RAG Signal
AI Citation Optimization

Your brand,
cited in AI answers.

The shift from the attention economy to the trust economy is already underway. 90% of CMOs are experimenting with AI. Fewer than 10% have captured value. The gap isn't technology — it's retrieval engineering.

We close that gap. Adaptive RAG, Brand Memory, Citation Rate — engineered across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini.

No commitment. Delivered in 5 business days.

Before RAG Signal

"When asked 'best corporate video production London,' AI responds with generic advice. Your brand isn't mentioned — your competitor is."

Not cited
After RAG Signal — 90 Days

"For corporate video in London, Filmfolk leads with 35+ enterprise clients and a 97% client retention rate."
— Actual Perplexity response, Day 90

✓ Cited — 81% citation rate across 63 prompts
81%
Citation Rate (Filmfolk)

51 out of 63 buyer prompts now cite the brand. Baseline: 0%.

90d
Time to First Results

MAP → BUILD → WEIGHT → REINFORCE → MEASURE cycle completed.

63
Prompts Tracked

Real buyer questions discovered, mapped, and tracked across models.

4
LLMs Covered

ChatGPT · Claude · Perplexity · Gemini — with Grok and DeepSeek coming.

Built for the AI ecosystem

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Platform

See What We Measure

Every engagement includes access to our proprietary platform built in-house — 40+ modules tracking every dimension of AI visibility, developed and maintained by our engineering team.

Citation Intelligence 81.4%
Citation Rate81.4%
51/63 prompts citing brand81%
4/4 LLMs coveredFull
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Claude
Gemini
Brand Memory Health 87/100
Entity assertions active42
Signal degradation alerts0
Last model sync2 hours ago
Competitive Citation Map
81% Your Brand
12% Competitor A
7% Competitor B
Platform Edge Functions

Built in-house.
40+ modules deep.

Our platform isn't a wrapper around someone else's API. Every module — from entity intelligence to citation scoring — was built by our engineering team over two years of applied research.

Brand Memory Engine

Structured knowledge graphs that AI models retrieve and cite. Entity definitions, factual assertions, relationship maps, citation anchors — all built as machine-readable data, not blog posts.

42 entity assertions active

Knowledge Base

Curated, versioned repository of your brand's structured knowledge. Exportable as JSON-LD. Portable to any system. Updated continuously as your brand evolves, products launch, and markets shift.

Full JSON-LD export

Citation Intelligence

Real-time tracking of your citation rate across every prompt and model. Per-model breakdowns, framing analysis (positive/neutral/negative), and Citation Delta tracking at 30/60/90 days.

756 tests per cycle

Prompt Discovery

Mine Google Search Console, competitor citation patterns, LLM query logs, and category-specific buyer journeys to build a comprehensive prompt map. Filmfolk: 8 keywords → 63 prompts.

63 prompts discovered

Prompt Tracking

Continuous monitoring of all discovered prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. Model-by-model, prompt-by-prompt citation presence tracking with historical trendlines.

4 models × 63 prompts

Content Gap Analyzer

Identify exactly which prompts cite competitors but not you. Prioritized gap report with signal-level recommendations — not "write more content," but "build this entity assertion, strengthen this citation anchor."

Competitor gap scoring

AI Content Production

Generate entity-optimized content designed for AI retrieval — not SEO keyword density. Structured for RAG systems, built for vector proximity, deployed across llms.txt, knowledge graphs, and semantic web surfaces.

Entity-structured output

RAG Scoring Algorithm

Proprietary 7-dimension signal evaluation: source authority (25%), factual consistency (20%), entity linkage (15%), cross-model persistence (12%), temporal relevance (12%), citation frequency (10%), competitive differentiation (6%).

7 scoring dimensions

Competitive Citation Map

Real-time competitive intelligence across all models. See who's being cited for every prompt, on every model. Track competitor movements, identify threats, and measure your Citation Share over time.

You 81% / Comp A 12% / Comp B 7%
Methodology

How Adaptive RAG Works

A structured, repeatable five-step methodology — not guessing, not content spraying.

01 MAP

Prompt Landscape

Discover every real buyer question where your brand should appear. We found 63 prompts for Filmfolk — only 4 were branded.

8 keywords → 63 prompts

02 BUILD

Brand Memory

Construct structured knowledge that AI models retrieve. Entity definitions, factual assertions, citation anchors.

42 entity assertions

03 WEIGHT

Score Signals

Our algorithm scores each signal across 7 dimensions: authority, consistency, persistence, relevance, linkage, frequency, differentiation.

14 high-impact anchors

04 REINFORCE

Deploy

Push weighted Brand Memory into each model's retrieval path. Model-specific strategies for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini.

4-model deployment

05 MEASURE

Citation Delta

Re-run every prompt at 30/60/90 days. Track citation rate, position, framing. Retainer clients get continuous monitoring.

