We took 10 UK pages, applied one isolated change each, and measured citation rate after 4 weeks. Direct-answer block lifted +19pp; meta-description rewrites produced 0pp. Full ranked list with implementation time.
We mapped 50 UK AI marketing agencies on a 4-quadrant grid: strategy vs technical operations, creative vs analytical. 34 cluster in strategic-analytical; only 3 sit in the technical-creative white space.
We surveyed 100 self-described AI SEO experts on LinkedIn and scored each against 8 capabilities. The median respondent demonstrated 3.7 of 8. Top decile averaged 6.4; bottom decile 1.8. Full distribution.
We assessed 23 UK AI SEO and GEO agencies against a 5-question RFP filter testing non-fakeable capabilities. Only 6 passed all five. The filter cuts a typical long-list by two-thirds.
We synthesised public ChatGPT prompt-leak reporting, peer-reviewed retrieval research and our 50-query AiBoost behaviour test into a single 14-factor map with confidence scores. 5 high-confidence, 6 medium, 3 low.
We mapped 12 ranking signals against classic SEO and generative engine optimisation. 5 transfer cleanly, 4 do not, and 3 flip. Anchored to Ahrefs 2025, Profound 2025, arXiv 2024 and AiBoost UK panels.
We A/B tested two identical UK pages, one with FAQPage and Article schema, one without, across 30 buyer-intent prompts on ChatGPT browsing mode. The schema variant was cited 2.35x more often. Full ablation data.
We tested 50 UK service firms across law, healthcare, accountancy, SaaS and construction against 60 prompts on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. SaaS led the league; construction posted zero citations. Full benchmark data.
We re-tested the Ziptie (2025) finding that 44.2% of LLM citations come from the first 30% of a page, against 100 UK commercial pages. The UK panel pushed the figure to 47.3%. Layout, not just content, governs citation.
We ran 30 family-law queries against ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, logging every cited domain. Here is the league table of UK family-law firms and what separates the cited from the invisible.