What is Ask Smart Money Media?

Ask Smart Money Media is a free AI chat assistant trained on our full library of pillar guides, blog posts, glossary definitions, service pages, and case studies. It answers questions about AEO, GEO, LLM SEO, earned media, PR strategy, and reputation management, with cited sources back to our site.

How is this different from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is trained on the general web and can hallucinate or give generic advice. Ask SMM is retrieval-augmented over our own vetted content; every answer is grounded in numbered citations from our pillars, blogs, and case studies. If we haven't written about it, the assistant will say so rather than guess.

Yes. No signup, no credit card. Fair-use rate limits apply (roughly 15 questions per hour per person) to keep the service available for everyone.

Where do the citations link to?

Every numbered citation links to the specific Smart Money Media guide, blog post, glossary term, or service page the answer was drawn from. Open the source to read the full context.

How do I use Ask Smart Money Media to research AI-generated brand mentions?

Ask a direct question like "What does the AEO industry say about [your brand]?" or "Who is cited most often for generative engine optimization?" The assistant retrieves answers from our indexed library of pillar guides, blog research, and case studies; every claim comes back with a numbered citation you can click through and verify. It is a research surface, not a rank tracker: use it to understand which brands, sources, and narratives are being surfaced in AI answers on a topic.

What kinds of research questions work best?

Comparative and category questions perform best. For example: "Which agencies are named in AI answers about earned media ROI?", "What sources are cited for zero-click search statistics?", or "How do AI engines describe reference authority?" Broad questions surface the sources shaping the narrative; narrow questions ({your brand} + a topic) reveal whether your brand shows up in that conversation at all.

Can it tell me if ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity mention my brand?

Not directly. Ask Smart Money Media queries our indexed research, not the live LLMs. For a live check across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok, run the AI Visibility Audit at /ai-visibility-audit-tool. Use Ask Smart Money Media to understand the reference landscape (who is cited, what sources engines lean on) and the audit tool to measure your own presence.

How do I verify a citation is real?

Click the numbered citation under any answer. It links to the exact Smart Money Media guide, blog post, glossary term, or research report the sentence was drawn from. If a claim is not cited, treat it as commentary and cross-check it against the linked source before quoting it in a report.

What is the difference between researching mentions and tracking them?

Research answers "who is being talked about and why" at a point in time, making it perfect for competitive analysis, PR pitching, or narrative discovery. Tracking answers "how often and on what date" over time and requires repeated automated queries against live engines. Ask Smart Money Media handles research; scheduled audits and prompt logs handle tracking.

Can I use the answers in a client report or pitch deck?

Yes. Every answer is grounded in linked Smart Money Media sources you can cite directly. Copy the answer, keep the numbered citations, and link back to the source URLs so the reader can verify the claim. For third-party stats we surface, follow the citation to the original publisher and cite them, not us.

Does it remember my previous questions in the same session?

Yes. Follow-ups within the same chat carry context, so you can drill down ("expand on point 3", "how does that compare to Perplexity?") without repeating the setup. Sessions are not tied to an account; closing the tab ends the thread.

What if Ask Smart Money Media doesn't know the answer?

It will say so rather than guess. That is a deliberate design choice; retrieval-augmented answers are only as strong as the underlying library. If a topic is missing, it is usually a signal we have not published on it yet; email the team and we will consider it for the editorial calendar.

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Ask Smart Money Media is a free AI chat assistant trained exclusively on our published library: pillar guides, blog posts, glossary entries, case studies, and original research on AEO, GEO, LLM SEO, digital PR, earned media, and executive reputation. Every response is grounded in our own work, uses numbered inline citations you can open, and refuses to fabricate frameworks, statistics, or sources it cannot verify against the corpus.

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How to research AI-generated brand mentions with Ask Smart Money Media

See how AI engines understand, cite, and recommend your brand.

About Ask Smart Money Media

What is Ask Smart Money Media?

How is this different from ChatGPT?

Is it free to use?

Where do the citations link to?

How to research AI-generated brand mentions with Ask Smart Money Media

How do I use Ask Smart Money Media to research AI-generated brand mentions?

What kinds of research questions work best?

Can it tell me if ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity mention my brand?

How do I verify a citation is real?

What is the difference between researching mentions and tracking them?

Can I use the answers in a client report or pitch deck?

Does it remember my previous questions in the same session?

What if Ask Smart Money Media doesn't know the answer?