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Buyers now build the shortlist in ChatGPT and draft the RFP in Copilot before a referral call happens — and only 7% of AI answers name a specific firm. Inserviss makes it yours.

Questions a shortlisting client asks AI assistants about consulting and advisory firms — the demand this map samples across boutique advisory firms, accounting & tax advisory, and M&A / transaction advisory:

  • Finding an Advisor: best boutique strategy consulting firm [city]
  • Finding an Advisor: independent management consultant for a mid-market company
  • Finding an Advisor: alternative to McKinsey for a smaller budget
  • Finding an Advisor: how to choose a management consultant
  • Finding an Advisor: consulting firm specializing in operations turnaround
  • Finding an Advisor: fractional strategy advisor for a founder-led business
  • Finding an Advisor: consultant who has done this in our industry [sector]
  • Finding an Advisor: small consulting firm that actually does the work not juniors
  • Finding an Advisor: advisor for a post-merger integration [sector]
  • Finding an Advisor: consulting firm for a family business succession
  • Finding an Advisor: boutique consultancy vs Big Four for [problem]
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: consulting firm with deep [sector] experience
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: go-to-market strategy consultant for B2B SaaS
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: pricing strategy consulting firm
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: supply chain consultant for a manufacturer
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: org design and operating model consultant [sector]
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: digital transformation advisor that isn’t vaporware
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: cost reduction consultant for a PE portfolio company
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: customer experience consulting firm [sector]
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: consultant for entering a new geographic market
  • Practice Areas & Sectors: ESG / sustainability strategy advisor [sector]
  • Fees & Engagement: how much does a management consulting engagement cost
  • Fees & Engagement: consulting firm day rate vs fixed fee
  • Fees & Engagement: typical fee for a 3-month strategy project
  • Fees & Engagement: do boutique consultants offer value-based pricing
  • Fees & Engagement: consulting retainer vs project pricing [sector]
  • Fees & Engagement: what drives consulting fees up
  • Fees & Engagement: consulting firm that scopes a fixed-price diagnostic
  • Fees & Engagement: how to control consulting spend on a project
  • Fees & Engagement: small consulting firm hourly rate benchmark
  • Fees & Engagement: consulting engagement letter what to look for
  • Scoping & Fit: do we need a consultant or can we do this in-house
  • Scoping & Fit: how to write a consulting RFP
  • Scoping & Fit: consulting firm shortlist for a strategy review
  • Scoping & Fit: how long does a typical consulting project take
  • Scoping & Fit: consultant for a board-level strategic question
  • Scoping & Fit: consulting firm that will challenge our assumptions
  • Scoping & Fit: right size of firm for a $2M revenue problem
  • Scoping & Fit: consultant who transfers knowledge to our team
  • Scoping & Fit: red flags when choosing a consulting firm
  • Scoping & Fit: consulting proposal what a good one includes
  • Credentials & Track Record: consulting firm with a proven track record in [sector]
  • Credentials & Track Record: how to check a consultant’s background and results
  • Credentials & Track Record: consultant with prior operating experience not just advisory
  • Credentials & Track Record: consulting firm partner bios and expertise
  • Credentials & Track Record: consultant who has published on [topic]
  • Credentials & Track Record: boutique consultancy client list [sector]
  • Credentials & Track Record: consulting firm awards and rankings
  • Credentials & Track Record: consultant certifications that actually matter
  • Credentials & Track Record: how many similar projects has this firm done
  • Credentials & Track Record: consulting firm case studies for [problem]
  • Reviews & References: management consulting firm reviews
  • Reviews & References: Clutch reviews for a strategy consulting firm
  • Reviews & References: reference calls to ask a consulting firm for
  • Reviews & References: is this consultant actually good or just a good salesperson
  • Reviews & References: consulting firm reputation among [sector] executives
  • Reviews & References: what do clients say about working with this firm
  • Reviews & References: consulting firm that delivered vs overpromised
  • Reviews & References: GoodFirms rating for a consultancy
  • Reviews & References: consultant references from companies our size
  • Reviews & References: consulting firm repeat-client rate
  • Finding a Firm: best accounting firm for a startup [city]
  • Finding a Firm: CPA firm for a company doing $10M in revenue
  • Finding a Firm: accounting firm that handles multi-state tax
  • Finding a Firm: switch accountants how to choose a new firm
  • Finding a Firm: accounting firm with SaaS / tech industry experience
  • Finding a Firm: firm for R&D tax credit studies
  • Finding a Firm: accountant for a company preparing to raise a round
  • Finding a Firm: mid-size accounting firm vs Big Four for an audit
  • Finding a Firm: accounting firm for a nonprofit [city]
  • Finding a Firm: firm that does both tax and outsourced controller work
  • Services: accounting firm that does a financial statement audit
  • Services: corporate tax planning advisory firm
  • Services: transfer pricing study accounting firm
  • Services: sales tax nexus review for e-commerce
  • Services: outsourced CFO and accounting services [city]
  • Services: firm that handles international tax for a US company
  • Services: accounting firm for a QuickBooks to NetSuite migration
  • Services: firm that does 409A valuations
  • Services: ASC 606 revenue recognition advisory
  • Services: accounting firm for M&A tax due diligence
  • Fees & Pricing: how much does a financial statement audit cost
  • Fees & Pricing: CPA firm fixed fee vs hourly billing
  • Fees & Pricing: typical monthly fee for outsourced accounting
  • Fees & Pricing: accounting firm pricing for a company our size
  • Fees & Pricing: what drives audit fees up
  • Fees & Pricing: tax advisory project fee benchmark
  • Fees & Pricing: accounting firm engagement letter scope creep
  • Fees & Pricing: is it worth paying more for a Top 25 firm
  • Fees & Pricing: accounting firm minimum engagement size
  • Fees & Pricing: bundled tax and advisory pricing
  • Industry & Situation Fit: accounting firm that understands venture-backed startups
  • Industry & Situation Fit: CPA firm for a manufacturing business [sector]
  • Industry & Situation Fit: accounting firm experienced with crypto / digital assets
  • Industry & Situation Fit: firm for a company with inventory and COGS complexity
