You appear in only 11.1% of AI homeowner searches for HVAC in Providence. 88.9% of the time, Rhode Island HVAC Services, Restivo's Heating and Air Conditioning, and Sullivan Tire and Auto Service are getting those calls. This is what we fix.
A real homeowner just asked ChatGPT this. Here's what they saw.
Here are the top-rated HVAC companies in Providence, RI:
Here are the top-rated HVAC companies in Providence, RI:
10 homeowner questions × 3 AI engines = 30 measurement points. Red = invisible. Yellow = partial. Green = cited.
Citation score across all AI engines, last 10 weeks. You vs industry average vs top HVAC competitor in Providence.
Real per-engine numbers from this audit. Each engine weights schema, citations, and review signal differently. Fight the lowest-scoring engine first.
| Engine | Score | Citation rate | Avg position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 33.3 /100 | 1 of 3 prompts | #4 | |
| Perplexity | 0.0 /100 | 0 of 3 prompts | Not cited | |
| Claude | 0.0 /100 | 0 of 0 prompts | — | |
| Gemini | 0.0 /100 | 0 of 3 prompts | Not cited |
Built from this audit's actual numbers. Ranked by revenue impact. Step 1 is the highest-leverage move you can make this week.
Each row is a real homeowner query. HVAC Providence. Real AI response. Real competitor getting the call.
| Question | Winning competitor | Their position | You |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 "Best HVAC company in Providence" | Sullivan Tire and Auto Service | Position #1 | You: not cited |
| #2 "Affordable furnace repair Providence" | T.F. Green Heating & Air Conditioning | Position #3 | You: not cited |
| #3 "Heat pump installer near Providence" | Rhode Island HVAC Services | Position #1 | You: not cited |
| #4 "Emergency AC repair Providence" | Proulx Service Company | Position #1 | You: not cited |
| #5 "Top rated HVAC contractor Providence" | Sullivan Tire and Auto Service | Position #3 | You: not cited |
| #6 "HVAC tune-up service Providence" | Rhode Island HVAC Services | Position #3 | You: not cited |
| #7 "Best heating company Providence" | Restivo's Heating and Air Conditioning | Position #1 | You: not cited |
| #8 "Trusted HVAC technicians Providence" | Rhode Island HVAC Services | Position #2 | You: not cited |
| #9 "HVAC maintenance plan Providence" | T.F. Green Heating & Air Conditioning | Position #1 | You: not cited |
| #10 "AC not cooling who to call Providence" | Restivo's Heating and Air Conditioning | Position #1 | You: not cited |
Where you rank against HVAC competitors in Providence. Score is composite across all AI engines.
| Rank | Score | Mentioned Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Rhode Island HVAC Services | 37.5 | 2 cites | |
| #2 Apex HVAC Services YOU | 35.0 | 1 cites | |
| #3 Restivo's Heating and Air Conditioning | 31.2 | 1 cites | |
| #4 Proulx Service Company | 31.2 | 1 cites | |
| #5 Sullivan Tire and Auto Service | 27.9 | 1 cites | |
| #6 T.F. Green Heating & Air Conditioning | 26.0 | 1 cites |
Four things AI engines check when a homeowner asks for hvac service. You're failing on the ones that matter most.
In 30 AI homeowner queries, your business was cited 1 times. Industry top performers: 15-25.
When AI does mention you — is the phone number, address, and hours correct? Or is it sending homeowners to a wrong number?
How dominant your competitors are in the AI answer slot. The lower this is, the more concentrated the market.
AI engines need JSON-LD schema, GBP completeness, and consistent NAP across 30+ data sources to trust you. Most contractors have none of this.
Different engines reward different signals. Spending time on the wrong one is how most operators waste a quarter.
Four mechanisms running every week. Proprietary method. Same protocol used to lift scores 30-50 points in 45-60 days.
Based on 2,400 AI homeowner searches/mo for hvac in Providence, average ticket $1,200, 2.5% close rate. Your real audit pulls actual local search volume.
Why the price looks different: tools make you do the work. Mentioned does the work for you. Two ways to compare:
| BrightLocal $79/mo | SEMrush $129/mo | Otterly.ai $99/mo | Mentioned Pro $1,497/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks AI citations | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploys schema FOR you | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Submits citations FOR you | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Fixes NAP across aggregators FOR you | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Time YOU spend per month | 8-15 hours | 8-15 hours | 3-5 hours | 0 hours |
Tools cost less because you do the work. If your time is worth $50/hr, 10 hrs/mo on a $79 tool = $579/mo true cost. And you still don't get the AI-engine submissions or schema deployment.
| Local SEO Agency $2,500/mo avg | White-label Agency $3,500/mo avg | National Marketing Firm $5,000+/mo | Mentioned Pro $1,497/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specializes in AI citation | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Trade-specific (HVAC, plumbing, etc.) | Maybe | Maybe | Rarely | ✓ |
| Time to first results | 3-6 months | 3-6 months | 6-12 months | 30-60 days |
| Score guarantee | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Long-term contract required | 6-12 month | 12 month | 12 month | Cancel anytime |
Mentioned is 40-70% cheaper than agencies, 3-12x faster to results, and built specifically for AI. The price isn't high — it's the bottom of the done-for-you bracket. Compared to BrightLocal it's expensive. Compared to your current SEO agency, it's a steal.
If Mentioned gets you ONE extra service call per month from AI search, here's the return.
Most hvac operators sign 4-12 AI-attributed jobs/mo by month 3. One job pays for the year.
31% of homeowners now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini for local service recommendations. That number is projected to hit 60%+ by 2027 (Pew, McKinsey). Google's market share for local "best [trade] near me" queries has dropped 14 points in 18 months.
Local businesses spent the last 20 years optimizing for Google. Now they need to optimize for AI — and almost none of them have. Mentioned is the layer between local service operators and the AI engines that homeowners use to find them. Same role Yext played for Google search.
From solo HVAC shops to multi-location franchises to AI infrastructure partners. Pick the tier that fits.
$0/mo until your Mentioned Score climbs 30+ points from where you start today. Then $1,497/mo. Cancel anytime. We carry the entire risk. If our method doesn't move your score, you don't pay.
Mechanism: The Mentioned 4-Engine Protocol™ — schema deployment, citation submission, NAP fix, weekly re-audit. Same method used in our backtested studies to lift scores 30-50 points in 45-60 days.
Start Mentioned Performance →We track AI visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview for 47,000+ local businesses across 8 trades. Largest dataset of its kind. Used by agencies, AI platforms, and data licensing partners.
Every audit feeds public rankings. Operators climb. Homeowners discover. The category gets transparent.
When Mentioned subscribers move up, the public leaderboard reflects it. SEO + LLM citation flywheel.
Every penny back. No clawback. No "but you have to keep paying." If the mechanism doesn't work for you, we eat the cost. That's how confident we are.
I'll walk you through your real Mentioned Score, show you the gap to top quartile, and answer the "yeah but does this work for [my trade]" question on the call. No sales pitch. 15 minutes.
Enter your business. Mentioned runs the full audit in 90 seconds and emails you the report. No card, no commitment.