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VivaKi scales audience on demand in APAC through regional activation center
MUMBAI: VivaKi continues the global expansion of audience on demand (AOD) and announced the launch of a regional activation center for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Following substantial growth of AOD and increasing global demand, the center will launch and aggressively scale Publicis Groupe’s addressable media practice throughout Asia Pacific. Grace Liau has been appointed to lead the operations as regional GM.
AOD is Publicis Groupe’s multi-channel digital addressable media buying practice that enables global and local advertisers to reach the right audiences, at the right time, at scale, across all digital touchpoints in real-time. Combining the talent of some of the industry’s leading addressability experts along with industry-leading technology and data partnerships, AOD delivers data-driven display, video, social and mobile advertising buys for Publicis Groupe agencies including Starcom MediaVest Group, ZenithOptimedia, Razorfish and DigitasLBi.
As one of the first entrants in the real time bidding marketplace, AOD is recognised as the most trusted solution in the industry. Globally, AOD has served more than 280 billion impressions across more than 110,000 campaigns for 2,283 advertisers in 23 countries.
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VivaKi country chair in southeast Asia Jeffrey Seah said: “Audience On Demand (AOD) is VivaKi‘s proprietary trading desk technology. It represents the epitome of laser-targeting consumers – a real-time matching of advertising inventory to consumer profiles. Just like programmatic trading in the financial stockbroking houses, AOD will bring an industrial-level of efficiency over “retail” media buying and will provide our agencies with the competitive advantage needed in our technology-infused industry.”
The aim of the regional Activation Center is to proficiently scale the Groupe’s digital addressable media practice across Asia Pacific, whilst maintaining global consistency and the high standards AOD is synonymous with. Following highly successful beta testing of AOD across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia this news also formally launches AOD in South East Asia.
“AOD was built to provide clients with quality, service, safety and transparency in the programmatic space. Our commitment is to preserve these benefits even as we pursue an aggressive growth strategy. Establishing an activation center in Singapore, and installing a respected, experienced AOD expert at the helm, allows us to scale AOD in a vital region while ensuring the unique value proposition of the offering. Grace and her team will activate all the attributes of AOD, including the VivaKi Verified standards, which no other programmatic option can offer,” VivaKi CEO Frank Voris expounded.
Originally from Singapore, Grace has spent the past 20 years living in Boston and transfers into her new role with a formidable track record in the online advertising sector. Grace is a digital marketing pioneer and was part of the original VivaKi team that launched AOD in 2008. Most recently at VivaKi, Grace has lead the Platforms Partnership team and the Ad Operations Center of Excellence (Ad Ops COE), an internal consultancy focused on establishing a community of world-class digital advertising professionals that develop and lead digital ad operations best practices across VivaKi.
Prior to joining VivaKi, Grace headed up the Media Operations & Technology practice for Digitas where she was responsible for developing bespoke strategies for clients and leading their Advanced Targeting technologies work. Grace will transition into her new role at the beginning of October and will report into Kurt Unkel. Also joining the Activation Center team in Singapore is Stephen Tompkins as AOD Director. Stephen transferred to his new role in August and will be tasked with driving growth of AOD across the APAC network. Stephen joined VivaKi in 2011 as a platform expert and has been an instrumental part of the team. Most recently Stephen has been based in Beijing where he has been responsible for driving adoption of AOD across the region. Kurt Unkel, President, Products & Solutions for VivaKi comments: “Grace and Stephen are industry experts in addressable and programmatic media. Both have global experience, are proven collaborators which have made them instrumental to AOD’s success. They will preserve and enhance the benefits of AOD as we scale the offering and grow markets.” This news follows the recent announcement that VivaKi has launched an Activation Center in Amsterdam to proficiently scale AOD across Europe. A third regional activation center is currently being planned in China.
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The Best AEO Agencies in the USA for 2026
We ranked the 10 best AEO agencies in the USA for B2B brands in 2026 based on our selected criteria like AI visibility and clients results.
10 Best Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Agencies in the USA for 2026
AI is changing how buyers discover vendors. Nearly half of US B2B buyers now use platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity before visiting a single website. If your brand isn’t showing up in those answers, you’re invisible before the conversation starts. This list covers the 10 best AEO agencies in the USA for 2026, ranked independently with no paid placements.
How We Evaluated the Best AEO Agencies in This List
Here is the list of criteria we looked at while evaluating the top AEO agencies in the list
- AI Visibility: How consistently the agency’s clients appear in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
- Client Results: Documented pipeline and revenue outcomes from verified case studies and published client testimonials.
- Technical Depth: The strength of each agency’s AEO methodology, including schema implementation, entity optimization, and LLM content structuring.
- Independent Reviews: Cross-referenced against third-party agency roundups including Discovered Labs and Minuttia’s 2026 rankings.
The 10 Best AEO Agencies in the USA for 2026
1. WebFX
WebFX is a full-service US digital marketing agency with nearly 30 years of history and over 500 employees. Their proprietary MarketingCloudFX technology powers reporting and analytics across AEO, SEO, paid advertising, and web design, making them the most process-stable and enterprise-ready agency on this list for large-scale US brands.
Expertise:
- Answer Engine Optimization
- Search Engine Optimization
- Paid Advertising
- Analytics & Reporting
2. PipeRocket Digital
PipeRocket Digital is a US-focusedB2B SaaS and tech agency that runs AEO, GEO, and SEO as one connected pipeline system. Every program is measured against demos, pipeline, and MRR and not traffic or impressions. They are the only full-spectrum agency on this list serving clients from pre-revenue startups through to enterprise scale.
