprise LLMs—anywhere AI engines retrieve or generate marketing content.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/generative-engine-optimization-agency/ · Generative AI Optimization FAQs, “What platforms do you optimize for?”

**Perplexity** · Yes — Perplexity appears in the platform answer in the GEO FAQ and again in the Case Status case study as a surface the client won visibility in.

> ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Bing Copilot, Google’s SGE, and custom enterprise LLMs—anywhere AI engines retrieve or generate marketing content.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/generative-engine-optimization-agency/ · Generative AI Optimization FAQs, “What platforms do you optimize for?”

**Gemini** · Yes — Gemini is named in the GEO hero as a surface the service positions the brand inside, alongside ChatGPT and other large language models.

> Our GEO services position your brand inside ChatGPT, Gemini, large language models (LLMs), and AI-powered search engines to capture demand wherever your audience is looking.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/generative-engine-optimization-agency/ · Hero paragraph under “Lead B2B Discovery with Generative Search”

**Google AI Overviews** · Yes — Google AI Overviews presence is explicitly monitored as part of the ongoing AEO optimisation loop, and every content brief is said to include an AI Overview analysis.

> We monitor changes in SERP features, AI Overviews presence, and performance indicators, then iterate with ongoing optimization.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/answer-engine-optimization-aeo/ · Directive's Approach to AEO, step 05 Measurement & Ongoing Optimization

**Claude** · Yes — Claude is named in the GEO FAQ list of platforms optimised for and again in the LLM practice hero as a model buyers ask for vendor shortlists.

> Your buyers are asking ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity which vendors to consider.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/llm-seo-agency/ · Hero paragraph under “LLMs Build the Shortlist”

**Microsoft Copilot** · Yes — Copilot is covered under its Bing Copilot name in the platform FAQ and in the GEO strategy section describing where client brands should appear.

> ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Bing Copilot, Google’s SGE, and custom enterprise LLMs—anywhere AI engines retrieve or generate marketing content.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/generative-engine-optimization-agency/ · Generative AI Optimization FAQs, “What platforms do you optimize for?”

**Coverage in the vendor’s words** · Partly — The vendor states coverage as a named but deliberately open list of platforms it optimises for, with no tier limits, no engine counts and no closed inventory a buyer could rely on.

> ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Bing Copilot, Google’s SGE, and custom enterprise LLMs—anywhere AI engines retrieve or generate marketing content.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/generative-engine-optimization-agency/ · Generative AI Optimization FAQs, “What platforms do you optimize for?”

## What it reports

**Names the cited sources** · Yes — Reporting covers which engines cite the brand and the share of citations by prompt, delivered inside Stratos rather than as a self-serve citation explorer.

> Track citation share by prompt, connect it to pipeline, and reinvest where LLM visibility converts.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/llm-seo-agency/ · Our Process & Impact, step 03 Measure & Scale

**Competitor tracking** · Yes — Competitor share of voice and competitor visibility are monitored continuously in the AI PR programme, and the LLM audit names which rivals models cite instead.

> We monitor coverage, sentiment, competitor share of voice, emerging themes, and how answer engines describe your category.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/ai-pr-agency/ · AI PR services list, market and competitor monitoring item

**Brand sentiment** · Yes — Sentiment and how answer engines describe the category are tracked alongside citation volume, giving a perception read rather than only a presence count.

> We strengthen the sources behind generated answers, then track citation volume, sentiment, share of voice, and pipeline impact in Stratos.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/ai-pr-agency/ · AI PR approach section, narrative and measurement paragraph

**Recommendations** · Yes — The engagement is prescriptive and executional: Directive maps answer opportunities, then rewrites pages and ships schema rather than handing over a report.

> We map the questions your buyers ask across search engines and AI assistants, then prioritize high-value pages and query themes that influence revenue, not vanity traffic.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/answer-engine-optimization-aeo/ · Directive's Approach to AEO, step 01 Answer & Intent Mapping

## Plans and signing up

**How often it checks** · Partly — Monitoring is described as continuous rather than periodic, and the only stated fixed interval is a quarterly pipeline review, so no check frequency is actually published.

> We monitor coverage, sentiment, competitor movement, and AI presence as the conversation develops so our team can act while attention is still available.
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/services/ai-pr-agency/ · The problems we solve section, monthly reporting lag item

**Self-serve signup** · Partly — The agency work cannot be bought without a call, but Directive does sell a self-serve DIY course of its methodology, which is not the AEO or GEO service itself.

> Apply Our Customer Generation Methodology Without the Retainer
> — https://directiveconsulting.com/diy-course-pricing/ · DIY course hero headline

## What changed

- 2026-10-18 — Capabilities · Free tier · Price

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