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Single Grain

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

Medium confidencePaid/organic growth agency with AEO packaging
Single Grain homepage

Facts

Websitesinglegrain.com
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Founded2009
OwnershipFounder-owned
StanceFull-service with GEO
Typical buyerSaaS and performance brands that want AEO without dropping paid media
DeliveryGrowth-agency retainer
VerticalsWine / Spirits, B2B SaaS, Ecommerce
SpecialtiesLead 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.

DimensionScoreScore barVs Directory Median
Technical GEO5
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Lead generation7
1
Thought leadership5
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Entity / knowledge graph4
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Local / multi-location2
1
Enterprise readiness6
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Innovation5
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Measurement5
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Service mix

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

Measurement 10%Paid 30%Digital PR 5%GEO / AEO 20%Classic SEO 20%Content 15%

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

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 costSingle Grain

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

NameTitleBackground
Eric SiuCEO & FounderSiu is listed as CEO & Founder on Single Grain’s About page, which states he purchased the then-struggling SEO agency for $2 in 2014.
Shaun MerrittCTOMerritt 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.
Carissa CopeVP of Client OperationsCope is VP of Client Operations on the About leadership team and on LinkedIn (current from January 2026, after Senior Director of Client Success).
Sabrina ArmstrongHead of SalesArmstrong 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.

RungEvidence for this agency
1 - Independent Third-Party CoverageThe Prompt Insider, The 10 Best AEO Agencies 2026 ◆ Superframeworks, 10 Best AI SEO Agencies for 2026
2 - Case StudiesNone recorded
3 - Named ClientsNone 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").

TypeDescriptionStrength
Named clientsNone recorded in this edition.None recorded
Original researchPrompt Insider hybrid AEO mention. Superframeworks flagged self-#1 GEO/AEO lists as marketing.Directory note
Tools / productNo standalone GEO product recorded.As published
Third-party writeupsThe Prompt Insider, The 10 Best AEO Agencies 2026; Superframeworks, 10 Best AI SEO Agencies for 2026Third party

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