Media
Readers and viewers now get answers from AI platforms instead of clicking through, so publishers and networks compete to be the source those answers cite. Our independent analysts studied the agencies that have had the most success at media GEO and AEO, presented below.
What to look for
| Buying criteria | Ask how the agency gets your content cited in AI answers, how it handles AI crawler access and licensing choices, and how it tracks referral traffic from AI platforms. |
|---|---|
| Proof that matters | Ask for publisher or media clients and a dated result in AI referrals, citations, or traffic recovery. |
| Common mismatch | A local listings shop, or a firm that treats a large archive like a small business site. |
| Typical engagement | Expect a retainer that covers archive structure, topic hubs, and freshness, with your editorial team. |
Recommended Media GEO & AEO Agencies
| # | Agency | Best for | Why a fit | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Media and entertainment brands that need AI visibility | First Page Sage serves media and entertainment brands under its entertainment practice, with thought leadership programs. | Clients include NBC and ABC Television. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (9/10), entity and knowledge graph (7/10), and enterprise readiness (6/10). |
| 2 | iPullRank | Large publishers with complex technical needs | iPullRank brings enterprise technical GEO for large sites and lists a car publisher among its results. | An agency-published case study covers a major car publisher and a media publisher without the client's name. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (6/10), entity and knowledge graph (9/10), and enterprise readiness (10/10). |
| 3 | Amsive | Media companies that want data-led performance marketing with SEO in house | Amsive runs a publisher and news practice and offers SEO and performance marketing with in-house data teams. | An agency-published case study covers a global media company without the client's name. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (3/10), entity and knowledge graph (3/10), and enterprise readiness (7/10). |
| 4 | Victorious | Media companies that want SEO with AI visibility from a search specialist | Victorious runs a news publishers practice and sells SEO with AI search visibility work. | No media clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (5/10), entity and knowledge graph (6/10), and enterprise readiness (7/10). |
| 5 | VML | Media companies that want brand and commerce work from a global network | VML has media work in its case studies and runs brand, commerce, and content work. | Verified case studies include IDW Publishing. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (5/10), entity and knowledge graph (4/10), and enterprise readiness (8/10). |
| 6 | Brainlabs | Media companies that want performance media and SEO at scale | Brainlabs runs a media and publishing practice and offers performance media and SEO. | No media clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (3/10), entity and knowledge graph (4/10), and enterprise readiness (7/10). |
| 7 | iCrossing | Media companies that want enterprise search and content work | iCrossing has media work in its case studies and runs enterprise search, content, and AI discovery work. | An agency-published case study covers an academic publisher without the client's name. Key editorial scores were thought leadership (4/10), entity and knowledge graph (5/10), and enterprise readiness (7/10). |
Media GEO Agency Pricing
Figures below are each firm's published or firm-reported pricing, or third-party listings.
| Agency | Pricing |
|---|---|
| First Page Sage | Retainers run $6,000–$12,000/month, per the firm. |
| iPullRank | $50,000+ project minimum on Clutch, according to Superframeworks' June 2026 roundup. |
| Amsive | Quotes are custom. |
| Victorious | Quotes are custom. |
| VML | Quotes are custom. |
| Brainlabs | Quotes are custom. |
| iCrossing | Quotes are custom. |
How We Ranked These Agencies
- We started with the 10 GEO agencies in our directory that have a serious media practice.
- To qualify, a firm had to sell GEO and show media on its own site: a media service page, work for a media client, or media listed among the industries it serves.
- Each firm received a fit score out of 100. Media depth is worth 20 points, media proof 20, GEO depth 25, and three GEO and AEO editorial scores from our agency reviews 35: thought leadership (14), entity and knowledge graph (12), and enterprise readiness (9).
- Media proof ranks media case studies that name the client first, then media case studies without client names, then media clients shown by logo, name, or testimonial, then a media service page alone.
- The seven highest fit scores are listed. Ties went to the firm with the higher average across all eight editorial scores.
| Rank | Agency | Media depth | Media proof | GEO depth | Thought leadership | Entity | Enterprise | Fit score | Why this rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Media page (15) | Media client logos (10) | GEO in every program (20) | 9/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 71.4 | Top thought leadership score, an entertainment page that covers media production and publishers, GEO in every program, and media client logos. |
| 2 | iPullRank | Media not listed (0) | Unnamed media case studies (14) | GEO as lead discipline (25) | 6/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 67.2 | Top entity and enterprise readiness scores, GEO as its lead discipline, and a media case study without the client's name, with no media page. |
| 3 | Amsive | Media page (15) | Unnamed media case studies (14) | GEO on its media page (15) | 3/10 | 3/10 | 7/10 | 58.1 | A publisher and news page with GEO on it and a media case study without the client's name. |
| 4 | Victorious | Media page (15) | Media page only (5) | GEO on its media page (15) | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 55.5 | A news publishers page with GEO on it, with no media clients shown. |
| 5 | VML | Media not listed (0) | Named media case studies (20) | General GEO service (10) | 5/10 | 4/10 | 8/10 | 49.0 | A media case study that names the client, with no media page; AI search work sits in a general service line. |
| 6 | Brainlabs | Media page (15) | Media page only (5) | General GEO service (10) | 3/10 | 4/10 | 7/10 | 45.3 | A media and publishing page, with no media clients shown; AI search work sits in a general service line. |
| 7 | iCrossing | Media not listed (0) | Unnamed media case studies (14) | General GEO service (10) | 4/10 | 5/10 | 7/10 | 41.9 | A media case study without the client's name, with no media page; AI search work sits in a general service line. |