Is Your B2B Business Ready for AI Search? A Guide to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Doug Mansfield • September 24, 2025

The way your customers search for information online is undergoing a monumental shift. For years, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been the key to getting your business noticed on Google and Bing. But with the rise of AI-powered tools like Google Gemini and ChatGPT, a new landscape is emerging. Is your B2B business prepared for it?

The way your customers search for information online is undergoing a monumental shift. For years, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been the key to getting your business noticed on Google and Bing. But with the rise of AI-powered tools like Google Gemini and ChatGPT, a new landscape is emerging. Is your B2B business prepared for it?


For companies that depend on website traffic to generate sales opportunities, this new era of "generative search" presents a significant challenge. When users get direct answers to their questions within the AI search results, they often have no reason to click through to your website. This can mean a sharp drop in qualified leads for your sales team.


The solution isn't to fight the change but to embrace the future. It's time to evolve your strategy beyond traditional SEO and adopt Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).


What is Generative Search Optimization (GEO)?


GEO is our cutting-edge approach to future-proof your digital marketing strategy. It involves optimizing your website content to appear in both traditional organic search engine listings and the new generative AI results. By doing this, we help you build unparalleled credibility and capture high-intent customers by becoming a trusted voice in this new era of search.


At Mansfield Marketing, we don't see GEO as a replacement for SEO. Instead, we integrate the two into a cohesive and powerful search strategy. Our SEO+GEO campaigns use fresh, carefully selected content that is shared across search engines and AI agents, ensuring your business is visible wherever your prospects are looking.


How GEO Fits into Our FADA® Marketing Framework


Our strategies are guided by our trademarked FADA® Marketing Framework: Foundation, Awareness, Differentiation, and Action. GEO is a critical component of the Awareness phase.


The goal of the Awareness stage is to inform more decision-makers about your solutions by precisely targeting the right people. By optimizing for AI search, we ensure your expertise appears front and center, raising awareness and distinguishing you from competitors who have yet to adapt.


This increased awareness and differentiation are prerequisites for the final, most important step:

Action. Action is what we're all aiming for—a qualified sales prospect contacting you to enter your sales pipeline.


The Ultimate Goal: Empowering Your Sales Team


Ultimately, all our marketing efforts, from SEO+GEO to content creation, are designed to serve one primary function: sales enablement.


We bridge the gap between marketing and sales. By embracing GEO, we increase the volume and quality of new sales inquiries that come from your online presence. This empowers your sales team with better opportunities, helps them reach the right prospects, and ultimately increases sales conversions. We create quality sales collateral—like white papers, infographics, and online calculators—to help you close more deals.


The digital world is evolving. Don't let your B2B business fall behind. Optimizing for generative AI is no longer optional; it's essential for future success.


Ready to future-proof your B2B sales strategy?


Contact Mansfield today for a free evaluation to determine if we are the right fit for your business. Let us show you how to navigate the new era of search and empower your sales team for success. Call us at (713) 936-5557 or email [email protected].

This blog post was created by Doug Mansfield, president and founder of Mansfield Marketing

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