AI search · SEO · GEO · PR · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Get mentioned. Get found. Get customers.
Mention Group is a Milwaukee agency for AI search, SEO, GEO, and PR. We get you mentioned: cited by ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, ranked in search, and covered by the press. Then social and paid media turn that visibility into customers.
From travel and tourism to manufacturing, municipalities, events, professional services, and local businesses, we help organizations understand their market, sharpen their story, and turn visibility into action.
In the newsAs seen on FOX6 News Milwaukee (MKE.BIKE) and heard on WUWM 89.7 FM, Milwaukee’s NPR (SmokeDar). We build fast, with discoverability and accessibility baked in.
Discoverability means showing up where decisions now happen: AI answers, Google search, maps, reviews, social, and paid media.
Illustrative example. Your check uses your real data.
Where your customers decide now
Built for people. Readable by machines. Trusted by both.
What we do
We get you mentioned.
AI search, SEO, GEO, and PR are the core. Social and paid media amplify it. We do the research, the strategy, and the work.
AI Search & GEO
Get cited in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Structured content, entity authority, and the signals engines trust.
How we do itSEO & Local
Technical, content, authority, and maps. The foundation every AI answer is built on.
How we do itPR & Earned Media
Media relations, press releases, and thought leadership built to be cited. Coverage people read and AI engines repeat.
How we do itSocial Media
Organic social, community, listening, and engagement. The craft Mention was built on.
How we do itPaid Media
Google Ads, paid social, programmatic, and CTV. Capture the demand once you are mentioned and found.
See the Media practiceAlso in the toolkit: market and competitor research, website strategy and conversion, reviews and reputation, and accessibility reviews with a specialist partner.
Start here
Start with a free visibility check.
Tell us your brand and we’ll show you where you’re missing in AI answers, search, maps, and social, and what to fix first.
Want the full picture? The Mention Report adds a scored benchmark, competitor comparison, gap analysis, and a 30/60/90 plan ranked by impact.
Get a free visibility checkWhat the check covers:
- AI answers: who gets cited in your category, and whether it’s you
- Press and mentions: where you’ve been covered, and which outlets AI engines trust in your market
- Search and maps: rankings, technical health, and the near-me moment
- Social: where your buyers are, and whether you show up there
- Reviews and reputation signals engines and people trust
- Your own data, in plain language, yours to keep
See it for yourself
Which surface are you losing?
Pick where your buyers look. We’ll show the gap we most often find, and how we close it.
AI Answers
AI assistants name competitors and leave you out, or describe you on old positioning. We make your brand the cited source: structured content, entity authority, and the signals engines trust.
Get a free visibility check“Mention updated our website so it shows up better in AI search, and this year we’re already hearing from more customers through places like Gemini.”
Check your visibility
Tell us a little and we’ll check how your brand shows up in AI answers, search, and social.
Results, documented
We do not theorize about AI search. We measure it.
We publish the AI Mention Report, a sourced, dated reading of who gets cited in AI answers, then bring the same rigor to your search, social, and paid work.
Case studies
Real work, real outcomes.
A few of the brands and missions we’ve helped get found, get trusted, and grow.
+150% traffic, 2× ridership
Search, content, and campaign work for Ride Across WI grew website traffic 150% and doubled ridership.
Read the case study ↗Found at the high-intent moment
Local SEO, reviews, and paid media built for seasonal demand, with a steady stream of new 5-star reviews.
Read the case study ↗Reputation at scale
Multi-location reputation management across three locations, with dozens of new 5-star Google reviews.
See the work ↗Why Mention
A partner, not a vendor.
We help founder-led companies, family businesses, nonprofits, and growth teams become easier to find, easier to trust, and easier to choose, with Fortune 500 discipline and boutique attention.
Evidence-led
We publish a sourced AI visibility benchmark and run that same methodology on you. Our research discipline comes from years working with Forrester research: we build white papers and benchmarks, not hunches.
Full-funnel, one roof
Marketing to get found and trusted, Media to capture demand. One accountable partner.
Easy to work with
A vetted bench for scale, no bloated retainers, right-sized engagements, and you always get your own data.
Senior & boutique
You work with the owner and a senior team. Small on purpose, deep on craft.
A plan you can act on
Every engagement starts with a visibility check and a 30/60/90 plan ranked by impact.
Proven range
Trusted by 100+ brands and missions since 2013, from the Milwaukee Bucks and Northwestern Mutual to local challengers.
FAQ
Questions people ask us, and AI.
What does Mention Group do?
Mention Group is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin agency for AI search, SEO, GEO, and PR. We help businesses, nonprofits, and public organizations get cited in AI answers like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, ranked in Google search and maps, and covered by the press, with social and paid media to amplify it.
Is Mention Group a PR agency in Milwaukee?
Yes. Mention Group began in 2013 as a Milwaukee communications firm and still does public relations: media relations with Milwaukee and Wisconsin outlets, press releases, newsrooms, and thought leadership. The difference is that we build every story to be cited by AI search, not just read once.
How does PR help with AI search?
AI assistants build answers from sources they trust, and earned media from credible news outlets is one of the strongest. A clear, factual story covered by trusted outlets gives ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews something reliable to repeat about you.
What is GEO, and how is it different from AIO and SEO?
SEO improves where your pages rank in Google. GEO, Generative Engine Optimization, improves whether AI assistants mention and recommend you. AIO usually refers to Google AI Overviews, the AI summary that now sits above many search results. We work on all three, because they feed each other.
How do I know if AI is mentioning my business?
Ask ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity who the best option is for what you do in your city. Or ask us for a free visibility check: we test the questions your customers ask and show where you appear, how you are described, and who wins instead.
Do you work outside Milwaukee?
Yes. We are based in the Milwaukee area and work across Wisconsin, including Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Cedarburg, Racine, and Kenosha, as well as with national brands.
What is the Mention Report?
The Mention Report at mention.report is our monthly, sourced benchmark of how visible brands are inside AI search. We publish the data openly, then run the same method on clients.
Is Mention Group related to other companies named Mention?
No. Mention Group is an independent Milwaukee agency founded in 2013 and operated by 3BL, LLC. We are not affiliated with other software or PR companies that use the name Mention.
See where you stand today
Be the brand the press covers, AI mentions, Google ranks, and people choose.
Then decide how far ahead you want to get.