When to use the Consultant vs the concierge
The concierge is your always-on operator — it runs tools, pulls reports and ships changes. The Consultant is your strategist — it interprets the data and picks the moves that matter.
Product · Consult
As your consultant — the strategist role
A senior AIAO strategist, on demand
The Virtual Consultant reads your live ARO, Mindshare, Pulse and MCP data and answers like a senior operator would — diagnoses first, prescriptions second, priorities always. No template answers.
Live data
Reads your ARO, Mindshare, Pulse and MCP results
Diagnosis-first
Names the root cause before the fix
Prioritized
Ranks moves by expected lift, not novelty
Second opinion
Use it to sanity-check what the platform recommends
What you get
Reads your actual scores
Not a generic chatbot — the Consultant pulls the same signals the pillar pages use, so its answers reference your real numbers.
Senior-operator voice
Trained to prioritize the way a working AIAO consultant would: root cause, expected lift, effort, sequencing.
Explains the why
Every recommendation links back to the pillar, metric and playbook it came from — so your team learns the reasoning, not just the answer.
How it works
01 · Ask
Describe the decision
'Where should I invest first?' 'Why is Perplexity ignoring me?' 'Is this rival really beating me?'
02 · Diagnose
The Consultant reads your data
Pulls ARO, Mindshare and Pulse signals for your brand and its rivals before answering.
03 · Prescribe
Ranked next moves
One-line diagnosis, then a ranked list of moves — with the pillar, the metric to watch, and the expected lift.
04 · Hand off
Push it into the platform
Each recommendation has a one-click handoff to the pillar page or Optimizer where you'd actually execute it.
Learn the concepts
You don't have to be an agent-optimization expert to use this. Here's the short version.
What it won't do
The Consultant won't hallucinate scores, invent competitors, or pretend to know things it doesn't. If your data is thin, it will tell you what to run first before giving strategic advice.
- No template diagnoses — answers reference your real numbers.
- No unranked to-do lists — every recommendation has a priority.
- No secret model — the reasoning is shown, not hidden.
Great for exec updates
Use the Consultant to draft the 'what changed and what we're doing about it' section of a weekly or monthly report. It reads the same signals a good agency lead would.
Frequently asked
Is this included in every plan?
The Consultant is a paid add-on on all plans; every plan includes a starter credit balance to try it.
Does it replace a human consultant?
For most decisions, yes — it prioritizes the same way a senior AIAO operator would. For contract negotiations, org design or PR strategy, you still want a human.
Can I share its answers with my team?
Yes — every consultant thread is shareable inside your workspace, and answers export cleanly to a doc or brief.
Ready to put this to work?
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