  • Industry & Situation Fit: accounting firm for a professional services partnership
  • Industry & Situation Fit: CPA firm that has taken clients through an audit for the first time
  • Industry & Situation Fit: accountant for a company expanding internationally
  • Industry & Situation Fit: firm experienced with private equity portfolio reporting
  • Industry & Situation Fit: accounting firm for a real estate holding structure
  • Industry & Situation Fit: CPA firm for a company preparing to sell
  • Credentials & Compliance: is this accounting firm peer-reviewed
  • Credentials & Compliance: accounting firm PCAOB registration
  • Credentials & Compliance: CPA firm partner credentials and industry experience
  • Credentials & Compliance: accounting firm data security and SOC 2
  • Credentials & Compliance: firm licensed to audit in our state
  • Credentials & Compliance: accounting firm independence rules for advisory + audit
  • Credentials & Compliance: how to verify a CPA firm’s standing
  • Credentials & Compliance: accounting firm quality control review history
  • Credentials & Compliance: firm with specialists not generalists for [issue]
  • Credentials & Compliance: accounting firm continuity if our partner retires
  • Reviews & Track Record: accounting firm reviews [city]
  • Reviews & Track Record: CPA firm reputation with venture-backed companies
  • Reviews & Track Record: reference questions to ask an accounting firm
  • Reviews & Track Record: is this firm responsive or do things fall through the cracks
  • Reviews & Track Record: accounting firm that met deadlines on the audit
  • Reviews & Track Record: what clients say about this CPA firm
  • Reviews & Track Record: accounting firm client retention rate
  • Reviews & Track Record: firm that flagged an issue before it became a problem
  • Reviews & Track Record: accounting firm reviews from companies our size
  • Reviews & Track Record: CPA firm that explains things in plain English
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: best sell-side M&A advisor for a $30M company
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: boutique investment bank for a lower-middle-market sale
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: M&A advisor with experience in [sector]
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: how to choose an M&A advisor
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: buy-side advisor for a first acquisition
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: M&A advisor for a founder selling to private equity
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: transaction advisor for a carve-out sale
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: M&A advisory firm vs business broker for a $20M deal
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: advisor for a family business generational transfer
  • Finding a Deal Advisor: M&A advisor that runs a competitive process
  • Deal Types & Scope: quality of earnings provider for buy-side diligence
  • Deal Types & Scope: M&A advisor for a management buyout
  • Deal Types & Scope: sell-side QoE report cost and timeline
  • Deal Types & Scope: advisor for a recapitalization vs full sale
  • Deal Types & Scope: M&A advisor for a distressed sale [sector]
  • Deal Types & Scope: valuation advisory firm for a fairness opinion
  • Deal Types & Scope: M&A advisor to run a dual-track process
  • Deal Types & Scope: financial due diligence scope for a $50M acquisition
  • Deal Types & Scope: advisor for a cross-border deal
  • Deal Types & Scope: M&A advisor for an ESOP transaction
  • Fees & Success Structure: M&A advisor success fee percentage for a mid-market deal
  • Fees & Success Structure: sell-side advisor retainer plus success fee typical
  • Fees & Success Structure: Lehman formula vs modern M&A fee structures
  • Fees & Success Structure: minimum fee for an M&A engagement
  • Fees & Success Structure: quality of earnings fixed fee range [deal size]
  • Fees & Success Structure: what a Wall Street escalator is in an M&A engagement
  • Fees & Success Structure: M&A advisor fees for a deal that doesn’t close
  • Fees & Success Structure: buy-side advisor retainer vs contingent fee
  • Fees & Success Structure: how M&A advisory fees compare to a broker
  • Fees & Success Structure: M&A engagement letter tail period explained
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: M&A advisor that does sub-$25M software deals
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: transaction advisor for a healthcare services roll-up
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: M&A advisor experienced with industrials [sector]
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: advisor for a consumer brand sale to a strategic
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: right M&A advisor for a $100M+ deal
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: M&A advisor with the right buyer relationships in [sector]
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: transaction advisor for a services business with recurring revenue
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: M&A advisor for a business with customer concentration
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: advisor for a take-private or public-company deal
  • Sector & Deal-Size Fit: M&A advisor for a minority stake sale
  • Team & Track Record: M&A advisor closed deal list in [sector]
  • Team & Track Record: how to check an M&A advisor’s deal experience
  • Team & Track Record: which advisor sold [comparable company]
  • Team & Track Record: M&A advisory firm league table lower middle market
  • Team & Track Record: senior banker attention vs handed to an analyst
  • Team & Track Record: M&A advisor close rate and process outcomes
  • Team & Track Record: transaction advisor team bios and prior firms
  • Team & Track Record: M&A advisor average premium achieved for sellers
  • Team & Track Record: how many deals does this advisor run at once
  • Team & Track Record: M&A advisor references from sellers in our situation
  • References & Outcomes: M&A advisor reviews and client outcomes
  • References & Outcomes: reference questions to ask a sell-side advisor
  • References & Outcomes: did this advisor get the seller a good outcome
  • References & Outcomes: M&A advisor reputation with private equity buyers
  • References & Outcomes: transaction advisor that kept the deal on track
  • References & Outcomes: what founders say about working with this M&A advisor
  • References & Outcomes: advisor that maximized value vs just got a deal done
  • References & Outcomes: M&A advisor testimonials from [sector] sellers
  • References & Outcomes: advisor references from deals that had complications
  • References & Outcomes: M&A advisor repeat engagements with PE firms
0%
Current coverage
$0.4–0.9M
AI fee value inquired a year
24
Est. new engagements a year via AI
E
AI visibility grade
Your firmFinding an AdvisorPractice Areas & SectorsFees & EngagementScoping & FitCredentials & Track RecordReviews & References
Not citing you — going to LinkedIn, a marketplace, or no oneCurrently cites you — wired to your firm

