Case Studies | Action on AI Search
Case Studies
Discover how AthenaHQ is helping brands revolutionize their brand management in the AI Era of Search.
Cozy Earth
The Most-Cited Sleepwear Brand in AI Search
Cozy Earth used AthenaHQ to protect its lead in sleepwear, identify a loungewear opportunity, and give its two-person content team a clearer way to prioritize what to publish next.- 3.6x Growth in sleepwear mentions (1,241 → 4,658)
- 30-point Loungewear lead, up from less than one point
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Rootly
10x Increase in Citation Rate
GEO became Rootly's #1 growth pillar. With ~10x citation rate growth and +126% mention rate on non-branded prompts, Rootly transformed AI Search into an executive-level operating channel.- $126k Incremental Equivalent Media Value Captured
- 2.5x Lift in Non-Branded Mentions
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Lago
50% Increase in Demos from AI Search
Lago achieved a 50% increase in demos from AI Search after implementing Athena. With 11x growth in AI Overview impressions and exploding citations, Athena became their command center for GEO.- 11x AI Overview impressions growth (3% → 33%)
- 2x Citation rate growth (3.5% → 17%)
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Nuvadermis
3x Share of Voice in 3 Months
Nuvadermis grew Share of Voice 3x in 3 months, with on-page citation rate climbing to 20%+ against a 4% category average, taking share from scar treatment heavyweights.- 20%+ On-page citation rate (vs 4% competitor average)
- 5x Citation rate vs scar treatment category average
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Grüns
6x Share of Voice Lift in 60 Days
Grüns grew Share of Voice from 2.0% to 12.6% in 60 days, with 19% brand mentions and 23x citation rate driven by a prompt-led pillar-and-cluster strategy.- 15 Targeted articles used to drive the lift
- ~70% Of citations attributed to Athena-authored content
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Popl
38% MoM Increase in Leads From AI Search
"We moved from 5th to 1st position in AI Search rankings and saw 38.85% monthly growth in leads from AI Search. The 1,561% ROI with 18-day payback exceeded our expectations."- 5th to 1st in AI Search Share of Voice
- 1,561% ROI with 18-day payback period
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AutoRFP.ai
10x Growth in ChatGPT Traffic
"We've seen a 10x increase in chatgpt.com referred traffic. Of which, these visitors are generally higher quality with lower bounce rates and longer engagement."- 20% net-new content opportunities identified by Athena
30% of prospects now come from GenAI Search
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Verito
#1 on ChatGPT, Beating Rivals 25x in Size
"Our two biggest competitors in our niche are substantially bigger than us, on the order of magnitude of 25-30x bigger in terms of revenue. Over the past six to eight weeks of working with Athena, we're actually starting to rank similarly with them in a lot of prompts that we're tracking"
- 6-8 weeks time to noticeable impact
- 36% Share of Voice on ChatGPT
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Buried
300% Increase in Leads from AI Search
Buried surged past established UK agencies in just 4 months, achieving a 25x mention rate increase, 3.7x higher citation rate than competitors, and a 300% increase in leads by executing an ironclad GEO strategy with AthenaHQ.- 3.7x Higher Citation Rate Than Competitors (11.2% vs 3%)
- 3rd In Brand Mentions, Beating Top Legacy UK Competitors
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