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AI search citation analysis, from the operator's chair.

Brand-by-brand citation reports. Industry-level analysis. Methodology deep-dives. Multilingual coverage. Reactive commentary on AI-search-reputation events as they happen. 3-5 articles per week starting Q3 2026.

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Editorial pillars

Six topic clusters. ~2,500 articles addressable.

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Brand deep-dives

How AI engines actually describe specific SA brands. ~500 articles, one per brand × pillar query.

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Industry analysis

Sector-level citation patterns. Banking, telecom, retail, insurance, medical aid.

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Methodology + framework

How the index works. Latin Square debiasing, citation parsing, source classification.

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X vs Y comparisons

Head-to-head SA brand comparisons. Capitec vs FNB, Discovery vs Momentum.

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Multilingual coverage

How LLMs cite differently in Afrikaans / isiZulu / Xhosa queries.

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News + reactive

Commentary on AI-search-reputation events as they happen.

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First ten article titles

A preview of the launch lineup.

  1. 01
    Methodology
    How we measure AI search citation share for South African brands.
  2. 02
    Industry
    The South African telecom sector controls 3.7% of its AI search narrative. Here is why.
  3. 03
    Brand deep-dive
    Vodacom in ChatGPT: what 131 citations reveal about the worst-positioned SA brand.
  4. 04
    Brand deep-dive
    Discovery Health in AI search: the only positive net-control brand in the index.
  5. 05
    Comparison
    Capitec vs FNB in AI search: who Claude trusts more.
  6. 06
    Methodology
    Position bias in LLM comparison queries: Latin Square results across three frontier models.
  7. 07
    Multilingual
    How Gemini cites SA brands in isiZulu vs English: 28-point delta.
  8. 08
    Reactive
    PissedConsumer dominates the SA AI search citation graph. Five things to do this week.
  9. 09
    Industry
    The medical aid sector leads on AI search citation control. What the other four industries can learn.
  10. 10
    Brand deep-dive
    OUTsurance vs Naked Insurance: the citation pattern behind the disruption.