# IMS

> IMS (IMS-NET, LLC) is an AI-driven digital marketing agency operating since 2006, based in Chicago, IL. IMS helps businesses get found, cited, and chosen across both traditional search and AI answer engines, combining Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), SEO, paid media, web design, and AI operating systems.

IMS has generated over 1.8M qualified leads for clients. Its flagship discipline is Answer Engine Optimization: structuring content, entities, and authority so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews cite a brand as the definitive answer.

## Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

- [Answer Engine Optimization](https://ims.net/aeo): What AEO is, how it differs from SEO, the six capabilities, and The Answer Equity Sprint 90-day methodology.
- [AEO for Recruiting & Employer Brand](https://ims.net/aeo/recruiting): Making AI describe your company accurately to job candidates.
- [AEO for Vendor & Partner Trust](https://ims.net/aeo/vendors): Making AI confirm your legitimacy and stability to procurement teams.
- [AEO for Customer & Buyer Research](https://ims.net/aeo/customers): Getting your business onto the AI-generated buyer shortlist.
- [AEO for Investor & M&A Diligence](https://ims.net/aeo/investors): Making AI describe your market position and leadership accurately to investors.
- [AEO for Press, Analysts & Best-Of Lists](https://ims.net/aeo/press): Being named by AI as a credible player when journalists and analysts research your category.
- [AEO for Local & Community Trust](https://ims.net/aeo/local-trust): Making AI vouch for your local business the way word of mouth used to.

## Core services

IMS delivers these eleven products as The 10X Stack. Each is listed by its
product name followed by the category it belongs to.

- [10X Autonomy (AI Operating System)](https://ims.net/ai-operating-system): Making AI the brain of your business across all three levels of adoption.
- [10X Cite (AI SEO & Content)](https://ims.net/seo-and-content-marketing): Page-one rankings, voice and AI-search ready, engineered for revenue.
- [10X Frontstage (AI Websites & Funnels)](https://ims.net/websites-for-businesses): Fast, conversion-focused websites built to be found by search and AI.
- [10X Territory (AI Local Maps)](https://ims.net/local): Google Business Profile and local search visibility.
- [10X Demand (AI Search & Display Ads)](https://ims.net/ppc-management): Paid search and shopping campaigns managed for return, not vanity clicks.
- [10X Ignite (AI Paid Social Ads)](https://ims.net/social-media-ads): Paid social campaigns that drive qualified leads.
- [10X Prospect (AI Email Prospecting)](https://ims.net/email): Lifecycle and nurture campaigns that turn contacts into customers.
- [10X Cadence (AI Organic Social)](https://ims.net/social-media-management): Building audience and authority across social platforms.
- [10X Loop (AI Creative & Retargeting)](https://ims.net/retargeting-ads): Bringing back visitors who did not convert the first time.
- [10X Trust (AI Local Reputation)](https://ims.net/reputation-management): Reviews and sentiment across the sources people and AI trust.
- [10X Airtime (Podcast Guest Booking)](https://ims.net/podcast): Authority-building podcast placements as a lead and brand engine.
- [Branding](https://ims.net/branding): Positioning and identity that make the rest of the marketing work.

## Company

- [About IMS](https://ims.net/about-us): Who we are and how we work.
- [Success Stories](https://ims.net/success-stories): Client results and case studies.
- [Pricing](https://ims.net/pricing): How engagements are scoped and priced.
- [10X GRO](https://ims.net/10x-gro): Our growth operating framework.
- [Industries](https://ims.net/industries): Sector-specific marketing programs.
- [Blog](https://ims.net/blog): Articles on AEO, SEO, and AI-driven marketing.
- [Apply / Contact](https://ims.net/apply): Request The Teardown, our free marketing audit, or a strategic briefing.

## Optional

- [Full sitemap](https://ims.net/sitemap-index.xml): Every indexed page on ims.net.