When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI Overviews to recommend a business, the answer names a handful of companies and skips the rest. Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the work of becoming one of the names in that answer. It is new enough that plenty of agencies list it on their websites without much behind it.
This list covers ten Vancouver-area agencies that publish a real GEO or AI search service and back it with local search work. We're Brandcamp Digital, so yes, we put ourselves first. Each entry shows its Google rating up front, because reviews from real clients are one of the few signals you can check yourself in ten seconds.
Short answer: The GEO agencies in Vancouver worth shortlisting in 2026 are Brandcamp Digital, Longhouse Branding & Marketing, PLAYHEADS, dNOVO Group, ThinkProfits, Hello Search Marketing, Kipling Media, Parabolic Studio, 99 Digital and Pragmatica. The right one depends on your industry, your budget, and whether you also need a new website, paid ads or bilingual marketing.
How we chose these agencies
- A published GEO or AI search service. A dedicated page explaining what they do for ChatGPT, Perplexity or AI Overviews, not a single bullet on an SEO page.
- A real Vancouver-area presence. A Google Business Profile in Metro Vancouver with a local team behind it.
- Evidence they practise what they sell. Their own content and search visibility show they understand how AI tools pick sources.
- Google ratings shown as of October 2026. Counts change, so check the live profile before you decide.
At a glance
| Agency | Based in | Google rating | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandcamp Digital | Vancouver | 5.0 (157 reviews) | SEO, AI search and ads under one roof |
| Longhouse Branding & Marketing | Langley | 4.9 (148 reviews) | Brand, website and AEO together |
| PLAYHEADS | Richmond | 4.9 (39 reviews) | English and Chinese-speaking audiences |
| dNOVO Group | Vancouver office | 4.9 (47 reviews, Vancouver office) | Law firms and medical practices |
| ThinkProfits | Vancouver | 5.0 (47 reviews) | Established companies doing $3M+ |
| Hello Search Marketing | Vancouver | 5.0 (37 reviews) | Local businesses that want calls and bookings |
| Kipling Media | Vancouver | 5.0 (26 reviews) | Consumer and lifestyle brands |
| Parabolic Studio | Vancouver | No Google reviews yet | Design-led websites built for AI search |
| 99 Digital | North Vancouver | 4.9 (27 reviews) | Local service businesses on a smaller budget |
| Pragmatica | Vancouver and Toronto | 5.0 (7 reviews) | Non-profits and healthcare organizations |
1. Brandcamp Digital
Google rating: 5.0 from 157 reviews
Best for: Small and mid-size businesses that want SEO, AI search and paid ads run by one team.
Brandcamp Digital is a Vancouver agency that leads with SEO, AI search optimization and Google and Meta ads. Our GEO work is built on the same foundations as our SEO: clear service pages, consistent business details across the web, structured data, and reviews and mentions that AI tools can verify.
For VanCity Physio, that approach took new patients from 40 to 60 a month to 100 to 120 a month while ad spend went down. Every contract is month to month, and we put 10% of our revenue toward marketing work for non-profits and charities.
Services: SEO, AI Search Optimization, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Web Design (Webflow), Content Marketing
Location: 122 E 1st Ave, Vancouver
2. Longhouse Branding & Marketing
Google rating: 4.9 from 148 reviews
Best for: Businesses that want branding, a new website and answer engine optimization from one partner.
Longhouse is an Indigenous-owned agency in Langley, founded by Keenan Beavis. Clutch named it the fastest-growing agency in Canada on its 2025 Clutch 100 list. Its model is built around three stages: look great (branding, design, web), get seen (SEO, ads, social and AEO) and measure results.
Longhouse publishes a steady stream of buyer's guides and agency comparisons on its own site, covering industries from roofing to real estate.
Services: Branding, Web Design, SEO, AEO, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Video
Location: 20226 Fraser Hwy, Langley
3. PLAYHEADS
Google rating: 4.9 from 39 reviews
Best for: Businesses serving Chinese-speaking customers in Metro Vancouver, or anyone who needs English and Chinese marketing from one team.
PLAYHEADS is a bilingual agency in Richmond that started in Vancouver in 2012. It runs SEO, GEO, paid ads and websites in English and Chinese, including ad channels like Xiaohongshu (RED) that most local agencies don't touch.
Its GEO reporting is specific: it keeps a list of the key questions in each client's industry, runs them through the major AI engines every month, and tracks three numbers: how often the client is cited, where they appear in the recommendation, and whether the AI describes them accurately.
Services: SEO, GEO, Google and Meta Ads, Xiaohongshu Ads, Web Design, Social Media
Location: 13571 Commerce Pkwy, Richmond
4. dNOVO Group
Google rating: 4.9 from 47 reviews (Vancouver office)
Best for: Law firms, medical practices and home-service businesses that want AI visibility tied to lead generation.
dNOVO Group is a Toronto-headquartered agency founded in 2011, with a Vancouver office on Hornby Street. It is best known for legal marketing and also works with medical, dental and home-service businesses. Its AI search optimization service sits alongside SEO, Google Ads, Local Service Ads and web design.
dNOVO takes on one client per niche in each region, so a law firm working with them won't be competing against another of their clients in the same city. Contracts are month to month.
