SaaS Brand Skyrockets AI Search Visibility, Boosts Conversions 8x with Akii
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Akii, the world's first AI Search Intelligence Platform, empowers brands to dominate AI-driven search results. In this case study, a mid-sized SaaS company specializing in cloud-based productivity tools leveraged Akii's platform, including its free AI Visibility Score and advanced optimization tools. The partnership addressed the challenge of invisibility in zero-click AI results (like Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, which command 68.5% of web traffic), ultimately reclaiming lost revenue opportunities and achieving significantly higher conversion rates.
The Challenge
What went wrong
A mid-sized SaaS brand faced significant challenges in the AI search era, experiencing declining organic traffic and a 25% drop in lead generation over six months. Their core issues included:
- Zero AI Visibility: Despite traditional SEO efforts, the brand was invisible in 34.5% of relevant AI queries, missing crucial citations in generative results like Google AI Overviews.
- Outdated Content & Technical Gaps: Minor schema markup errors and incomplete entity data led to instant disqualification by AI evaluation models, making their content unfindable.
- Competitor Outperformance: Rivals consistently appeared in generative AI responses, capturing potential customers before the client's brand even entered the conversation.
- Lack of AI-Specific Analytics: Traditional analytics tools offered no insights into performance across various AI models (e.g., Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Perplexity), leaving the marketing team blind to their actual AI search presence.
Solution Approach
How it was solved
Akii deployed a comprehensive, three-month strategy specifically designed for AI search dynamics. The initial step involved Akii's free AI Visibility Score, which benchmarked the brand's performance at a low 62% overall (55% brand recognition, 68% content coverage). The solution then progressed through several key phases:
- Deep Audit & Optimization: Using Akii's Website Optimizer, critical technical issues were identified and resolved. This included enhancing schema markup for superior entity recognition and previewing how AI models would interpret their content in real-time.
- Targeted Competitor Intelligence: Akii's advanced tracking tools provided granular insights into top rivals' AI search strategies. This intelligence enabled the brand to identify critical content and strategy gaps, leading to targeted optimizations.
- Automated AI Engagement: Leveraging Akii's AI Engage, geo-targeted campaigns were launched across 150M+ proxy IPs in six languages. This systematic approach effectively "educated" major AI models, including Google AI Search and ChatGPT, to recognize and prioritize the brand's content in generative responses.
The entire solution was powered by cutting-edge AI models like xAI Grok 4 and Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5, ensuring actionable insights and automation while maintaining strict GDPR and SOC 2 compliance.
Results Achieved
Success Metrics
The partnership with Akii yielded dramatic results within just two months:
- 89% AI Visibility Score: A substantial increase from the initial 62%, indicating significantly improved presence in AI search. Brand recognition surged to 84% (from 55%), and content coverage reached 92% (from 68%).
- 85% Google AI Overview Presence: The brand now appears prominently in 85% of Google AI Overviews for core queries, significantly boosting their authority and reach.
- 8x Conversion Increase: A staggering 8x increase in conversions directly attributed to zero-click AI results, demonstrating the tangible ROI of AI search optimization.
- 40% Uplift in Qualified Leads: The enhanced visibility and authority led to a significant 40% rise in qualified lead generation.
- $150K Attributable Revenue: The strategic outranking of two major competitors, identified through Akii's intelligence, directly contributed an additional $150,000 in revenue.
Emily W., the brand's Marketing Lead, affirmed, "Akii turned our invisibility into dominance—it's the secret weapon every AI-era brand needs." This outcome reversed previous traffic losses and firmly established the company as a leading authority in productivity software.
Verified Testimonials
Real voices from people who witnessed this story firsthand
Emily Watson
👔 Head of Growth Marketing
🏢 CloudFlow Technologies
Before discovering Akii, we were essentially invisible in the new world of AI search. Despite ranking well in traditional Google results, we were missing from 70%+ of relevant Google AI Overviews and almost never cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity. That translated directly into a 25% drop in organic leads over six months – traffic was there, but conversions were evaporating in zero-click answers.Akii changed everything in record time. Their free AI Visibility Score gave us an immediate, brutal-but-honest benchmark (we started at 62% – painful to see but exactly what we needed). The Website Optimizer pinpointed tiny but fatal issues – missing schema, weak entity signals, outdated comparison pages – that traditional SEO tools completely ignored.The real game-changer was AI Engage. Within weeks of launching targeted, compliant campaigns, we started appearing in AI responses we’d never touched before. Two months in, our Visibility Score hit 89%, we’re now featured in 85% of Google AI Overviews for our core keywords, and conversions from those placements are running 8× higher than traditional organic clicks.Most importantly, we’ve added over $150K in attributable pipeline and finally stopped bleeding share to competitors who were winning the AI game while we weren’t even on the board.Akii isn’t just another SEO tool – it’s the only platform that actually understands how AI search works in 2025. If your brand isn’t systematically optimizing for generative engines, you’re already falling behind. Akii made us visible again, and the results speak for themselves. Highly recommended.
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