New module · Generative Engine Optimisation

Intro to GEO: get your brand understood, trusted and cited by AI.

Your customers have started asking ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini before they ever reach Google. Intro to GEO is a half-day team session that shows your Marketing, GTM, Digital, Brand and Content teams how to earn a place in the answers those models give.

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Introduction to GEO training from The Oxford AI School.
The module

Learn How To Do Good GEO

Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) is the practice of optimising your brand, content and digital presence so AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini can discover, understand, trust, cite and recommend you in the answers they generate. It’s the sister discipline to SEO for the age of AI search and research.

New to the subject? Read our plain-English guide to how to do generative engine optimisation, including the nine-step GEO workflow, measurement framework and common mistakes.

The ‘Intro To GEO’ module is built for CMOs, Marketing, GTM, Digital, Brand and Content teams. The Module is accessible from the first minute, then goes deeper without baffling you with technical jargon, handing you the more complex opportunities, strategies, methodologies, tools and tactics you can deploy for your brand straight away.

The GEO wave has arrived and this module will give you a head start.

The short version

GEO vs SEO: like SEO, but for the machines doing the answering.

Same instinct, different battlefield. One optimises for a page of ranked links. The other optimises for a single synthesised answer, and for whether your brand is named inside it.

SEO

Optimising to rank on Google

You shape pages, links and technical signals so a search engine ranks you highly and a human clicks through. The click is the goal.

GEO

Optimising to be cited and mentioned by AI

You optimise your content and digital presence so AI models can discover, understand and trust your information, increasing the likelihood that they use your content as a source and include your brand in the answers they generate. The positive brand mention is the goal.

On the day

The Intro to GEO module schedule.

Three hours of theoretical and practical learning, one break in the middle.

01

Intro to GEO, LLMs and the AI era of customer buying

Theory 30 mins

Where this has come from, and why it matters to anyone with something to sell.

  • Acronym and jargon 101, so nobody is nodding along in the dark
  • Why LLMs have burst onto the scene
  • How buying journeys are changing
  • What that means for vendors
02

GEO vs SEO: the similarities and the differences

Theory 30 mins

What carries straight across from your SEO playbook, and what quietly does not.

  • Technical comparisons
  • Content and media comparisons
  • Operational comparisons
03

GEO metrics: what they mean and the traps to avoid

Theory 30 mins

The numbers that count, the numbers that flatter, and how to tell them apart.

  • All the GEO metrics, explained in plain terms
  • How to prioritise them
  • The KPI watchouts nobody warns you about
04

How to navigate a GEO data platform

Practical 45 mins

Hands on the wheel. We set up a real campaign and read what it tells us.

  • How to set up a campaign
  • How to navigate a GEO platform
  • Reading GEO charts and data, and knowing what they are actually saying
15 minute break
05

Best practice GEO and Future GTM opportunities

Theory 45 mins

What good looks like and the profound impact it could have on your business.

  • What good GEO looks like in practice
  • How not to do GEO
  • The impact of successful GEO on GTM and how to optimise
Who it's for

Built for the whole team, not just the SEO desk.

GEO cuts across strategy, brand, content and the digital build. That is exactly who should be in the room. The session is accessible for everyone, then goes deep enough to give each function something to deploy on Monday.

CMOs Marketing teams GTM teams Digital teams Brand teams Content teams
What you leave with

Three things you did not have this morning.

01

A shared language

Your whole team using the same terms for the same things, so GEO stops being a mystery and starts being a plan.

02

A working platform

Hands-on time inside a real GEO data platform, setting up a campaign and reading the charts that tell you if it is working.

03

A head start

The strategies, methodologies, tools and tactics to move first, while your competitors are still asking what GEO stands for.

Questions

Generative Engine Optimisation, answered.

The questions marketing, SEO and content teams ask us most about Generative Engine Optimisation.

What is Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)?
Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) is the practice of optimising your brand, content and digital presence so AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini can discover, understand, trust, cite and recommend you in the answers they generate. It is the sister discipline to SEO for the age of AI search and research.
What is the difference between GEO and SEO?
SEO optimises pages, links and technical signals so a search engine ranks you highly and a human clicks a blue link. GEO optimises content so a large language model understands your information, trusts it and cites you in the single answer it writes. With SEO the click is the goal. With GEO the citation is the goal. Both aim to win your brand more traffic.
Which AI models and search tools does GEO target?
GEO targets the generative AI and answer engines people increasingly reach for before Google, including ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini, along with AI Overviews and other LLM-powered search experiences.
Who should attend the Intro to GEO module?
The module is built for CMOs, Marketing, GTM, Digital, Brand and Content teams. It is accessible from the first minute, then goes deeper without baffling you with technical jargon, handing you the more complex opportunities, strategies, methodologies, tools and tactics you can deploy for your brand straight away.
How long is Intro to GEO and how much does it cost?
It is a half-day session of 3 hours for up to 8 people. It costs £1,899 +VAT delivered virtually, or £1,999 +VAT delivered in person across Oxfordshire and the UK. Takeaway materials and follow-up are included.
Do we need existing SEO or technical knowledge to take part?
No. The module starts with a plain-English jargon 101 and is accessible from the first minute, then goes deeper for teams who want the more advanced GEO methodologies, tools and hands-on platform practice, without the technical jargon.
The cheat sheet

How to do GEO: our top 10.

A quick starter for Generative Engine Optimisation. Ten things that make AI models more likely to understand, trust and cite your brand. We go far deeper on the day.

  1. Answer the question firstLead each page with a clear, self-contained answer an AI model can lift and cite without hunting for it.
  2. Structure for machinesUse descriptive, question-led headings, short paragraphs, lists and tables that language models can parse cleanly.
  3. Add schema markupMark up pages with structured data (FAQ, Article, Organisation) so engines understand what your content actually is.
  4. Cite evidence and datesBack claims with sources, figures and clear dates. Models favour and reuse well-evidenced, current information.
  5. Build topical authorityCover your subject in depth across a cluster of related pages, not one thin post. Depth signals expertise.
  6. Earn mentions elsewhereGet referenced on sites and sources models already trust through digital PR, reviews and industry press.
  7. Keep your facts consistentSay the same thing about your brand everywhere, so models see one coherent, trustworthy entity.
  8. Write quotable linesCraft crisp, standalone sentences and definitions that are easy to extract and drop straight into an answer.
  9. Stay freshUpdate and re-date content regularly. Recency is a strong signal in synthesised AI answers.
  10. Let the AI bots inKeep your site fast, crawlable and technically clean, and make sure your robots rules allow the AI crawlers that matter.
Stay ahead of the wave

Book your team's half-day GEO training.

A 10-minute intro call first. Tell us what your brand needs to be found for, and we will tailor the session to your team, your tools and your goals.