Pleiades Consultancy

Pleiades Consultancy is a firm specializing in AI search optimization that assists local service businesses in being recognized when customers inquire through platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, or Google AI Overviews. Founded by Matthew Johnson and headquartered in New York City, the firm collaborates with business owners in sectors such as dental care, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, restoration, medical spas, pest control, chiropractic services, and landscaping to ensure these AI platforms can locate them, comprehend their services, and suggest them to local customers. The challenge that Pleiades addresses is clear: SOCi's 2026 Local Visibility Index reviewed 350,000 business locations and revealed that merely 1.2% were recommended by ChatGPT. After auditing over 60 local service businesses across five industries, Pleiades discovered that more than 90% had no visibility on AI platforms. Even large national chains with over 1,000 locations were absent from AI recommendations. Among their notable results, a dental practice improved its average search ranking from 17.6 to 4.8 in just 30 days without advertising or website redesign, and a pest control company achieved 100% visibility on maps after correcting a single service area. Additionally, a law office is now ranked first for immigration attorneys in its city on ChatGPT. To maintain quality service, Pleiades limits its clientele to three to five clients per service category in each city, ensuring exclusive representation in the market. Free AI visibility audits can be requested at www.pleiadesconsultancy.com.