B
Evidence Grade B
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22%
22% -- citation rate lift for Singapore B2B client pages audited by Best SEO (Q1 2026)
Replacing throat-clearing intros with answer-first openings raised AI citation rates by an average of 22% within 60 days across 80 audited client pages in Q1 2026, controlling for other factors.
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Evidence graded
Value
22%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
Q1 2026
Entity
Sample Size
80
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Best SEO (bestseo.sg)
Primary
Tier B
https://www.bestseo.sg/blog/geo-optimization-tactics-playbook/ ↗
Source Article
The GEO Playbook: 9 Optimisation Tactics That Move AI Citations
Original Research
Best SEO (bestseo.sg)
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Methodology
Agency audit of 80 client pages, controlling for other factors, measured within 60 days
Methodology documented
Segmentation
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Singapore B2B client pages audited by Best SEO: 22% citation rate lift. Source: Best SEO (bestseo.sg) (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/answer-first-citation-lift-2026
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