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Florida AI Visibility Research

Florida AI Visibility research from Evoke Strategy

Ongoing research from Evoke Strategy

AI Visibility in Florida

A running study of how AI platforms recommend Florida businesses — market by market, industry by industry. Real-world reputation and AI visibility are turning out to be two very different things. (This work is sometimes called AI SEO, GEO, or AEO — we call it AI Visibility.)

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Tampa Bay: 70.2% of the largest businesses are invisible to AI

We studied 625 of the Tampa Bay area’s largest companies across 25 industries — from roofing contractors to CPA firms to hospitals — and tested how often each one was actually recommended when AI platforms were asked who to hire.

TAMPA BAY AI VISIBILITY REPORT The Invisibility Gap 70.2% of Tampa Bay’s largest businesses never appeared in a single AI recommendation 625 companies studied 25 industries analyzed 2,400 AI queries tested PLATFORMS DISAGREE Only 13 companies appeared on all four AI platforms tested. 88 appeared on just one. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude were tested independently. SIZE DOESN’T PREDICT VISIBILITY A 0.08 correlation between revenue and AI mentions — nearly none at all. From the 2026 Tampa Bay AI Visibility Report

Findings above are from Evoke Strategy’s completed 2026 Tampa Bay study. The full report is in final production.

Beyond Tampa Bay: Florida industries under the microscope

Tampa Bay is our home market and our deepest dataset, but the same question — does AI actually know who the real players are? — holds across every Florida industry we’ve studied.

Florida Manufacturing

Top 10 manufacturers captured 57.7% of all AI mentions. Twelve sizable manufacturers — some over $2B in revenue — never appeared at all.

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Florida Commercial Construction

Statewide research into how AI platforms recommend commercial builders and contractors across Florida’s fastest-growing metros.

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More metros and industries are added to this research on an ongoing basis.

All Florida AI Visibility Research

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this research series?

An ongoing study by Evoke Strategy measuring how AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude recommend Florida businesses, market by market and industry by industry.

How is the Tampa Bay report different from the industry reports?

The Tampa Bay report studies one metro across 25 industries at once. The Florida Manufacturing and Commercial Construction reports each study one industry across the whole state. Both use the same underlying methodology.

Does this rank or name specific companies?

No. This research reports aggregate findings only. Company-level data is used internally for research validation but is not published.

Will more Florida metros or industries be added?

Yes. This page is updated as new editions of the research are published.

Where can I find out how AI visibility services can help my business?

See our AI Visibility Services page for how we diagnose and close this gap for individual businesses.

What is AI search optimization, GEO, or AEO?

AI search optimization is the process of improving how a company is understood and surfaced in AI-generated answers. The terms generative engine optimization (GEO), answer engine optimization (AEO), AI SEO, and AI visibility are often used to describe overlapping parts of this work. Evoke uses AI search optimization as the broader category and AI visibility as the measurable outcome.

Curious where your business stands?

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Entity cleanup, structured data, authority signals, and ongoing monitoring — see how we diagnose and fix exactly what this research measures.

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