
How to Write a Press Release That AI Models Actually Cite
Press releases with structured data, original quotes, and statistics are 3.4x more likely to appear in AI citations. This is the formatting guide.

Press releases with structured data, original quotes, and statistics are 3.4x more likely to appear in AI citations. This is the formatting guide.

Social media posts account for 0-0.3% of AI search citations. But that number hides three mechanisms where social activity does move the needle on AI visibility.

YouTube appears in 16% of LLM answers and holds a 29.5% citation share in Google AI Overviews. It generates 18x more AI citations than Instagram and 50x more than TikTok.

AI models systematically favor earned media over brand-owned content. Press releases generate that earned media. Bain, Gartner, and academic research all point in the same direction.

AI agents are making purchasing decisions on behalf of consumers. Traditional GEO optimizes for chatbot answers. Agent GEO optimizes for machines that buy.