The 6-month view is an illustrative projection of winnable questions with AI Agents: Scout, Maker, and Anchor running continuously — not a forecast for a specific firm.

What you’ll see

Your console, from day one

Shortlist opportunities, overnight work, reach, engagements influenced — one live view.

Opportunities your agents found
Ranked by how fast you can win them
"Best M&A advisor for [industry] deals under $50M"
Nobody cited yet · ~85 asks/month · exactly your specialty
Approve fix
"Boutique tax firm for [situation]"
High value · a mega-consultancy is named instead · winnable in ~3 weeks
Approve fix
"Consulting firm for [specific transformation]"
Nobody cited yet · ~60 asks/month · matches your practice area
Approve fix
"[Firm] case results" — nothing published, so AI has nothing to cite
Your outcomes live in a pitch deck an AI model will never read
Refresh now
"Who does turnaround M&A work" — cited, but names a mega-consultancy
You’ve run this exact playbook dozens of times
Fix wording

Just paste your website or firm name — no forms, no design work

AI Visibility Score

One number. Every engine. Never blended.

0–100 for whether AI names your firm on a shortlist and gets practice areas, sector expertise and fee approach right. Toggle three months forward.

Illustrative — a sample advisory firm

0F
Named by AI · How often assistants name the firm on a shortlist at all0
Vs. competitors · Share of the answer next to LinkedIn, the marketplaces and the Big Four0
Facts correct · Whether practice areas, sector expertise and fee approach are right and current0
Listed where AI looks · Completeness on Clutch, GoodFirms and the directories assistants pull from0
Site AI can read · Whether the firm’s practice-area and expertise pages are machine-readable0
Where the firm stands, engine by engine — never blended
ChatGPTwhere a buyer benchmarks providers before a callNot cited
Microsoft Copilotwhere the shortlist / RFP memo gets draftedNot cited
Google AI Overviewsthe broad “best [type] firm for [problem]” surfaceNot cited
Perplexityresearch-oriented buyers checking credentials & sourcesNot cited
GeminiNot cited
Anthropic Claudeincreasingly powers internal research toolsNot cited

AI rarely names this firm on a shortlist — and when it does, a practice area or a fee approach is out of date. Buyers are being routed to LinkedIn, B2B marketplaces like Clutch, and the Big Four instead.

