The Gap
Most AEO agencies sell a fraction of what it takes.
We researched what’s out there. Almost everyone offers the same short list — and stops well short of what actually moves AI.
Most agencies sell the tip.
The results are underneath.
The System
The Citation Cascade Method™
AEO isn’t one tactic done well. It’s many, working as one. We build your authority in layers — each one making the next carry more weight — until your brand is the name AI reaches for in your category.
Our Philosophy
Human expertise, multiplied.
The best work doesn’t come from people or AI alone — it comes from people with AI, used the right way. So that’s how we built CiteFirst. Our specialists drive the strategy and own the standard; AI multiplies their reach, speed, and precision. You get the firepower of a much larger team without the bloat, the cost, or the drop in quality that comes when companies let AI run the show.
It’s an approach the field calls human-centered AI — and it’s how we’ve operated from day one.
Experts at the core
Human judgment drives every strategy. AI never makes the call.
AI as the amplifier
It multiplies our experts’ reach, speed, and precision — never their standards.
More, for less
You get the output of a much larger team, at the quality of a specialist one.
The Proof
This is what the method produces.
#1
Most profitable year in their 28-year history
AI citations, up from zero
Website traffic in 9 months
One enterprise client. Nine months. The system, working as one.