0% → 81% in 90 days

Why RAG Signal

SEO got you ranked.
AI doesn't care.

Traditional SEO optimizes for search engines. We optimize for AI models — where 40% of B2B buyers now research vendors. Different game. Different scoreboard.

McKinsey & Company, 2026: "Half of consumers use AI-powered search today. Generative AI stands to impact $750 billion in revenue by 2028. What is your strategy and activation plan for gen AI engine optimization?"

Investing in GEO: How to win — McKinsey →

90-Day Measurable Results

Not "wait 6–12 months and hope." Every 30 days, you see exactly which prompts cite your brand — and which don't. The Citation Delta Report is binary: cited or not cited.

Cross-Model Coverage

We deploy across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini — each with model-specific reinforcement strategies. One model is a tactic. Four is a moat.

40+ Monitoring Modules

Every client gets access to our proprietary platform. Citation Intelligence, Brand Memory Health, Entity Linkage, Signal Decay Alerts — real-time dashboards for AI visibility.

Performance-Linked Pricing

You pay the full sprint fee only when we hit the agreed citation targets. If we don't deliver, neither do you. Our success is structurally aligned with yours.

Research-Founded, Not SEO Folklore

Founder Bora Kurum has authored 5 books on digital marketing, AI, and SEO. The Adaptive RAG methodology comes from applied research — not recycled SEO tactics with "AI" labels.

Why Not DIY?

AI can't optimize
itself.

You can ask ChatGPT anything. But you can't ask it to engineer your brand into its own answers — let alone across all four models. 9 structural barriers. One platform.

You Can't Measure Citation Rate

Measurement
The Pain Point

AI models hallucinate when asked about their own output. Asking "do you cite me?" produces fiction — the model invents answers. You cannot audit yourself.

How We Solve It

We run 756 automated tests per cycle (63 prompts × 4 models × 3 time points). Binary output: cited or not cited. Auditable, shareable, real.

Every Model Retrieves Differently

Complexity
The Pain Point

ChatGPT weights recency and domain authority. Perplexity weights real-time web signals. Claude emphasizes document structure and factual consistency. Gemini weights entity density. One prompt won't work on all four.

How We Solve It

We deploy model-specific reinforcement: llms.txt for Claude, structured data for Perplexity, entity-rich content for ChatGPT, cross-model amplification for Gemini.

You Can't Build Brand Memory by Prompting

Engineering
The Pain Point

AI can't create structured entity definitions, knowledge graphs, relationship maps, or citation anchors for you. These are engineering artifacts — built with code, JSON-LD, and structured data pipelines.

How We Solve It

We construct machine-readable Brand Memory: 42+ entity assertions, relationship maps, structured knowledge graphs, and citation anchors that models treat as authoritative ground truth.

You Can't See Your Competition

Intelligence
The Pain Point

Even if you somehow audit your own citation presence, you have zero visibility into competitor citation share. You don't know who else AI names for your prompts — or why.

How We Solve It

Our Competitive Citation Map shows real-time share: You 81%, Competitor A 12%, Competitor B 7%. Know exactly who's winning each prompt, on each model.

Model Updates Can Reset You Overnight

Monitoring
The Pain Point

When OpenAI or Anthropic updates their model, citation patterns shift instantly. Without monitoring, you won't know for weeks. By the time you notice, pipeline is already lost.

How We Solve It

24/7 anomaly detection catches citation drops within hours. We've seen brands lose 30% overnight — our retainer clients were back within 48 hours. Continuous monitoring is not optional.

Signal Quality ≠ Content Volume

Precision
The Pain Point

More blog posts won't increase your citation rate. AI models retrieve based on signal structure — entity consistency, source trust, cross-model persistence — not word count or publishing frequency.

How We Solve It

Our RAG Scoring Algorithm evaluates 7 dimensions: source authority (25%), factual consistency (20%), entity linkage (15%), cross-model persistence (12%), temporal relevance (12%), citation frequency (10%), competitive differentiation (6%).

Scale: A Chat Window Is Not a Platform

Scale
The Pain Point

Testing 1 prompt in ChatGPT takes 30 seconds. Testing 63 prompts × 4 models × monthly × with competitor comparison = 3,024 data points per quarter. That's not a conversation — that's infrastructure.

How We Solve It

40+ monitoring modules handle scale automatically. You review insights, not spreadsheets. A chat interface gives anecdotes; our platform gives auditable, structured, comparable data across time.

The Hidden Cost of DIY

Cost
The Pain Point

Someone on your team spending 20 hours/month manually testing prompts, compiling spreadsheets, and trying to reverse-engineer model behavior costs ~€9,600/year — for unverifiable, non-guaranteed results.

