DIAP Media is an AI SEO agency in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the same county as Tempe. It works to get Tempe companies named and cited in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. AI SEO is included from $800 per month, and the Dedicated GEO Program costs $3,000 to $10,000+ per month.
The City of Tempe organizes its economy into innovation hubs. The first three blocks are the city’s own description.
State Farm, Amazon, Microsoft, Becton Dickinson, Chase, Allstate Insurance, Northern Trust, GoDaddy and Salt River Project.
The Lake District. Downtown Tempe and Mill Avenue, with light rail, a streetcar and high-rise offices. The Novus Innovation Corridor, a 330-acre partnership between the city and Arizona State University. The Maker District for light industry. ASU Research Park and Discovery Business Campus.
The Emerald Center hub holds what the city says is IKEA’s only Arizona store. The city also puts Tempe ten minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
This part is DIAP Media’s reading. Tempe’s names are technology and financial-services companies, and their buyers and their recruits both ask AI engines about them. A software company is compared with competitors from every state the moment a buyer asks “what is the best tool for this job”. Being in Tempe does not decide that answer. What the company’s pages say about the product does.
Tempe is the smallest of these eight cities by land area, at under 40 square miles. The first five rows are Census figures. The last two are the City of Tempe’s, and it gives no date for them.
| Population | 190,571, estimated for 1 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2020 Census count | 180,587 |
| Households with broadband | 94.0%, 2020 to 2024 |
| Land area | 39.94 square miles |
| County | Maricopa |
| Around Tempe Town Lake | More than 15,000 high-wage and advanced business services jobs, according to the city |
| Residents with a bachelor’s degree | 42%, according to the city |
Sources, read on 11 October 2026: US Census Bureau, QuickFacts for Tempe. City of Tempe Economic Development, innovation hubs and why Tempe.
One of two searches produced an AI Overview. In the other, liftedwebsites.com, DIAP Media’s local SEO brand, was the fourth organic result.
| Search | AI Overview shown | What it drew on |
|---|---|---|
| “ai seo agency tempe az” | Yes. Checked at 18:08 UTC. | Four sources: Google, two agencies’ own pages and a Facebook page. |
| “best seo company in tempe az” | No. Checked at 18:08 UTC. | A map of local businesses was shown in its place. liftedwebsites.com ranked fourth in the organic results. |
One limit to know: AI Overviews appear and disappear from one check to the next, and their sources change each time. Being cited is measured over many runs of the same questions, and nobody can guarantee it. How DIAP Media measures AI search
This page is for Tempe companies that sell software, services or products beyond the city. A local service business is better served by DIAP Media’s local SEO brand.
| If you are | Start with | Link |
|---|---|---|
| A Tempe software, technology, financial or business-services company, or any business that sells beyond Tempe | DIAP Media | Get a free AI search audit |
| A local service business in Tempe | Lifted Websites | Tempe SEO at Lifted Websites |
DIAP Media also writes about:
AI SEO costs $800 per month for one location, inside the Local SEO plan. Companies that sell nationally use a national plan from $3,000 per month or the Dedicated GEO Program.
| National SEO | National Launch $3,000, National Growth $5,000, National Authority $8,000+ per month. | From $3,000/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated GEO Program | Full citation-share tracking, national and ecommerce AI search work, and monthly prompt-probe reporting. Scoped in writing after a free audit. | $3,000 to $10,000+/mo |
| Local SEO | One Google Business Profile and its core service area. AI SEO included. | $800/mo |
| Multi-Local Plus | Up to 3 Google Business Profiles plus unlimited location pages, built at the plan’s monthly content pace. Each additional profile is $800/mo. | $2,000/mo |
At DIAP Media, AI SEO costs $800 per month for one location, inside the Local SEO plan. National SEO starts at $3,000 per month, and the Dedicated GEO Program costs $3,000 to $10,000+ per month. Prices are as of October 2026.
An answer engine optimization (AEO) agency works to make a company the source that answer engines quote. The engines are Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. The work is the same as generative engine optimization (GEO): clear company facts, passages that stand alone, and a place on the sources each engine already uses.
By citations. DIAP Media runs a fixed set of buyer questions through each AI engine every month and records which companies are named and which pages are linked. That record is reported next to Search Console clicks and tracked calls and forms.
Yes. Google states that a page must be indexed and eligible to appear in Search with a snippet before it can be a supporting link in AI Overviews or AI Mode. AI answers are assembled from pages that SEO makes findable, so the two are one job and not rivals.
No. DIAP Media’s office is at 6815 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. Scottsdale and Tempe are both in Maricopa County.
Most businesses see AI search results in 2 to 4 months. Engines that search the live web, such as Perplexity and ChatGPT Search, can cite new content within weeks, while brand authority typically takes 3 to 6 months to build. These are expectations, not guarantees.
The free audit runs the questions your buyers ask through the AI engines and shows which companies are cited. The scope and the price come back in writing.
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