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Nectiv is a Philadelphia-area SEO and answer engine optimization agency founded in 2025 by Chris Long and Jason Melman for B2B and technology brands with more than $20 million in annual recurring revenue. It reports AI citations for CHEQ's product pages rising from 26 to 1,482 in three months.

Low confidenceSEO and AEO for B2B and technology brands
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Facts

Websitenectivdigital.com
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Nectiv AI instructions page)
Founded2025
OwnershipFounder-led
StanceSEO practice with GEO
Typical buyerB2B and technology brands with more than $20 million in annual recurring revenue, with marketing leaders buying
DeliveryPhiladelphia-area agency of about seven people founded in 2025
VerticalsHigh Tech, AI, Cybersecurity
SpecialtiesB2B SaaS, AEO Measurement / Tooling, Technical GEO

Buyers, use cases, price, and similar agencies

Who uses itIts clients are B2B and technology brands with more than $20 million in annual recurring revenue, including CHEQ and Sama, with marketing leaders buying.
What forTeams hire it for SEO, content built for AI citations, off-site placements, technical audits, and tracking across AI engines.
PriceNectiv is in the $$$ band, the third of our four monthly cost bands. 54 of the 109 agencies we review are in the $$$ or $$$$ bands. It does not list prices, so its band is our estimate.
Similar agenciesGo Fish Digital, SimpleTiger, and Rock The Rankings are also listed in our GEO agency reviews. All three are in the $$$ monthly cost band.

GEO / AEO philosophy

Nectiv says AI search work should follow data on what AI tools cite, not theoretical keyword research.

Its case studies are dated and report detailed figures, though the results are self-published.

Offering

  • Runs SEO and answer engine optimization for B2B and technology brands.
  • Builds content from data on which pages AI tools cite.
  • Tracks visibility across five or more AI engines with its own platform.

Editorial scores

We scored the agency on eight dimensions to show a buyer where it is strong and where it is thin. Scores run from 1 to 10. The last column shows each score's difference from the median for all reviewed agencies.

DimensionScoreVs median
Technical GEO82
Lead generation6=
Thought leadership71
Entity / knowledge graph61
Local / multi-location12
Enterprise readiness51
Innovation83
Measurement82

Service mix

We estimated how the agency's work splits across service types, which shows a buyer where its effort goes.

Measurement 5%Digital PR 10%Content 15%Classic SEO 35%GEO / AEO 35%

Best At

  • AI citation work driven by citation data
  • SEO and AEO for B2B technology brands
  • tracking across many AI engines

Poor Fit When

  • you need public monthly retainer prices
  • your firm needs a partner for a company under $20 million in annual recurring revenue
  • you need a long public track record

Clients

NameStatus
CHEQNamed in case study
SamaNamed in case study

Innovation

Nectiv built its own AI visibility platform with a signals dashboard that ties page attributes to AI citations.

Pricing

Nectiv does not list prices and quotes after a call. We estimate its retainers at about $10,000 a month, in the $$$ band.

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 costNectiv

Practice timeline

2025

Agency founded

Chris Long and Jason Melman found Nectiv.

2026

CHEQ results

Nectiv reports CHEQ's citations reaching 1,482 between May and July.

Swipe left or right to see the full timeline.

Agency Leadership

NameTitleBackground
Chris LongCofounderCofounded Nectiv in 2025 after more than 10 years consulting on search for startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Jason MelmanCofounderCofounded Nectiv in 2025 and founded SEOWorkflows.com, whose tooling Nectiv runs on.

Evidence

TypeDescriptionSource
Figures reported by the agencyCHEQ and Sama case figures on the agency's site; no independent study.Nectiv CHEQ case study
Method and productProprietary AI visibility platform and signals dashboard.Nectiv AI search service page

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