Services: SEO, Local SEO, AI Search Optimization, Google Ads, Local Service Ads, Web Design, Content Marketing
Location: 1133 Hornby St, Vancouver
5. ThinkProfits
Google rating: 5.0 from 47 reviews
Best for: Established companies doing $3M or more a year that want SEO, GEO and PPC from a long-running local team.
ThinkProfits has been in Vancouver since 1996, which makes it one of the longest-running digital agencies in the city. It focuses on established businesses across BC, Canada and the US, and runs SEO, GEO and AI search as one program.
Its GEO work goes further than on-page changes: it builds a business's presence in Google's Knowledge Graph and Wikidata, the structured sources AI tools lean on to confirm who a company is. It publishes starting prices, with GEO programs from $995 a month.
Services: SEO, GEO, AEO, PPC, Web Design
Location: 1388 Homer St, Vancouver
6. Hello Search Marketing
Google rating: 5.0 from 37 reviews
Best for: Local businesses that want their website, Google Maps, reviews and AI search handled as one system.
Hello Search Marketing is a Vancouver SEO and web design agency with more than 12 years of SEO experience and Google Partner status. Its AI SEO service focuses on getting local and national businesses named in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.
What stands out is how closely it ties search work to the phone ringing. Calls and bookings are tracked back to the search that produced them, so clients can see which visibility actually turned into business.
Services: SEO, Local SEO, AI SEO, Web Design, Google Ads, Google Business Profile
Location: Serves Metro Vancouver
7. Kipling Media
Google rating: 5.0 from 26 reviews
Best for: Consumer, wellness and lifestyle brands that want search, AEO and creative from one shop.
Kipling Media is a Vancouver marketing and web agency founded in 2015. It works across digital, traditional and experiential channels, with SEO and AEO alongside paid search, PR, photo and video production and influencer outreach. It also supports consumer packaged goods brands with launches, retail distribution and Canadian regulatory requirements, which is unusual for an agency its size.
Kipling has published and updated its own list of Vancouver marketing agencies since 2018.
Services: SEO, AEO, Paid Search, Web Development, Branding, PR, Photo and Video, Influencer Marketing
Location: 44 W 6th Ave, Vancouver
8. Parabolic Studio
Google rating: No Google reviews yet
Best for: Businesses that want a new website designed and built for AI search from day one.
Parabolic Studio is a Vancouver design studio that combines web design, branding and AI search visibility. It offers GEO, AEO and AI search optimization as separate, clearly defined services, and builds on Webflow.
Its blog is one of the more practical resources on AI search in Canada, with guides on how to check your visibility in ChatGPT and a 2026 Canadian AI Search Visibility Benchmark. Its GEO process restructures key pages into answer-first sections and checks that AI crawlers can actually reach the site.
Services: Web Design, Branding, GEO, AEO, AI Search Optimization, Webflow Development
Location: 450 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver
9. 99 Digital
Google rating: 4.9 from 27 reviews
Best for: Trades, clinics and local practices that want their Google Business Profile and AI visibility handled together.
99 Digital is a small North Vancouver agency founded in 2019. Its focus is the local search foundations AI tools draw on: Google Business Profile, reviews and the website pages that back them up. It offers an AI Search Visibility Audit and an ongoing care plan, plus Google Ads management.
It's a good fit for owners who want a small team that knows their account well.
Services: Google Business Profile Optimization, AI Search Visibility, Google Ads, Web Design
Location: North Vancouver
10. Pragmatica
Google rating: 5.0 from 7 reviews
Best for: Non-profits, healthcare organizations and purpose-led businesses.
Pragmatica is a Vancouver and Toronto web agency that has been building websites since 2004. It works mainly with non-profits, healthcare providers and professional associations, and treats SEO and AEO as one integrated service rather than two separate retainers.
Accessibility is built into every site it delivers, and it tracks AI citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Google AI Overviews. It publishes its pricing, with combined AEO and SEO retainers from $1,500 a month.
Services: SEO, AEO, Web Design, Web Development (Webflow and WordPress)
Location: Vancouver and Toronto
How to choose a GEO agency in Vancouver
Ask to see AI citations they've earned for real clients. Any agency doing this work should be able to show screenshots of a client named in ChatGPT, Perplexity or an AI Overview, and explain what changed to get there.
Check that they still do the SEO basics. AI tools lean heavily on pages that already rank and businesses with consistent details across the web. An agency selling GEO without technical SEO, local listings and reviews is skipping the foundation.
Ask how they measure it. Good answers include a fixed set of questions run monthly across several AI tools, with results tracked over time. Be wary of a single screenshot presented as proof.
Read the Google reviews, not just the score. Look for reviews that mention specific results and people. A handful of detailed reviews tells you more than a large number of one-liners.
Want to know where you show up in AI search?
If you'd like to see how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews describe your business today, and what it would take to get named more often, get in touch with the Brandcamp Digital team.
