Figure 5-1
Service Tier Ladder: AEO Exposure, AEO+ Word of Mouth, IDA Brand PR
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Start with the step ranges of AEO Exposure, AEO+ Word of Mouth, and IDA Brand PR; IDA Brand PR fully covers S1–S10. Then read down to the results and verification names for each segment.
④ Service Tiers To which tier Journey Steps See Figure 2-1 Service Tiers Numbers to watch AEO Exposure AEO+ Word of Mouth IDA Brand PR Verification Links to Figure 4-1 Service tiers: deepening tier by tier along the journey steps S1 Prepare S2 Crawl S3 Train S4 Index S5 Ask AI S6 AI Mention S7 AI Answer S8 Act S9 Visit S10 Return AEO Exposure | Read first AI Readiness Score | AI Crawl Volume AEO+ Word of Mouth AI Real-Time Retrievals | AI Mention Rate IDA Brand PR | Right, visit, return AI Answer Accuracy Rate | AI Citations | AI Agent Visits | Search & AI Referral Visits | AI Return Visits Covers every step Full-Journey Coverage · S1–S10 First-Party Source + Official Source IDA Verification IDAEO Verification Original framework © 2026 ID EO From Figure 0-3 Diagnostics 13 items Diagnostics 4 items Diagnostics 1 item Diagnostics 1 item Solutions 7 items Solutions 2 items Solutions 4 items Diagnostics 6 items Diagnostics 6 items Diagnostics 1 item Diagnostics 2 items Diagnostics 1 item Diagnostics 3 items Diagnostics 4 items Solutions 3 items Solutions 2 items Solutions 1 item
How to read Start with the step ranges of AEO Exposure, AEO+ Word of Mouth, and IDA Brand PR; IDA Brand PR fully covers S1–S10. Then read down to the results and verification names for each segment.
AEO Exposure — Get read first (S1–S4). AEO+ Word of Mouth — Get mentioned (S5–S6). IDA Brand PR — Accurate answers, visits, returns (S7–S10, including the first two tiers). Each higher service tier includes the previous tier, because later results build on the earlier foundation. For the steps it covers, each tier lists the number of Journey Diagnostics and IDAEO Solutions items. The Ten Diagnostic Gates are one per step; diagnostic items are the checks under each gate. IDA Brand PR covers the full journey (S1–S10). The bottom row shows, in order, First-Party Source + Official Source, IDA verification, and IDAEO verification. AEO+ Word of Mouth corresponds to AI mentioning you in its answers. Check the answer itself to see whether it recommends you. IDA Brand PR includes regularly published AI Visibility results. The AEO optimization in Figure 1-1, “Panorama of the Five Marketing Audiences,” is divided by function. The service tiers in this figure are divided by journey scope.
Related questions
- Chapter 5 key pointsService Tiers (How Far to Go): AEO Exposure — Get Read First; AEO+ Word of Mouth — Get Mentioned; IDA Brand PR — Accurate Answers, Visits, and Returns
- Figure 5-2Performance Metrics Mapping Matrix
- FAQ 5-1Is AEO (the optimization domain) in Chapter 1 the same as the service tiers here?
- FAQ 5-2Do all nine metrics have data yet?
- Chapter 5Service Tiers (How Far to Go): AEO Exposure — Get Read First; AEO+ Word of Mouth — Get Mentioned; IDA Brand PR — Accurate Answers, Visits, and Returns