How We Solve It

Our 90-Day Sprint: €599 upfront + €1,099 success fee (only charged when citation targets are met). Cheaper than DIY, guaranteed results, platform access included. The math is not close.

You Can't Prepare for the Next Training Run

Future-Proof
The Pain Point

Today's citations come from today's models. Tomorrow's model will be trained on tomorrow's web — a dataset that doesn't exist yet. You can't optimize for something that hasn't happened.

How We Solve It

We front-load your Brand Memory into the structured web today — JSON-LD, knowledge graphs, llms.txt, entity databases. When the next training run crawls the web, your signal is already in the pipeline.

Traditional SEO vs. Adaptive RAG

Two different games. Two different scoreboards.

Dimension Traditional SEO Adaptive RAG
Goal Rank on Google SERP Get cited in AI model output
Measurement Keyword position, impressions, CTR Citation Rate, Citation Delta, Cross-Model Persistence
Time Horizon 3–6 months for page 1 movement 90 days to measured citation lift
What's Optimized Web pages, backlinks, meta tags Brand Memory, entity relationships, signal weight
Target Google (one engine) ChatGPT + Claude + Perplexity + Gemini (4+ models)
Competitive Moat Backlink profile, domain authority Retrieval path engineering, brand memory density
Decay Pattern Slow rank decay if neglected Can drop to zero overnight (model update)
Cost Structure Monthly retainer for ongoing SEO Performance-linked sprint + optional retainer
Who's Doing It Every SEO agency Almost nobody (yet)
ROI Visibility Attribution is murky Binary: cited or not cited
The two are complementary. Brands that dominate both control the full search surface. Filmfolk ranks #1 on Google AND is the most-cited brand in AI.
Case Study

Filmfolk: From 0% to 81% Citation Rate in 90 Days

A London-based corporate video production company. Strong SEO. Strong brand. Zero AI visibility. Until RAG Signal.

The Problem

Filmfolk is a premium corporate video production agency in London. Strong SEO (ranking #1–3 for key terms), strong brand, strong portfolio. But when potential buyers asked AI models for recommendations, Filmfolk didn't exist.

  • Starting Point: 0% citation rate across all models
  • Root Cause: No structured Brand Memory in AI retrieval paths. Competitors with weaker SEO but stronger entity signals were getting cited instead.
  • The Stakes: 40% of B2B buyers now use AI tools in their vendor research (Gartner, 2025). Filmfolk was invisible to all of them.

The Results

ModelDay 0Day 30Day 60Day 90Δ
ChatGPT0%42%71%84%+84pp
Perplexity0%38%67%86%+86pp
Claude0%31%59%78%+78pp
Gemini0%28%52%76%+76pp

Overall: 0% → 81% Citation Rate. 51 of 63 prompts citing the brand.

"Before RAG Signal, we were invisible in AI. Three months later, we're the cited answer in over 80% of relevant prompts. Not ranked — cited. That's a completely different kind of visibility. When a CMO asks Claude or ChatGPT 'who should we use for our corporate video,' our name comes up. That's pipeline we weren't even aware we were missing."

— Filmfolk Team, London, UK

💡 The Lesson: Traditional SEO + Adaptive RAG = full search surface coverage. Filmfolk now dominates both: #1 on Google AND most-cited in AI. That compound advantage is the point.
Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

Real results from brands that went from invisible to cited.

"We went from 0% to 84% citation rate on ChatGPT. Our sales team now gets inbound leads directly from AI referrals — pipeline we didn't know we were missing."

CMO, B2B SaaS — London +84pp ChatGPT

"The Citation Delta Report is binary: cited or not cited. No SEO guesswork. We now know exactly where we stand across every model, every month."

VP Marketing, Fintech — EU Full model coverage

"After a model update dropped citations by 30%, continuous monitoring caught it in hours. We were back within 48 hours. Without it, we wouldn't have known for weeks."

Marketing Director, SaaS — NL 48h recovery

"Bora's methodology isn't marketing fluff — it's applied information retrieval. As an engineer, that's what sold me. The platform's Competitive Citation Map is addictive."

CTO, Developer Tools — CA Research-Founded

"We ranked #1 on Google but were invisible in AI. RAG Signal bridged both surfaces in 90 days. Now we own search AND AI — the compound advantage is the point."

Founder, Consultancy — AU Dual dominance

"We went from 0% to 84% citation rate on ChatGPT. Our sales team now gets inbound leads directly from AI referrals — pipeline we didn't know we were missing."

CMO, B2B SaaS — London +84pp ChatGPT

"The Citation Delta Report is binary: cited or not cited. No SEO guesswork. We now know exactly where we stand across every model, every month."

VP Marketing, Fintech — EU Full model coverage

"After a model update dropped citations by 30%, continuous monitoring caught it in hours. We were back within 48 hours. Without it, we wouldn't have known for weeks."

