Customer Story

Compass

How Compass partnered with Alskly to understand AI crawler behavior, improve AI visibility, and become the #1-mentioned NYC real estate brand in AI search.
Location
New York
Industry
Real Estate
1#
AI Search Mentions for NYC Real Estate

Executive Summary

The Challenge

Compass already had a large real estate presence, established expertise, agent networks, property information, customer evidence, and operations across major U.S. markets. The opportunity was making this information easier for AI systems to understand when buyers asked questions about properties, locations, services, comparisons, and purchase decisions.

The Solution

Alskly focused on the questions buyers were asking around listings, neighborhoods, services, comparisons, and purchase intent. The work strengthened service, property, location, and FAQ pages, connected expertise with reviews, transaction results, credentials, media mentions, and customer evidence, and improved the path from AI discovery to an inquiry.

The Results

Compass reached #1 in AI search mentions for NYC real estate. The result improved the brand's position when prospective buyers used AI tools to research real estate options and decide which companies to consider.

The AI Search Opportunity

Turning Brand Authority Into AI Visibility

Compass operates across more than 22 U.S. regions and supports the full buying and selling workflow through its real estate platform. That existing reach created strong brand authority, but AI systems still needed clear information connecting Compass with specific locations, services, buyer questions, and real estate needs.

Alskly focused on turning those existing signals into information AI systems could understand more easily. The goal was to make Compass clearer when a buyer asked who operates in a specific market, which company provides a particular service, or which real estate brand fits their needs.

How Alskly Helped Compass

AI Search Intelligence

Alskly focused AI visibility work around the real questions buyers ask during property research. This included questions about listings, locations, services, comparisons, and searches showing purchase intent.

This gave the work a clear commercial focus. Rather than treating AI visibility as a general brand metric, Alskly concentrated on questions connected to how buyers research properties and choose real estate companies.

Technical GEO Optimization

Alskly strengthened Compass service, property, location, and FAQ pages so AI systems had clearer information about what Compass does and where the company operates.

The purpose was machine clarity. Stronger page structure and clearer location and service information helped connect Compass with the real estate topics buyers were researching and made the relevant pages easier for AI systems to interpret.

Content Designed for AI Discovery

The content work focused on question coverage around listings, locations, services, comparisons, and purchase intent.

Alskly improved how Compass answered these subjects across its website so important information appeared clearly when AI systems evaluated the company. This helped connect Compass with specific buyer needs instead of relying only on broad brand recognition.

From Mentions to Recommendations

Alskly connected Compass's expertise with stronger trust signals, including reviews, transaction results, credentials, media mentions, and customer evidence. These signals gave AI systems clearer reasons to associate Compass with real estate expertise and buyer trust.

The work also focused on what happened after discovery. Alskly improved offers, calls to action, inquiry forms, booking flows, proof placement, and the experience after the click so increased AI visibility had a clearer path toward buyer action.

The Results

#1 in AI Search Mentions for NYC Real Estate

Compass became #1 in AI search mentions for NYC real estate.

For prospective buyers using AI to research properties, locations, services, and real estate companies, this meant Compass appeared more prominently during the discovery process. The company moved closer to the beginning of the buyer journey, before a showing or direct inquiry took place.

The result connected AI visibility with a practical business goal: helping buyers find Compass earlier when researching New York City real estate.

What Alskly Changed

Making Compass Easier for AI to Find and Trust

Alskly strengthened the connection between Compass's real estate authority and the information AI systems use to understand and surface brands. Buyer questions became clearer targets, location and service pages became easier for machines to interpret, trust signals were connected more closely to the brand, and the path from discovery to inquiry improved.

The result was a stronger position in AI discovery, with Compass reaching #1 in AI search mentions for NYC real estate and becoming easier for buyers to find during high-intent real estate research.

"At Compass, trust starts before the showing. Alskly made us #1 in AI search mentions for NYC real estate, helping buyers find us first.”
Felipe Hernandez
VP of Marketing at Compass