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Entities Speak Louder Than Words - Getting Actionable Data for AI Visibility
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Grant Simmons Entities Speak Louder Than Words: Getting Actionable Data
for AI Visibility LinkedIn: simmonet Waikay / InLinks + FGV
Entities Speak Louder Than Words
Hi! I’m Grant Simmons
Hi! I’m Grant Simmons
Oh. And I’m British-ish
Feel free to connect @simmonet /in/simmonet
Alright! Let’s Start This!
Let’s Talk About AI & Entities
AI is Relatively Dumb (but learning)
And FYI... We’re All Learning
Three Things We’ll Learn Today
Entity Gaps
Entity Facts
Entity (Topic) Presence
Entities Help Language Unambiguity*
Entities Help Language Unambiguity* *Real word
Entities are Unambiguous
Entities Are Not Keywords *Real word
Entities Are: Unique and Cataloged *Real word
How to Get Actionable Data
1. Find the (Entity) Gaps *Real word
Find Entity Gaps • Ask AI • Wikipedia pages •
InLinks • Manually?
Brands Don’t Lose to Competitors in AI They Lose to
Confusion
If Your Entity Isn’t Clear...
You’re Going to Be “Averaged” • Described like a competitor
• Wrong geo/industry/audience • “You do everything” positioning • Misattributed information • Founders, pricing, capabilities • Homer not Homer
Disambiguation is Not Branding It’s Identity Hygiene.
Search “What do you know about [my brand]?”
“What do you know about [my brand] in the context
of [topic]?”
Tip: Turn Off Live Look Up ☺
Your Brand’s Entities LLM Understanding Entities Found in LLM Responses
Find the Gaps. Analyze the Gaps.
None
2. Entity Facts
Accuracy & Alignment
Lisa Was The Only One That Checked! Season 7 Episode
18
Check Knowledge Graph Facts
Document What AI Gets Right ...
Or Wrong ☺
Build a Canonical Entity Page Who You Are. What You
Do. (And What You Don’t)
About Page on Steroids
State Entity Facts Clearly i.e. “17th March 1997”
Fix “Collisions” with Entity Consistency
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3. Entity (Topic) Presence
are you showing up...
Homer loves salads Are You Showing Up For the Right
Things?
Most Important is Both!
Topic (Entity) Presence
What Entities Show Up. Frequency. Coverage.
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Not Brain Surgery. Topics = Entities –> Known Facts
Well Maybe a Little Cerebral
How to Clarify to Win
“Homer is known for living in an imaginary town called
Springfield, his love of eating donuts and his excessive consumption of Duff beer at Moe’s Tavern” Connect & Cover Entities. Improve Meaning.
“Homer is known for living in an imaginary town called
Springfield, his love of eating donuts and his excessive consumption of Duff beer at Moe’s Tavern” Connect & Cover Entities. Improve Meaning.
Even Moe Has a Wikipedia Page (Tavern Too!)
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Wrapping Up
AI Isn’t the Sharpest Tool in the Shed
Entities Help in Clarifying Meaning
Actionable Data for AI Visibility Gaps. Facts. Presence.
Thank You!
Feel free to connect @simmonet /in/simmonet waikay.io (free trial)
Grant Simmons Entities Speak Louder Than Words: Getting Actionable Data
for AI Visibility LinkedIn: simmonet Waikay / InLinks + FGV