AEO vs GEO vs SEO: Which One Actually Drives Pipeline for B2B Startups

Which of AEO, GEO and SEO actually brings a B2B startup customers, what the conversion data does and doesn't show, and how to split effort by stage.

Which of AEO, GEO and SEO actually brings a B2B startup customers, what the conversion data does and doesn't show, and how to split effort by stage.
AI search optimization is the work of getting your company named inside AI-generated answers — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode — and still ranked in the results underneath them. AEO, GEO and SEO are three labels for…
To vet an AEO or GEO agency, check their advice against Google’s own generative-AI guidance and ask them to show your citation baseline before you sign anything. Google’s Do you need an SEO? documentation, updated 5 June 2026, names AEO…