{
  "report": "The 2026 AI Recommendation Report",
  "publisher": "Empire325 Marketing",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "method": "Perplexity Sonar via OpenRouter, June 2026; one query per vertical: \"best <vertical> marketing agency\"; recorded cited source URLs.",
  "engine": "perplexity/sonar",
  "date": "2026-06",
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  "unique_domains": 138,
  "domains_cited_in_only_one_vertical": 113,
  "top10_share_pct": 20,
  "empire325marketing_com_citations": 0,
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        "biotech",
        "ecommerce",
        "education",
        "healthcare",
        "legal",
        "private equity",
        "real estate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "thriveagency.com",
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      "verticals": [
        "ecommerce",
        "education",
        "financial services",
        "insurance"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "verticals": [
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        "financial services",
        "insurance",
        "real estate"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "verticals_cited": 3,
      "verticals": [
        "asset management",
        "hedge fund",
        "private equity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "selectadvisorsinstitute.com",
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      "verticals": [
        "asset management",
        "hedge fund",
        "private equity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "youtube.com",
      "verticals_cited": 3,
      "verticals": [
        "SaaS",
        "insurance",
        "real estate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "agencies.semrush.com",
      "verticals_cited": 3,
      "verticals": [
        "healthcare",
        "manufacturing",
        "real estate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "g-co.agency",
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      "verticals": [
        "biotech",
        "healthcare",
        "insurance"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "verticals": [
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        "hedge fund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "amraandelma.com",
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      "verticals": [
        "asset management",
        "hedge fund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "goldminemedia.co.uk",
      "verticals_cited": 2,
      "verticals": [
        "asset management",
        "hedge fund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "peregrinecommunications.com",
      "verticals_cited": 2,
      "verticals": [
        "asset management",
        "hedge fund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "awisee.com",
      "verticals_cited": 2,
      "verticals": [
        "biotech",
        "private equity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "domain": "ninjapromo.io",
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      "verticals": [
        "financial services",
        "private equity"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "financial services"
      ]
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    "directory/review": 3.2,
    "youtube": 2.1
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      "bluetext.com"
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      "dariengroup.com",
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      "rike.com",
      "goldminemedia.co.uk",
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      "directiveconsulting.com",
      "thriveagency.com",
      "ealthsolutionsreport.com",
      "bankbound.com",
      "revenx.com",
      "designity.com",
      "ninjapromo.io",
      "digitalagencynetwork.com"
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      "chatterbuzzmedia.com",
      "youtube.com",
      "blinkmarketingagency.com",
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      "reddit.com",
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      "marketing.sfgate.com",
      "agencies.semrush.com",
      "nar.realtor",
      "theclose.com",
      "digitalagencynetwork.com",
      "dmrmedia.org",
      "realestatebees.com"
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      "agency102.com",
      "levohealth.com",
      "healthcaresuccess.com",
      "reddit.com",
      "syneoshealth.com",
      "g-co.agency",
      "health.amsive.com",
      "themotionagency.com",
      "agencies.semrush.com",
      "einbachgroup.com",
      "clarityqst.com",
      "firstpagesage.com",
      "vdigitalservices.com"
    ],
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      "altitudemarketing.com",
      "sambasci.com",
      "biostratamarketing.com",
      "thedigitalelevator.com",
      "reddit.com",
      "firstpagesage.com",
      "ahamediagroup.com",
      "biotech.metricmarketing.com",
      "clarityqst.com",
      "growfusely.com",
      "supremeopti.com",
      "g-co.agency"
    ],
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      "attorneyatlawmagazine.com",
      "lawfuel.com",
      "milemarkmedia.com",
      "reddit.com",
      "nomosmarketing.com",
      "clio.com",
      "earetg.com",
      "elitelegalmarketing.com",
      "exults.com",
      "findlaw.com",
      "mycase.com",
      "lexreception.com",
      "hauteliving.com",
      "themarketingagency.ca"
    ],
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      "imaagency.com",
      "insurancebusinessmag.com",
      "insurancemarketingpartners.com",
      "thriveagency.com",
      "youtube.com",
      "iiat.org",
      "iamsinc.com",
      "joinstratosphere.com",
      "bbsi.com",
      "digitalagencynetwork.com",
      "g-co.agency",
      "ebfx.com",
      "linkedin.com"
    ],
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      "dataally.ai",
      "reddit.com",
      "therubiconagency.com",
      "directiveconsulting.com",
      "campfirelabs.co",
      "animalz.co",
      "nativedigital.com",
      "youtube.com",
      "growthramp.io",
      "kalungi.com",
      "310creative.com",
      "rightleftagency.com",
      "skale.so",
      "dayanamayfield.com"
    ],
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      "siegemedia.com",
      "shopify.com",
      "reddit.com",
      "clutch.co",
      "sweatpantsagency.com",
      "growthmarketingpro.com",
      "forbes.com",
      "thriveagency.com",
      "topdevelopers.co",
      "designrush.com",
      "dash.app",
      "the4.co",
      "silverbackstrategies.com"
    ],
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      "theagencyarsenal.com",
      "searchinfluence.com",
      "reddit.com",
      "educationdynamics.com",
      "rebelliongroup.com",
      "littlefoxesmarketing.com",
      "ed2market.com",
      "digitalagencynetwork.com",
      "element451.com",
      "inbeat.co",
      "dataally.ai",
      "thriveagency.com",
      "therubiconagency.com"
    ],
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      "stratmg.com",
      "altitudemarketing.com",
      "elliance.com",
      "kunocreative.com",
      "npws.net",
      "fsm.agency",
      "agencies.semrush.com",
      "theagencyarsenal.com",
      "themarketingagency.ca",
      "indmillstrategy.com",
      "konstructdigital.com"
    ]
  }
}