How the AI Visibility Score works →

Features

Features that help you manage and grow your business

A person typing on a laptop

Built from what you already have

Paste your website, Instagram, or just your business name — no design work, no forms to fill out.

A phone showing a calendar app, open to pick a date

Real, bookable services

Customers book and pay right on your page — no phone calls, no back-and-forth.

A phone making a contactless card payment on a card reader

Payment goes straight to you

Connect your own Stripe account from your dashboard. We never see or store your bank details.

A phone showing an AI assistant chat screen

Built to be found, not just to look nice

Every page ships with real visible answers AI engines and Google actually read and cite.

✓ Structured practice-area & sector-expertise pages✓ Plain-language fee-approach page✓ Partner credential pages & a consultation intake flow

Knowledge graph

The asset that compounds

Every month, AI verifies more facts about your firm — practice areas, sector depth, fee approach, partner credentials, representative engagements — and they stay. A competitor starting today is months behind.

28
Entities tracked
118
Verified connections
0%
Average confidence
Your firmPractice areas & sectorsFee approach & engagementAvailability & intakeTeam & credentialsCase studies & proofDirectories & press
Scoutverified factMakerpublished answerAnchordirectory & press placement

A sample of the graph. Scout verifies the facts, Maker publishes the answers, Anchor gets the directories and press right — and it only ever grows. Illustrative figures.

Monthly report

One report. Every month.

Your score and its trend, citations by engine, where you stand against the firms buyers compare you to, what the agents did, and what needs your review.

Illustrative sample — not a real client’s data.

Monthly AI Visibility Report
Meridian Advisory Partners
August 2026
Delivered 1 September 2026
Across 6 engines, 42 tracked queries, 3 named competitors.
AI Visibility Score for Meridian Advisory Partners, August 2026: 36 out of 100, grade F, up 15 points from last month.
AI Visibility Score ·

Meridian now appears on roughly one in three AI-built shortlists for its practice areas — a month ago it appeared on almost none. On “best boutique firm for [sector] operations”, LinkedIn and a marketplace still answer in your place.

Key numbers
35%
Overall citation rate
+15pts
2nd
Share of voice, 3 named rivals
from 4th
95%
Practice-area accuracy
+11pts
20
New knowledge-graph entities
138 total
Citation rate by engine — never blended
ChatGPT42%
Microsoft Copilotnew this month27%
Google AI Overviews31%
Perplexity24%
Anthropic Claude22%
Gemini17%
Copilot grounding data — new source, live since domain verification
49
Grounding queries matched your practice areas
16
Shortlist-intent queries, of 49
3
Pages cited (0 last month)
5 of 16
Shortlist-intent queries you now win
from 1 of 16
Citation share — you vs. named competitors
“Best boutique firm for [sector] operations turnaround”
You12%
a LinkedIn thread66%
“Alternative to the Big Four for [problem]”
You10%
a B2B marketplace71%
“Is Meridian Advisory Partners any good”
You8%
an outdated directory profile52%
Flagged for your review
FixChatGPT still lists a practice area you sunset last year — sent to Maker for correction.
Gap“Fixed-fee diagnostic for [sector]” has no answer page — 13 shortlist-intent queries a month, never cited.
What your agents did in August
Scout verified your Bing Webmaster Tools domain — Copilot grounding data is now live
Maker published a structured “[sector] operating-model” practice-area page with full schema
Scout re-sampled 42 tracked questions across all six engines
Anchor submitted an updated Clutch profile and service focus — pending review
While the office was closed for the weekend
Scout caught a competitor’s new sector-focus page going live on Saturday
Anchor aligned the LinkedIn company page and partner bios with the site
Maker ungated a representative-engagement summary so Copilot can quote it directly
Knowledge graph — your persistent asset
138
Entities tracked (+20)
660
Verified connections (+142)
93%
Average confidence score

The graph is yours and it compounds. Every month it holds more verified facts about your firm — practice areas, sector depth, fee approach, partner credentials, representative engagements — so answers get harder to get wrong and the firm gets harder for a competitor to displace. Stop, and it stops growing; stay, and each month starts further ahead than the last.

Focus for September
Close the fixed-fee-diagnostic content gap — 13 shortlist-intent queries a month, unanswered
Push citation share on “alternative to the Big Four for [problem]” past the 71% marketplace lead
Complete the GoodFirms profile and the next trade-press briefing

Just paste your website or firm name — no forms, no design work

FAQ

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