Single Grain
This Los Angeles growth firm packages AEO beside paid media, SEO, and CRO so answer visibility and ad ROI share one readout.

Facts
| Website | singlegrain.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Ownership | Founder-owned |
| Stance | Full-service with GEO |
| Typical buyer | SaaS and performance brands that want AEO without dropping paid media |
| Delivery | Growth-agency retainer |
| Verticals | Wine / Spirits, B2B SaaS, Ecommerce |
| Specialties | Lead Generation, B2B SaaS |
GEO / AEO philosophy
Single Grain treats answer-engine work as part of a growth system that already includes paid media. They believe a buyer should see CAC and pipeline from ads in the same meeting as whether ChatGPT or AI Overviews name the brand.
Offering
- Runs AEO packaging beside paid media, SEO, content, and CRO in one growth retainer.
- Reports classic paid ROI next to answer-engine visibility so media and organic share one weekly readout.
- Builds answer-shaped landing pages and prompt-aligned creative for SaaS and performance-led brands.
Editorial scores
This directory's ratings on a 1-10 scale, with each score compared to the median across the full directory.
| Dimension | Score | Score bar | Vs Directory Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical GEO | 5 | = | |
| Lead generation | 7 | 1 | |
| Thought leadership | 5 | = | |
| Entity / knowledge graph | 4 | = | |
| Local / multi-location | 2 | 1 | |
| Enterprise readiness | 6 | = | |
| Innovation | 5 | = | |
| Measurement | 5 | = |
Service mix
This directory's estimate of how the published practice splits across work types.
Best At
- AEO alongside paid media
- hybrid growth through media plus search
- growth-agency retainers that include AI-search packaging
Poor Fit When
- the goal is a GEO-only retainer
- your firm needs local map pack
- you need to treat the firm's own leaderboards as independent medals
Clients
No named clients recorded for this profile.
Claim strength
- Named clients
- Clients in case studies
- Verified clients
Innovation
Single Grain’s key innovation is hybrid AEO inside a paid-plus-organic growth retainer: answer visibility sits on the same scoreboard as media ROI rather than as a standalone GEO boutique. Prompt Insider’s 2026 AEO coverage highlighted that shape for performance-minded buyers.
Review Excerpts
“We finally saw paid CAC and ChatGPT mention trends in the same weekly deck. That hybrid readout is why we kept AEO inside the growth retainer instead of hiring a second shop.”
“Single Grain rebuilt two comparison landing pages for answer engines while the paid team tested creative on the same offers. Organic and media stopped arguing over whose lead it was.”
“Their social-ads and SEO pod already knew our funnel. Adding AEO packaging did not force us to drop paid or stand up a GEO-only boutique.”
Pricing vs Performance Spectrum
Practice timeline
October 2005
Public site
Domain registered October 3, 2005.
2009
Founded
2009
Launched Los Angeles growth practice
Paid, content, and SEO shop later led by Eric Siu.
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Agency Leadership
| Name | Title | Background |
|---|---|---|
| CEO & Founder | Siu is listed as CEO & Founder on Single Grain’s About page, which states he purchased the then-struggling SEO agency for $2 in 2014. | |
| CTO | Merritt is listed as CTO on Single Grain’s About leadership block; his LinkedIn headline is Co-Founder and CTO of ClickFlow by Single Grain, the agency’s AI SEO product. | |
| VP of Client Operations | Cope is VP of Client Operations on the About leadership team and on LinkedIn (current from January 2026, after Senior Director of Client Success). | |
| Head of Sales | Armstrong is Head of Sales on Single Grain’s About leadership team and on the company’s LinkedIn key-executives list. |
Proof ladder
This section ranks the public proof behind the agency from strongest to weakest.
| Rung | Evidence for this agency |
|---|---|
| 1 - Independent Third-Party Coverage | The Prompt Insider, The 10 Best AEO Agencies 2026 ◆ Superframeworks, 10 Best AI SEO Agencies for 2026 |
| 2 - Case Studies | None recorded |
| 3 - Named Clients | None recorded |
| 4 - Anecdotes | “We finally saw paid CAC and ChatGPT mention trends in the same weekly deck. That hybrid readout is why we kept AEO inside the growth retainer instead of hiring a second shop.” ◆ “Single Grain rebuilt two comparison landing pages for answer engines while the paid team tested creative on the same offers. Organic and media stopped arguing over whose lead it was.” ◆ “Their social-ads and SEO pod already knew our funnel. Adding AEO packaging did not force us to drop paid or stand up a GEO-only boutique.” |
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").
| Type | Description | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Named clients | None recorded in this edition. | None recorded |
| Original research | Prompt Insider hybrid AEO mention. Superframeworks flagged self-#1 GEO/AEO lists as marketing. | Directory note |
| Tools / product | No standalone GEO product recorded. | As published |
| Third-party writeups | The Prompt Insider, The 10 Best AEO Agencies 2026; Superframeworks, 10 Best AI SEO Agencies for 2026 | Third party |