Single Grain
This Los Angeles firm runs paid and organic search together, including AEO, and its own best-AEO lists are self-published.
Facts
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Founded | Not listed |
| Stance | Full-service with GEO |
| Typical buyer | Companies that want AEO next to paid media |
| Delivery | Growth-agency retainer |
| Website | singlegrain.com |
| Verticals | B2B SaaS, Ecommerce |
| Specialties | Lead Generation, B2B SaaS |
Editorial scores
This directory's ratings on a 1-10 scale.
| Dimension | Score | 1–10 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical GEO | 5 | |
| Lead generation | 7 | |
| Thought leadership | 5 | |
| Entity / knowledge graph | 4 | |
| Local / multi-location | 2 | |
| Enterprise readiness | 6 | |
| Innovation | 5 | |
| Measurement | 5 |
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 case studies | None recorded in this edition. | None recorded |
| Claimed 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 |
Service mix
This directory's estimate of how the published practice splits across work types. It is not a mix the agency disclosed.
Proof ladder
This section ranks the public proof behind the agency from strongest to weakest. Each rung is a different standard of proof. Independent Third-Party Coverage is a writeup by someone else. Named Case Studies are published case studies with a client named. Claimed Clients are names the agency lists as clients. Anecdotes are quotes. The right column lists the evidence we found for this agency at each rung.
| 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 - Named Case Studies | None recorded |
| 3 - Claimed Clients | None recorded |
| 4 - Anecdotes | None recorded |
Score vs specialty median
Compared with the median of 11 agencies tagged Lead Generation in this directory. This directory’s scores, not marketplace ratings.
This agencySpecialty median
Offering
- Paid and organic growth with AEO packaging.
- Hybrid ROI through media plus search.
GEO / AEO philosophy
AEO sits alongside paid, not as a GEO-only retainer.
Best At
- AEO alongside paid media
- hybrid growth through media plus search
- growth-agency retainers that include AI-search packaging
Poor Fit When
- the brief is a GEO-only retainer
- the work is local map pack
- the brief is reading the firm's own leaderboards as independent medals
Clients
No named clients recorded for this profile.
Innovation
Prompt Insider listed the firm for hybrid AEO. Superframeworks flagged self-#1 GEO/AEO lists as marketing.
Commercial motion
Sells hybrid growth. Read the firm’s own leaderboards as marketing.
Practice timeline
Founded versus first sourced GEO/AEO work versus current motion. Dates that are not sourced are omitted; they are not invented.
- 2026
Current motion
Growth-marketing agency. Prompt Insider’s 2026 AEO ten lists Single Grain for paid-and-organic hybrid work. Superframeworks notes Single Grain among firms that publish self-#1 GEO/AEO lists.