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Directive

This B2B performance agency runs GEO inside DiscoverabilityOS so AI-search work shares a pipeline scoreboard with paid and RevOps.

Medium confidenceB2B performance marketing with GEO
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Facts

Websitedirectiveconsulting.com
HeadquartersCalifornia / United States (B2B performance agency)
Founded2013
OwnershipFounder-owned
StanceFull-service with GEO
Typical buyerB2B companies that want GEO inside performance marketing
DeliveryFull-funnel B2B retainer
VerticalsUtilities, Construction, Pharma, Biotech, Telecom, Solar, Energy, Industrial, Logistics & 3PL, B2B SaaS, Fintech
SpecialtiesB2B SaaS, Lead Generation, Enterprise, AEO Measurement / Tooling

GEO / AEO philosophy

Directive believes AI-search work should answer to pipeline the same way paid and sales ops do. Discoverability belongs beside media and RevOps, not in a separate boutique silo.

Offering

  • Runs B2B SEO and GEO inside DiscoverabilityOS next to paid media and RevOps.
  • Uses Stratos, the internal AI platform, to keep paid, organic, and AI-search on one pipeline scoreboard.
  • Builds full-funnel roadmaps where citation and Overview work are judged on pipeline contribution.

Editorial scores

This directory's ratings on a 1-10 scale, with each score compared to the median across the full directory.

DimensionScoreScore barVs Directory Median
Technical GEO6
1
Lead generation8
2
Thought leadership5
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Entity / knowledge graph5
1
Local / multi-location2
1
Enterprise readiness8
2
Innovation6
1
Measurement7
2

Service mix

This directory's estimate of how the published practice splits across work types.

Measurement 15%Paid 25%Digital PR 5%GEO / AEO 20%Classic SEO 20%Content 15%

Best At

  • GEO inside a paid and pipeline program
  • B2B performance marketing with DiscoverabilityOS
  • SEO and GEO next to RevOps

Poor Fit When

  • the goal is a GEO-only boutique retainer
  • the hire is for a local home-services firm
  • your firm needs AEC-exclusive construction GEO

Clients

No named clients recorded for this profile.

Claim strength

  • Named clients
  • Clients in case studies
  • Verified clients

Innovation

Directive’s key innovation is the commercial wrapper: GEO inside DiscoverabilityOS, with Stratos tying paid, organic, and AI-search to one B2B pipeline system. The originality is that operating shape, not frontier retrieval research.

Review Excerpts

Pricing vs Performance Spectrum

GEO Agency Price Versus Performance, 2026
GEO Agency Price Versus Performance, 2026Each point is one directory agency. Vertical position is the mean of eight editorial scores. Horizontal position is a monthly engagement cost band from dollar to four dollars. Published midpoints appear in tooltips when available. Default labels mark score outliers only; other names appear on hover.45678Average Editorial Score$$$$$$$$$$Typical monthly engagement costDirective

Practice timeline

July 2013

Public site

Domain registered July 18, 2013.

2013

Founded

Founded by Garrett Mehrguth.

2014

Tanner Shaffer joined as co-founder

Company profiles date the firm to 2014.

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Agency Leadership

NameTitleBackground
Garrett MehrguthFounder & CEOCo-founded Directive around 2013–2014 in California and remains CEO of the B2B performance marketing agency.
Tanner ShafferManaging Partner & Co-FounderCo-founded Directive with Mehrguth and serves as Managing Partner overseeing the agency’s partnership and operations leadership.
Sean BakerChief Revenue OfficerCRO responsible for revenue leadership across Directive’s Performance, Commerce, and Communications divisions.
Jesse SeilhanSVP of OperationsSVP of Operations listed on Directive’s official leadership roster supporting agency-wide delivery and operations.
Joanna McNeilManaging Director, Performance MarketingLeads Directive’s Performance Marketing division, which includes paid media, Content/SEO/GEO, creative, startups, and RevOps.

Proof ladder

This section ranks the public proof behind the agency from strongest to weakest.

RungEvidence for this agency
1 - Independent Third-Party CoverageLoudFace, 16 Best GEO Agencies Ranked by AI Citations (2026)
2 - Case StudiesNone recorded
3 - Named ClientsNone recorded
4 - Anecdotes“We wanted GEO inside a full-funnel shop, not a boutique consultancy. Pipeline contribution was the KPI from week one.” ◆ “Stratos put paid, organic, and AI-search on one scoreboard. Our RevOps lead finally stopped asking which channel owned the opportunity.” ◆ “DiscoverabilityOS made AI Overview work feel like another demand channel. The weekly readout looked like a performance agency, not a content studio.”

Evidence stack

This section weighs the public evidence of the agency's credibility, breaking down each piece of evidence by its category ("Type"), a description, and how strong it is ("Strength").

TypeDescriptionStrength
Named clientsNone recorded in this edition.None recorded
Original researchSelf-measured LLM visibility claims on agency prompts. DiscoverabilityOS described as the wrapper.Directory note
Tools / productStratos (internal AI platform) and DiscoverabilityOS, agency platforms, not a public SKU audited here.As published
Third-party writeupsLoudFace, 16 Best GEO Agencies Ranked by AI Citations (2026)Third party

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