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Stage 03 · Authority package

Getting named is one level. Being cited as the benchmark is another.

Stage 03 is for companies that have to answer in several markets and languages, and that do not just want to appear but to be the reference the AI measures others against. That takes your own primary data, not just good copy.

meit is the GEO and SEO agency for ambitious companies in Zurich. We measure before we make an offer.

  • InvestmentOn request, based on the findings of the first analysis
  • Setup time8 to 12 weeks
  • Minimum term12 months
  • Response time4 hours on working days

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Last updated 5 August 2026

Fit

When stage 03 is the right choice.

Three signals that point to this stage. If none of them applies, we will tell you so in the first conversation.

  • You sell in more than two markets or languages.Every market has its own entities, its own trade media and its own search habits. A translated website is not enough for that.
  • You hold data nobody else has.Test results, material characteristics, industry surveys, operational data. Whoever supplies the source others measure themselves against gets cited instead of compared.
  • Your market is narrow and the decision is made at board level.Few, very large contracts. That is when the effort pays off that smaller providers would choke on.

When a different stage fits better

  • You serve one market and one language. Then stage 02 is the right scope, and we will say so.
  • There is no proprietary data that may be published, and no intention to collect any. Without primary data, the core of this stage is missing.
  • You cannot commit to a twelve-month minimum term.

Scope

What you actually get.

Every item is a deliverable you can sign off, not an amount of effort. Anything not listed here is not included and is quoted separately before you commission it.

One-off during setup

  • Everything from stage 02Prompt set extended to 150 to 250 questions, multilingual. Competitive benchmark across 15 competitors per market.
  • Multilingual entity and SEO architecturehreflang, country-specific indexing, local entities per market, including subsidiaries and locations.
  • Study concept and research designWhich data do you hold, which can be collected, and which of it would be quotable? The deliverable is a twelve-month publication plan.
  • Answer layer per roadmapThe number of pages follows markets and product lines, not a flat rate.

Ongoing, every month

  • Two proprietary studies per yearCollection, analysis, production and placement. The source others have to cite.
  • Eight assets per month, multilingualGerman, English, French or Italian, depending on your market footprint.
  • Source building on a monthly cadenceTrade media, associations, speaking slots, study placement.
  • Fixed office hours with the founderSet dates in the calendar, plus a quarterly review in front of your management board.

Process

What happens when.

So you can plan internally and know when you will see what from us.

  1. Weeks 0 to 3Kick-off across all marketsAccess, approvals, market priorities, study topic. Deliverable: project plan and publication plan.
  2. Weeks 3 to 8Multilingual foundationEntity and SEO architecture per market, hreflang, technology. Deliverable: documented architecture per market.
  3. Weeks 6 to 12Answer layer and first surveyPages live per market, first study in the field. Deliverable: pages signed off, data set complete.
  4. Months 4 to 6First study publishedPlacement in trade media and with associations. Deliverable: a quotable primary source carrying your name.
  5. From month 6Building authoritySecond survey, speaking, ongoing placements. Deliverable: quarterly review with the management board.

Ownership

What you own at the end.

All of it belongs to you, even if we stop working together at some point. There is no platform you cannot get your data out of.

  • Everything from stage 02, for every market covered
  • The raw data collected in your studies, complete and unrestricted
  • The publication-ready study reports in every language
  • The multilingual entity and SEO architecture, documented per market
  • The publication plan and the media contacts from the placement work

Comparison

The three stages side by side.

The stages build on each other. Where you start is decided by the findings of the first analysis.

Service Visibility Narrative Authority
Prompt set (AI systems) 40 to 60 80 to 120 150 to 250, multilingual
Ranking monitoring (Google and Bing) 30 terms 150 terms 300 terms per market
Competitive benchmark 5 competitors 10 competitors 15 per market
Entity architecture and technology included included incl. subsidiaries
Answer layer 10 pages 30 pages per roadmap
Classic SEO technical foundation full scope full scope, multilingual
Narrativee framework not included included included
External source building not included 4 per quarter 4 per month
Content production not included 4 assets per month 8 assets per month
Own studies and primary data not included not included 2 per year
Markets and languages 1 1 to 2 up to 4
Contact person Senior Consultant Founder directly Founder, fixed office hours
Guaranteed response time 24 hours 8 hours 4 hours
Minimum term 6 months 6 months 12 months

Also relevant: Stage 01 · Visibility · Stage 02 · Narrative · Free first analysis

Expectations

What you must not expect from us.

This section deliberately comes before you get in touch. If any of these points is unacceptable to you, we should not work together.

  • No guaranteed position. Nobody controls the models. Anyone promising first place is selling something they do not own.
  • Nothing visible moves in the first six weeks. We are building the foundation. Anyone showing numbers in that phase is showing noise.
  • Individual months fluctuate. Models get updated, answers vary. We assess by quarter.
  • We do not rewrite your story. We make what is true provable. Without figures you release, the narrative stays thin.
  • It does not work without your involvement. We need a contact person with authority to approve and access to your website.
  • We do not replace your sales team. We make sure they get asked.

What the contract says in return

  • A contact person named in person, written into the contract
  • Reporting by the fifth working day of the following month, with raw data
  • A fixed scope, changes only in writing and quoted in advance
  • Your data stays yours, including after the contract ends
  • No automatic renewal, cancellable monthly after the minimum term
  • One mandate per industry and economic region, never for you and your direct competitor
  • No discounts — if the budget does not fit, we reduce the scope rather than the rate
  • Data protection under revDSG and GDPR, data held in Switzerland or the EU

Frequently asked

About stage 03.

What does the authority package cost?

We quote setup and ongoing support according to scope, with a minimum term of twelve months. The amount depends above all on the number of markets and languages and on the extent of the data collection. You receive a written quote with a full cost breakdown, valid for 60 days.

Because a proprietary study realistically takes four to six months from concept through fieldwork to publication and effect. On a six-month term we would be selling you something whose effect you never get to see. The twelve months are a matter of honesty, not a lock-in strategy.

Data that would not exist without you: a survey among your customers, analysed operational or test data, an industry comparison you run yourself. Such data is the only content others have to cite rather than merely can. For language models as for trade media, a primary source is something fundamentally different from another advice piece.

Up to four. In practice usually German, English, French and Italian, depending on your market footprint. Each market gets its own entities, its own target sources and its own measurement, because mention rates differ considerably between languages.

Yes, at any time. Moving up is possible with no waiting period, and work already done in stage 02 is credited. Moving down is possible once the minimum term has expired. We do not recommend stage 03 if we cannot justify it in the first conversation.

Merag Shahzad

Merag Shahzad

Founder of meit, in digital marketing since 2006. Forbes Agency Council, LinkedIn Top Voice. Reachable at [email protected] – no account team in between, Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00.

Next step

The findings first, then the decision.

The first analysis is free and without obligation. It shows where you stand in AI answers and in classic search, what the gap costs in francs and which stage fits your findings. Reply within two working days.