Topical AuthorityPlatform

Turn Your Expertise Into Topical Authority

Automated research that delivers prioritized topics and briefs weekly. Your team publishes with evidence, not guesses.

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Context Mapping in Action

Learning Loop

8 of 10 Topics

Performance

Citations Mapped and Verified

Content Brief

Pending...

47%

Topical Authority

+52%

How It Works

Research That Thinks Ahead

Automated workflows that deliver what to publish and why, before you ask.

Competitive Intelligence

Know what your competitors published this week and where they left gaps worth taking.

Emerging Trends

Topics gaining momentum in your market before they peak in search volume.

Audience Intent

See exactly which questions your audience is asking and how they connect to what your team already knows.

Topic Mapping

Your entire market conversation organized into topics, subtopics, and the gaps between them. Updated weekly.

Content Briefs

Every brief is built from competitive data, audience signals, and current market trends. Your writer sees the evidence, not just the assignment.

The Learning Loop

What worked feeds back into the next cycle. Every publish makes the next one sharper.

Predictive Content

Every publication makes the next prediction smarter

Performance data closes the loop. Every cycle of research gets sharper as results feed back into the pipeline.

Expert Research

Competitive, industry, social, and search signals analyzed weekly.

Competitive
Industry
Social
Search

Market Map

Your entire market organized by topic, not scattered across keyword lists. Updated every week.

Decisions & Actions

Every recommendation backed by data your team can verify and act on today.

Emerging Signals
Prioritized Topics
Content Briefs
Citations

The Feedback Loop

Results feed back into the model. The topics that performed reshape next week's priorities.

Content Planning

Know What to Publish Before You Publish It

Every content decision backed by competitive intel, audience intent, and emerging trend data.

Weekly Market Research

Your competitive landscape rebuilds automatically every seven days.

Prioritized Topics

Every topic ranked by competitive gap, audience demand, and trend momentum. Your team knows where to start.

Ready-to-Assign Briefs

Messaging, positioning, and citations included. Writers start writing, not researching.

Auditable Citations

Every recommendation traces back to a source you can verify.

Emerging Trend Detection

Surface rising topics before they show up in keyword tools.

Performance Loop

Track which topics earned rankings and citations. See authority build across your map over time.

Automated Workflows

Brands Win or Lose Entire Topics, Not Individual Keywords

We're in a post-keyword era. These deep dives cover the research areas that determine which topics you own.

Competitive Intelligence

Understand what competitors publish, how fast they move, and where the gaps are.

Discovering Emerging Trends

Spot rising topics before they peak so your brand leads the conversation.

Decoding Audience Intent

See what your audience is asking and how their needs map to your expertise.

Topic Mapping and Clustering

Organize your market landscape into a structured map of connected topics.

AI Search Visibility

Track how your brand appears in AI answer engines and where citations are earned.

Brand Positioning

Measure how your content positions your brand relative to competitors and audience needs.

Success Stories

Results from our Customers

Teams we work with move faster, stay closer to their audience, and see their content deliver ROI

Total Users

100+

Topics per Project

500+

Teams Empowered

40+

Page One Rankings

+25%

Bryan Jenkins

Bryan Jenkins

EVP

"Content that actually resonates in the market."

Sustena
NYC
Dela Quist

Dela Quist

Founder

"Real, signal-driven content I can act on."

Alchemy Worx
London

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I build topical authority?

By covering entire topics from broad themes to specific questions, not by targeting individual keywords. Topical authority comes from creating connected content that demonstrates comprehensive expertise across a subject area.

How long does it take to build topical authority?

Most teams start seeing measurable gains within three to six months of consistent, research-backed publishing. The timeline depends on how competitive your topics are and how much existing coverage you have.

What's the difference between topical authority and domain authority?

Domain authority is a third-party score based on backlinks. Topical authority is how comprehensively your content covers a specific subject in the eyes of search engines and AI answer engines. You can have high domain authority and zero authority on a given topic.

How does topical authority affect AI search visibility?

AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity cite sources that demonstrate deep, verified expertise on a topic. Brands with strong topical authority are more likely to be referenced and cited in AI-generated answers.

How do I measure topical authority?

Track the percentage of subtopics you cover within a topic area, your rankings across those subtopics, and whether AI answer engines cite your content. Single keyword rankings don't tell the full story.

Can I build topical authority with a small team?

Yes. What matters is publishing the right content in the right order, not publishing volume. Automated research and prioritization let small teams focus effort on the topics with the highest impact.

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Build the Authority. Lead the Conversation.

Automated research that keeps you first to the topics your audience cares about most.

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