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Linqia, AirOps Launch Influencer Marketing Solution Targeting AI Search Visibility

Published on May 21, 2026

Linqia, an Influencer Marketing agency, and AirOps, an AI search platform, announced a partnership to deliver an Influencer Marketing solution designed to help brands improve visibility in AI-powered search results, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

The offering, called the AEO Optimization Suite, combines AirOps’ AI search analysis technology with Linqia’s influencer activation capabilities to address what the companies describe as a video content gap for brands competing in answer engine optimization (AEO).

According to the announcement, YouTube has surpassed Reddit as a notable social driver of AEO authority, as AI models increasingly index video transcripts and visual context to determine brand credibility and relevance.

Three-Part Framework

The partnership centers on three integrated capabilities:

AI Search Intelligence gives brands visibility into how users interact with AI search engines around their category, including which questions are being asked and how the brand currently appears in AI-generated responses.
Content Insights delivers recommendations on content gaps and competitive benchmarking.
Influencer-Powered AEO Content activates influencer campaigns where creators produce content targeting high-value AI search queries.

“Creators are uniquely positioned to deliver the kind of credible, authentic video content that AI engines surface as authoritative responses,” said Daniel Schotland, Chief Product & Business Officer at Linqia. “This partnership with AirOps gives our brand clients a true competitive edge in the AI era.”

AirOps CEO Alex Halliday added that winning in AI search requires building authority across multiple channels simultaneously. “Partnering with Linqia brings influencer content into the AEO equation,” he said.

The partnership arrives as search behavior shifts: Recent Gartner research predicts a 25% drop in traditional search engine volume by the end of 2026, with 37% of active AI users already beginning searches inside generative engines such as ChatGPT and Perplexity, according to Semrush data.