Over the past several years, we’ve observed a rise in self-serve research from B2B software buyers. Now, they’re increasingly turning to AI-first search over traditional search engines for this process.
To reach buyers wherever they’re conducting research throughout their purchasing journeys, it’s crucial that software companies show up in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
What did G2 and Profound announce? A new partnership that enables go-to-market (GTM) teams to measure and optimize how their brand presence on G2 is cited by LLMs.
Today, we’re excited to announce a new partnership with Profound that will equip B2B software companies to shape their answer engine optimization (AEO) and AI search marketing strategies. Profound’s AI visibility data will be integrated into customers’ my.g2 dashboards, providing visibility into when and how their product categories are mentioned by large language models (LLMs) with G2 as the source
James Cadwallader, Co-founder and CEO of Profound, shared the following about our new partnership:
“At Profound, we’re seeing AI search reshaping how companies are discovered in real time. Today, every brand needs to understand and control how AI interprets, cites, and recommends their products. G2’s extensive reach across the B2B SaaS ecosystem makes them the ideal partner as we equip marketers to take control of how AI defines discovery and customer engagement.”
How does the new G2 and Profound partnership work? Learn how G2’s new AI Visibility dashboard ingests Profound’s AEO data and turns AI discovery into a performance channel.
Through this partnership, we’re not only helping companies track their brand presence in AI search platforms, but we’re also helping them build it. G2’s new AI Visibility dashboard turns AI discovery into a performance channel. By ingesting Profound’s AEO data, customers can pinpoint the frequency of G2 citations from AI search, identify the G2 categories that move the needle, benchmark competitive standing, and surface top-performing prompts.
Built-in guidance, such as increasing recent reviews, translates insight into action, helping customers improve where and how often they’re cited. As a result, GTM teams can now track traffic originating from AI search and optimize their approach in real time.
Enabling enterprise brands to understand and control how AI represents them, Profound’s marketing platform ensures visibility in the era of AI search. This integration with G2, which is the most cited B2B software source across LLMs and ranks 4th among the top 10 cited sources on ChatGPT and 9th on Perplexity, extends product visibility into the AI-powered discovery experiences shaping buyer decisions.
Attend next week’s Build Your Brand event to learn more.
G2 is hosting its quarterly Innovation Event, Build Your Brand Blueprint, on September 16 at 11 a.m. ET. Register to attend or catch the on-demand recording to learn more about this new G2 and Profound partnership and other innovations G2 will unveil to help GTM teams build their brands and measure impact in the AI search era.
