EVIDENCE

Methodology

How we conducted this audit

AI Visibility Audit — Methodology

Methodology

How We Measured AI Visibility

EMCC Digital
Why This Matters
Traditional SEO audits measure Google rankings. This audit measures something different: how AI platforms understand, describe, and recommend your business when users ask questions instead of typing keywords.

Test Scope

10
URLs Tested
4
AI Platforms
10
Test Scenarios
40
Total Tests

Our Process

1

Select Key URLs

We identified 10 strategic pages representing your main services, products, and conversion paths.

2

Design Test Queries

We crafted 10 real-world queries your customers actually ask — brand, commercial, and intent-based.

3

Manual Testing

Each query was tested manually across 4 AI platforms. No automation — real responses only.

Platforms Tested

Platform Why It Matters Market Position
ChatGPT Largest user base, most brand searches ~180M monthly users
Perplexity Fastest growing, citation-heavy answers ~15M monthly users
Google AI Overview Integrated into Google Search results Billions of searches
Claude Enterprise adoption, detailed responses ~10M monthly users

URLs Tested

1
Homepage
Brand Entity · Entry Point
2
Contact Page
Trust & NAP
3
Catamaran Rentals
Commercial Query
4
Bachelorette Party
High-Intent Event
5
Beneteau Oceanis 38
Product · Entry Sailboat
6
Beneteau Oceanis 41.1
Product · Mid-Range
7
Lagoon 40 Catamaran
Product · Premium
8
Sailing Experiences
Service Page
9
Corporate Events
B2B Segment
10
Catamaran Tours
Informational

Scoring System

How We Calculate Visibility

For each test, we evaluate how the AI platform responds. Each response gets one of four scores:

Cited
100%
Direct link/mention
Mentioned
50%
Brand named, no link
Not Found
0%
Competitor wins
Hallucination
0%
Wrong info given

Overall Score Formula:
(Sum of all test scores) ÷ (Total tests × 100) × 100 = Visibility %

BRB's score of 52.5% means that across 40 tests (10 URLs × 4 platforms), the brand achieved an average visibility equivalent to being cited in about half of all AI responses.

What We Evaluate

Dimension What We Look For
Brand Recognition Does AI know your brand exists? Is information accurate?
Page Recommendation Does AI link to YOUR pages or send users to competitors?
Content Understanding Does AI correctly describe your services, prices, features?
Entity Connections Does AI connect your brand to location, reviews, social proof?
Schema Signals Is your structured data helping or missing?