Be the answer when AI speaks

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI about your industry, are you in the answer? Known Entity ensures you are — accurately, consistently, and credibly.

75%
of buyers complete most research before contacting a supplier
5
Major AI platforms audited: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude
4 Rungs
The AI Authority Ladder — our proven methodology
Now
The businesses acting today will compound a significant advantage
AI is reshaping how buyers research and evaluate suppliers
Being invisible in AI answers means being off the shortlist
Known Entity builds the presence AI systems recognise and cite

Your buyers are researching without you

Today's buyers conduct the majority of their research independently, long before they contact a supplier. AI platforms are increasingly the starting point for that research — synthesising answers from sources they have learned to trust.

If your organisation does not feature in those answers, you are not on the shortlist. You may not even be in consideration. This is not a future risk. It is happening now, across every sector.

The good news is that AI Authority can be built deliberately and systematically. The organisations acting now will compound a meaningful advantage. Known Entity exists to make that happen.

Find Out Where You Stand

"We exist for the organisation that has decades of expertise but zero presence in the answers AI is giving its future customers right now."

The Known Entity Positioning Statement

The AI Authority Ladder

Four structured rungs. Each one builds on the last. Together they transform your AI visibility from absent to authoritative.

Rung 01

Diagnostic

A full audit of how your organisation currently appears across all major AI platforms. Citation frequency, sentiment, entity definition, competitive positioning, and technical accessibility — all documented and baseline-scored.

Rung 02

Knowledge Base

A structured, AI-optimised knowledge base hosted at your subdomain. Written specifically for AI extraction: complete answers, question-first structure, deep topical coverage. No web agency access required — just one DNS record.

Rung 03

Citation Building

AI systems trust content that third parties also trust. We build your external citation graph through trade press, expert bylines, review platforms, industry bodies, and LinkedIn authority — every placement tracked as a potential AI citation source.

Rung 04

Measurement

Monthly prompt audits across all AI platforms. Citation frequency, share of voice, sentiment, and AI referral traffic tracked over time. A clear monthly report so you always know where you stand and what is improving.

A complete AI Authority programme

We work with businesses, brands and individuals who want to control how they show up in AI-generated answers.

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AI Visibility Audit

Systematic prompting across all major AI platforms using the questions your audiences genuinely ask. Full written report with baseline scores, competitive positioning, and a prioritised roadmap.

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Knowledge Base Build

A standalone, AI-optimised content architecture that establishes your topical authority. Hosted at your subdomain. No disruption to your existing website or infrastructure.

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Earned Media Strategy

Strategic placement in the publications, platforms and directories that AI systems draw from. Every piece of third-party coverage is a potential AI citation — we make sure it works that way.

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Brand Positioning for AI

Strategic messaging guidance so AI presents you accurately and on your terms. Particularly valuable for brands going through repositioning, who need AI to reflect who they are now.

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Ongoing Measurement

Monthly AI Visibility Reports tracking citation frequency, share of voice, and competitive positioning across all platforms. Clear evidence of progress, month on month.

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PR Agency Partnership

For PR agencies wanting to add AI visibility to their client offering. White-label reporting, joint client engagements, and strategic guidance on the AI citation value of earned media.

From invisible to authoritative

Every Known Entity engagement follows the same structured sequence. Audit first. Build second. Compound from there.

1

Audit

We establish exactly where you stand today — across every major AI platform, against your competitors.

2

Define

We define your entity — what AI should know about you, what you stand for, and what topics you own.

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Build

We build your knowledge base and earned media programme, systematically growing your citation graph.

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Measure

We track progress monthly and refine the strategy so every month compounds on the last.

Why third-party coverage matters more than ever

AI systems do not simply trust what an organisation says about itself. They look for corroboration from sources they have independently learned to consider authoritative — trade publications, industry bodies, review platforms, expert directories.

This is earned media: coverage your organisation has earned through genuine expertise and credibility, not paid for and not self-published. In an AI-driven search environment, its value has increased substantially. Every piece of genuine third-party coverage is a potential AI citation source.

Known Entity treats earned media as a strategic programme, not a series of one-off activities. We identify the publications and platforms that carry most weight with AI systems in your sector, then build and track a targeted outreach programme.

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Trade and sector press

Coverage in publications AI has learned to trust as authoritative sources for your industry.

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Expert bylines and commentary

Attributed thought leadership that builds individual and organisational authority signals.

Review platforms and directories

Third-party validation that AI systems treat as corroborating evidence of credibility.

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Industry body references

Association memberships, accreditations and body citations that carry significant AI trust weight.

Find out where you stand

The starting point is always the AI Visibility Audit. Three to four weeks. A precise, documented picture of your current AI Authority, your competitive positioning, and the priority areas for improvement.

We are happy to have an initial conversation before you commit. In many cases we can give you a sense of where you stand simply by running your organisation through the major AI platforms in advance of a call.