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Category: GEO & AI

AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)

TL;DR: A subset of GEO focused on structuring content so AI answer engines can extract clean, attributable answers.

What is AEO?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring content — particularly press releases, FAQs, and metadata — so AI answer engines can cleanly extract, attribute, and cite specific answers. AEO sits inside GEO: GEO builds the authority that decides whether AI trusts you at all; AEO makes the answers themselves easier to lift. At Crackle PR, every press release ships in AEO format — with extractable Q&A blocks, Speakable schema, and named-expert quotes — so the answer LLMs surface is our client's, not a competitor's summary of it.

“Answer Engine Optimization is the new press release. If your content can't be lifted as a clean, attributable answer, you've handed the citation to a competitor.”

— Parry Headrick, Founder, Crackle PR

Answer Engine Optimization Agency

Related terms

  • GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) — Optimizing earned media and content so AI systems cite your brand in generated answers.
  • AEO News Release — A press release explicitly structured for Answer Engine Optimization with AI-extractable Q&A and data.
  • Schema.org Structured Data — JSON-LD markup that tells search engines and AI exactly what your content is about.