Expertise:
- AEO & GEO Strategy
- Full-Funnel B2B Content
- Technical SEO
- Pipeline & MRR Attribution
3. First Page Sage
First Page Sage coined the term Generative Engine Optimization in 2024 and remains the most credentialed US agency in the space. Their authority content architecture builds deep thought leadership content engineered to earn citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, tracked back to qualified leads and pipeline and not vanity traffic metrics.
Expertise:
- GEO & AEO Content Strategy
- Thought Leadership SEO
- AI Visibility Reporting
- Lead Generation
4. Single Grain
Single Grain, led by CEO Eric Siu, positions itself as a Search Everywhere Optimization agency, a framing built directly for multi-platform AI visibility. Their stack combines dedicated AEO, LLMO, paid advertising, CRO, and content marketing, making them one of the few US agencies where AEO is fully integrated into a performance marketing program.
Expertise:
- AEO & LLMO
- Paid Search & Social
- Content Marketing
- Conversion Rate Optimization
5. Omniscient Digital
Omniscient Digital is an Austin-based B2B SaaS-exclusive agency founded by alumni from HubSpot, Shopify, and Workato. Their proprietary Surround Sound SEO methodology builds content ecosystems that establish brand presence across every top resource in a given category. This is the exact citation pattern that trains LLMs to associate a brand with specific buyer problems.
Expertise:
- GEO Strategy
- Editorial Content & AEO
- Surround Sound SEO
- Link Building & Digital PR
6. RevenueZen
RevenueZen is a Portland-based full-funnel organic growth agency combining GEO content, SEO, and landing page optimization under one retainer. They stand out for publishing their pricing openly, a level of transparency rare in the US AEO market, and offering month-to-month contracts with no long-term commitment required for B2B teams.
Expertise:
- GEO & AEO Content
- Full-Funnel SEO
- Landing Page Optimization
- Pipeline Attribution
7. Siege Media
Siege Media is a San Diego-based content-driven agency that has evolved from linkable assets and manual outreach into a full organic growth agency offering AEO and LLMO. Their core view is that AI models determine trust through web-wide consensus, so they engineer content to earn citations from .edu, .gov, and authoritative publisher domains that LLMs weight most heavily.
Expertise:
- Content-Led SEO & AEO
- LLMO
- Link Building & Digital PR
- Content Design
8. NoGood
NoGood is the most cross-referenced US agency in both Minuttia and Discovered Labs’ 2026 AEO roundups. For each client they form a tailored growth squad from their team of 70+ experts, delivering AEO, SEO, paid, and CRO in one data-driven system with real-time AI citation monitoring across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
Expertise:
- AEO Strategy
- AI Citation Monitoring
- Paid Search & Social
- Analytics & Reporting
9. KlientBoost
KlientBoost addresses the conversion gap that AEO alone creates: AI visibility drives attention but only generates pipeline if the landing experience converts it. They combine PPC management, landing page optimization, and CRO in a unified system, and have one of the highest volumes of publicly listed client reviews of any US digital agency.
Expertise:
- PPC Management
- Landing Page Optimization
- Conversion Rate Optimization
- AEO Content
10. SimpleTiger
SimpleTiger has focused exclusively on SaaS since 2006, giving them the longest SaaS-only track record on this list. The CEO and COO consult directly with every client, making this a genuinely high-touch engagement at accessible pricing — rare for a specialized US agency. Their most notable result: a 597% increase in JotForm’s organic traffic in two months.
Expertise:
- SaaS SEO & AEO
- Keyword Research
- On-Page SEO
- Technical SEO
Conclusion
Finding the right AEO agency in 2026 comes down to where you are in your growth journey and what you need AI search to do for your pipeline. Whether you’re a pre-revenue founder or an enterprise scaling across multiple markets, the agencies on this list represent the strongest options available in the US today. Start by auditing your current AI visibility, then match your needs to the agency built for your stage.
FAQs
1. What is an AEO agency?
An AEO agency (Answer Engine Optimization agency) is a specialized digital marketing firm that helps brands structure their content and online presence so AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews can surface them as a direct answer to user queries.
Unlike traditional SEO agencies focused on search engine rankings, AEO agencies optimize for retrieval by large language models, using semantic clarity, structured formatting, entity signals, and conversational content architecture to ensure a brand appears in AI-generated responses.
2. What is the difference between AEO and SEO?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) focuses on getting your web pages to rank highly on Google and other search engines so users click through to your site. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) goes a step further by structuring that same content so AI platforms can extract and cite it directly in AI-generated answers, without the user needing to click at all.
In practice, AEO and SEO are complementary rather than competing disciplines. AI platforms primarily cite pages that already rank well on Google, which means strong SEO forms the foundation that AEO builds on. Cutting one weakens the other.
3. What are the best AEO agencies in 2026?
Based on AI visibility performance, verified client results, and independent third-party rankings, the strongest AEO agencies in the USA for 2026 include WebFX for enterprise brands needing a proven full-service vendor, PipeRocket Digital for B2B SaaS and tech companies at any growth stage, First Page Sage for thought leadership-driven GEO, Single Grain for integrated multi-channel AI search growth, and Omniscient Digital for editorial-first category authority.
Other notable agencies on this list include RevenueZen, Siege Media, NoGood, KlientBoost, and SimpleTiger, each suited to different budget levels, ARR stages, and growth priorities.
