Authority research
We map competitor links, citations, reference sources, brand mentions and community influence for each commercial topic.
Digital Authority · specialist practice
Authority is not a DA shopping list. We find the publications, communities, data stories and reference pages that influence rankings, what buyers believe about you and which sources AI engines cite.
Illustrative operating view. Sample figures and trend show the format, not client performance.
What the practice owns
The work is detailed enough for your specialists and clear enough for your CMO. It feeds the same priority list as every other part of your organic programme.
We map competitor links, citations, reference sources, brand mentions and community influence for each commercial topic.
Original data, expert commentary and category-relevant stories create reasons for credible publishers to cite the brand.
Useful tools, research, integrations, partners and reference pages earn lasting links from relevant pages.
Relevance, editorial integrity, traffic quality, placement context and long-term risk matter more than a single authority score.
What you can inspect
Each one carries the evidence, the priority, an owner and the next decision, so your team can act without translating consultant language.
Priority publications and reference sources, ranked by relevance and how realistic they are to win.
Data angle, expert input, story, targets and the landing page on your site.
Earned, pending, rejected and reclaimed mentions, each with a quality note.
Tools in context
These are the platforms we work in day to day. They are not endorsements or client logos.
Practice questions
What is included, what is scoped separately and who does the implementation.
We do not treat authority as anonymous inventory. Strategy and quality checks are included; outreach, content and placements are scoped separately.
No credible editorial programme can guarantee independent coverage. We can guarantee the research, angle, target quality and execution standard.
Before approving a link, we review relevance, editorial process, traffic patterns, placement and footprint risk.
No long pitch deck required
Start with the source opportunity map. We will show the publications worth pursuing, the data stories worth funding and the mentions worth recovering.