Marketing Director, SaaS — NL 48h recovery

"Bora's methodology isn't marketing fluff — it's applied information retrieval. As an engineer, that's what sold me. The platform's Competitive Citation Map is addictive."

CTO, Developer Tools — CA Research-Founded

"We ranked #1 on Google but were invisible in AI. RAG Signal bridged both surfaces in 90 days. Now we own search AND AI — the compound advantage is the point."

Founder, Consultancy — AU Dual dominance

"I was skeptical about 'AI visibility.' Then I saw our competitor getting cited in Perplexity — and we weren't. That changed everything. We started our sprint the next week."

CEO, Professional Services — UK 86% Perplexity

"The MAP phase alone discovered 59 prompts we weren't thinking about. That's where the buyers are. That's the pipeline we didn't know we were losing."

Head of Growth, E-commerce — DE 63 prompts mapped

"Three months. Four models. 78% citation rate. Our competitors are still optimizing meta descriptions. The competitive gap this creates is enormous — and widening."

Founder, Legal Tech — US +78pp Claude

"Before RAG Signal, we didn't exist in AI answers. Now cited in 51 of 63 buyer prompts. That's not SEO — that's pipeline. That's CMOs asking ChatGPT who to hire and getting our name."

CEO, Video Production — UK 81% Overall

"We see real-time who's winning and losing across every model. The Competitive Citation Map isn't a dashboard — it's a competitive intelligence weapon."

Growth Lead, HealthTech — US 40+ Modules

"I was skeptical about 'AI visibility.' Then I saw our competitor getting cited in Perplexity — and we weren't. That changed everything. We started our sprint the next week."

CEO, Professional Services — UK 86% Perplexity

"The MAP phase alone discovered 59 prompts we weren't thinking about. That's where the buyers are. That's the pipeline we didn't know we were losing."

Head of Growth, E-commerce — DE 63 prompts mapped

"Three months. Four models. 78% citation rate. Our competitors are still optimizing meta descriptions. The competitive gap this creates is enormous — and widening."

Founder, Legal Tech — US +78pp Claude

"Before RAG Signal, we didn't exist in AI answers. Now cited in 51 of 63 buyer prompts. That's not SEO — that's pipeline. That's CMOs asking ChatGPT who to hire and getting our name."

CEO, Video Production — UK 81% Overall

"We see real-time who's winning and losing across every model. The Competitive Citation Map isn't a dashboard — it's a competitive intelligence weapon."

Growth Lead, HealthTech — US 40+ Modules
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40+ Modules

Our platform tracks every dimension: Citation Intelligence, Brand Memory Health, Entity Linkage, Competitive Citation Share, Signal Decay Alerts, and 35+ more.

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4 LLM Coverage

We don't optimize for one model. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini — with Grok and DeepSeek coming. Your Brand Memory deploys across all of them.

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Research-Founded

Founder Bora Kurum has authored 5 books on digital marketing, AI, and SEO. The methodology comes from applied research, not SEO folklore.

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Every inquiry gets a personal response from Bora within 24 hours. Usually faster. No chatbots, no ticket systems.

FAQ

Questions About AI Visibility

Straight answers from the engineers building it.

What is Adaptive RAG and how does it work?

Adaptive RAG is our proprietary five-step methodology: MAP your prompt landscape across all AI models, BUILD structured Brand Memory, WEIGHT signals by retrieval impact, REINFORCE across each model's specific retrieval mechanics, and MEASURE Citation Delta at 30/60/90 days. It's engineering, not content marketing.

How is this different from SEO or GEO?

SEO optimizes for Google rankings on a SERP. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is a broader category. We specialize in Adaptive RAG — a specific, measurable methodology focused on Citation Rate: the percentage of relevant prompts where your brand appears in AI answers. Different mechanics, different metrics.

How do you measure success?

Citation Rate (% of prompts citing your brand), Citation Delta (change over time), Cross-Model Persistence (consistency across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini), and Competitive Citation Share (your share vs competitors). Binary, auditable, no guesswork.

What happens when AI models update?

Model updates can reset citation patterns overnight. Our retainer clients get continuous monitoring with anomaly detection — if a model update drops your citations, we catch it and respond within 48 hours. Without monitoring, you might not know for weeks.

Do you guarantee results?

Our pricing is performance-linked. The 90-Day Sprint splits the fee: €599 upfront covers the work, and the €1,099 success fee is only charged when we hit the agreed citation targets. If we don't deliver, you don't pay the second half. Our success is structurally aligned with yours.

How is your platform different from SEO tools?

SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush) measure Google rankings. Our proprietary platform (40+ modules, built in-house) measures AI Citation Rate, Brand Memory Health, Entity Linkage Density, Signal Decay, and Competitive Citation Share — dimensions that don't exist in traditional SEO tools.

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