Technology & Platforms

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• When did AIQ launch?

  AIQ launched publicly on March 31, 2026. Five Blocks had used it internally on client engagements for roughly a year before that, refining model coverage, source attribution, and reporting ahead of the public release.

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• How does AIQ compare to other AI monitoring tools?

  Most AI monitoring tools measure visibility - how often a brand appears. AIQ measures reputation - what is actually said, by which sources, and how the narrative is moving across the eight AI engines AIQ currently tracks.

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• Can I invite team members to my AIQ account?

  Yes. AIQ accounts are multi-seat: admins invite team members by email, each person gets their own login, and role-based access controls govern who can configure topics, view results, and manage billing. Agency accounts can manage seats across multiple client brands without cross-visibility.

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• How does IMPACT track search reputation performance?

  IMPACT™ runs continuous Google queries for each client's keyword set across 500 cities, 69 countries, and 23 languages, classifies every ranking URL by ownership and SERP feature, and tracks movement, share-of-voice, and competitive position over time.

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• How does Five Blocks use proprietary technology to deliver better results?

  Five Blocks runs four proprietary platforms - IMPACT for Google search, AIQ for AI engines, WikiAlerts for Wikipedia, and GeoSearch for geographic variation. They give the team daily diagnostic data at a scale and granularity off-the-shelf tools cannot match, so strategy is built on current data rather than spot checks.

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