Why are our CTV CPMs rising?+
More direct-response budget is competing for a supply pool that grows more slowly than demand, and premium streaming inventory is the first to tighten. The practical effect is fewer impressions per dollar, so uncapped frequency and loose audience pools now cost far more than they used to.
How do we improve ROAS on MNTN or Vibe?+
In order of impact: cap frequency and prune low-quality placements, ship a real performance creative slate rather than a repurposed brand film, shorten the view-through window so reporting reflects reality, and rebalance spend toward prospecting audiences that actually add incremental reach.
Is CTV measurable at all?+
Yes, but not through last-click. The reliable read is a geo holdout: run the campaign in matched markets, hold it out in others, and compare total revenue or qualified leads. Platform-reported view-through conversions are directional at best.
Should we pause CTV if costs keep climbing?+
Not automatically. Measure incremental contribution profit first. Plenty of accounts we review are not suffering from expensive inventory, they are suffering from uncapped frequency and weak creative that make expensive inventory unaffordable.
Does CTV work for lead generation?+
It does for considered purchases and local service businesses, provided you build the downstream measurement: dedicated landing pages, call tracking, lead scoring, and a CRM closed loop. Without those, CTV lead-gen reporting is guesswork.
How do we make sure our company shows up on AI platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini?+
Three layers, in order. First, entity clarity: one canonical Organization with @id anchors, sameAs links to authoritative databases, and knowsAbout coverage of your real expertise. Second, extractable content: atomic answer blocks, comparison tables, transparent pricing and specs, and FAQ blocks on every commercial page. Third, corroboration: mentions in the roundups, directories, review platforms, and trade publications those engines retrieve. Measure it by probing a fixed set of buying questions monthly and tracking citation frequency per engine.
What actually makes a page get cited by AI instead of just ranked?+
Citability. AI engines lift passages that answer one question completely in 40–80 words, in plain language, with a concrete number, definition, or list. Pages that bury the answer under narrative rarely get quoted. We rewrite key pages so every important question has a self-contained answer block, wrapped in schema that labels what it is.
Is SEO still worth investing in now that AI answers so many queries?+
Yes, because AI answers are built from indexed pages. Every major assistant retrieves from a crawled index, so pages that aren't crawlable, renderable, or structured never enter the candidate pool. Classic SEO is now the entry requirement for AI visibility, and the two programs share almost all of the same work.
How quickly can we expect results from an Arise GEO engagement?+
Technical recovery and on-page work typically show movement in 30–60 days. AI citation lift on long-tail and comparison queries usually lands in 30–90 days. Category-level authority and head-term rankings are a 6–12 month curve. Every engagement ships a sequenced 90-day plan so early wins fund the long work.
What do we get, and what does it cost?+
You get a forensic audit, a prioritized 90-day execution plan with effort and impact scoring, and optional done-for-you implementation by our engineers and editors. Pricing is scoped per engagement based on catalog size, locale count, and whether you want execution included. Implement our 90-day plan and if you don't see results in 3–6 months, we refund you in full.