Shoppers no longer start with a search bar — they ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI what to buy and where to buy it. We make sure your store is the answer, turning AI recommendations into real revenue.
Millions of shoppers now open ChatGPT or Perplexity before they open Google. They type a question — "where can I buy sustainable running shoes?" or "best place to get custom pet gifts?" — and buy from the first two or three stores mentioned in the reply.
Most online stores have invested heavily in paid ads and traditional SEO, but have zero presence in AI-generated shopping answers. That is an unguarded gap your competitors have not closed yet.
We close it for you — and hold it.
We work across the full AI and search ecosystem so shoppers find you regardless of where they start.
We engineer your store's content, authority signals, and structured data so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini include you in shopping recommendations.
Buying guides, comparison pages, category explainers, and "best of" articles — the exact content AI pulls from when answering a shopper's question.
A consistent flow of recent, credible reviews across Google and key product review platforms — the trust signals AI models weigh most heavily when choosing which stores to recommend.
Product schema, breadcrumb markup, site speed, and crawlability — the technical foundations that let AI systems read, trust, and cite your store accurately.
Optimized Google Business Profile and Shopping feed management that keeps your products visible in map-integrated and local shopping queries alongside AI answers.
One monthly report that connects AI mention frequency, organic traffic, and new orders — so you can see exactly what the work is worth in dollars.
of online shoppers use an AI assistant during their research before making a purchase.
higher conversion rate from AI-referred shoppers compared to paid social traffic.
cost-per-click once your store earns organic AI recommendations — no bid, no budget cap.
¹ 58% AI usage during shopping research: Salesforce State of the Connected Customer, 6th Edition (2024), which found 58% of consumers use generative AI to research purchases before buying. ² 2.4× conversion rate: Salesforce Shopping Index Q4 2024 found AI-assisted shoppers converted at roughly 2.4× the rate of non-AI sessions across tracked retail categories. The $0 cost-per-click observation reflects the organic nature of AI mention traffic and is not a guaranteed outcome. Results vary by category, catalogue size, store authority, and competitive market.
Real outcomes from e-commerce brands that invested in AI and search visibility.
A boutique furniture retailer with strong products but no organic presence achieved top-three AI mentions for "handmade dining tables" and "custom wood furniture" within four months.
By building authoritative comparison content and a review base, the brand began appearing in ChatGPT answers for supplement recommendations, reducing paid dependency significantly.
Targeted content strategy and schema work helped a family-run pet accessories shop consistently outrank PetSmart and Chewy in Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for long-tail queries.
* Results are from individual Foundgentic client engagements measured over the stated timeframes. Figures reflect internal analytics data reported by each client. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results — outcomes vary based on starting authority, category competition, catalogue size, and market.
We map exactly where your store appears — and where it is missing — across every major AI shopping channel and search surface.
We create the buyer-intent content, review strategy, and technical foundations that AI models use when choosing which stores to recommend.
Each month we deepen your category authority and extend into adjacent queries, widening the net of AI recommendations that point to your store.
You receive a clear monthly report showing AI mention growth, organic sessions, and the revenue those channels delivered — nothing hidden.
No. Our e-commerce AI visibility work is entirely focused on online shopping queries and brand mentions — no physical location is required. If you do have retail locations, we can incorporate local search as an additional channel.
It complements it first, and over time reduces your dependency on paid spend. Most clients see their blended customer acquisition cost drop within six months as organic AI-referred traffic grows. We recommend running both in parallel until organic revenue is self-sustaining.
Technical fixes and review momentum typically register within the first four to eight weeks. Content authority and consistent AI mention frequency compound over three to six months. The stores that start now will be significantly harder to displace in twelve months.
We are platform-agnostic. Whether your store runs on Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, or a custom build, our strategies apply at the content, authority, and technical layer — not inside any specific platform admin.
A complete snapshot of where your store appears across AI assistants, Google Shopping, and organic search for your most valuable product queries — plus the clearest gaps and a prioritised plan to close them. Free, with no commitment required.
We will map your store's presence across the AI shopping channels your buyers use and show you the fastest path to becoming the store they are given. Free, no commitment.