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Circana

Rank#5Top 3%of 182 tracked

Updated 2026-10-08

Brand Visibility

50.1%

Prompt Coverage

50%

AI Sub-Searches

Query fan-outs

Total Mentions

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What AI Says About Circana

Real AI response mentioning Circana — captured live from Gemini Search.

In response to: “I need an advertising effectiveness research firm in the US — who should I talk to?”

ROI. Analytic Partners: The perennial leader in commercial analytics and Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM). If your goal is to evaluate cross-channel ROI, pricing elasticity, and incremental business growth, they are best-in-class. Circana (formerly IRI + NPD): Essential if you are a CPG/retail brand. They match ad exposure directly against retailer loyalty card purchase data to determine actual in-store sales lift. Foursquare (Attribution): The go-to firm if your goal

Gemini Search

Prompts Tracked in Market research firms

AI Rankia runs these exact prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude & more to build this ranking.

“Best automotive market research firms in the US?”

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“I need an advertising effectiveness research firm in the US — who should I talk to?”

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“Who are the top boutique market research firms in the United States?”

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AI Model Breakdown

How often each AI search engine recommends Circana.

Strongest AI Model

Gemini Search — mentioned in 138% of prompts

Gemini Search

138%6 prompts

ChatGPT Search

46%

Google AI Mode

31%

Google AI Overviews

15%

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Nearby Competitors

Brands ranked closest to Circana in AI search visibility.

Ipsos89.3%

Forrester68.4%

Escalent62.1%

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Prompts Mentioning Circana

The exact buyer questions where AI recommends Circana.

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I need an advertising effectiveness research firm in the US — who should I talk to?

Gemini Search100% vis

Full service market research companies in the US — which would you recommend?

ChatGPT Search100% vis

Which market research firms do food and beverage brands in the US rely on?

ChatGPT Search100% vis

Which market research firms do food and beverage brands in the US rely on?

Gemini Search100% vis

Which market research firms do food and beverage brands in the US rely on?

Google AI Mode100% vis

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Citation Sources

Domains AI models cite when recommending Circana.

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google.comGoogle AI Overviews

57citations

www.greenbook.orgGoogle AI Mode

12citations

google.comGoogle AI Overviews

5citations

revenuebase.aiGoogle AI Mode

4citations

www.greenbook.orgChatGPT Search

4citations

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Citation URLs

Specific pages AI links to when answering market research firms questions.

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helpware.com/blog/healthcare-market-research-companiesGoogle AI Mode · 4 citations

getperspective.ai/blog/best-market-research-panel-companies-2026-8-providers-ranked-vs-conversational-researchGoogle AI Mode · 4 citations

6seedsconsulting.com/insights/4HNJnhiSS0qIUmrCf8rKou/top-consumer-behaviour-research-firms-for-food-beverage-agriculture-2025-reviewGoogle AI Mode · 3 citations

script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbxmMAyrzmV00fqpbRVIaFArsWprzfU5itcRhAJfipsHTkAqmnZGO_XJaiSoSpJpQWZV/execGoogle AI Mode · 3 citations

www.fieldwork.comChatGPT Search · 2 citations

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Query Fan-Out Intelligence

Every prompt fans out into dozens of sub-searches across AI models — covering every semantic angle a buyer might take. Miss one, and a competitor ranks instead.

28 sub-searches found

#	AI Sub-Search Query	Count	% Share
1	best boutique market research agencies US	1	33.3%
2	best pharma market research companies United States	1	33.3%
3	"boutique market research" agency firms "United States" OR US	1	33.3%

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About Circana's AI Search Visibility

This ranking is powered by the AI Rankia Universal Brand Index (UBI) — a system that sends real buyer queries to ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity AI, Claude, Grok, and Google AI Mode, then measures which market research firms each model recommends. Rankings are updated regularly as AI models evolve.

Circana achieved a prompt coverage of 50% — appearing in 7 of 14 tracked buyer queries — with an AI visibility score of 50.1%, placing them #5 of 182 market research firms in United States.

Circana's strongest AI model is Gemini Search, cited in 138% of relevant prompts. Their weakest is Google AI Overviews at 15% — an opportunity to improve citations on that platform.

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