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As of September 2026
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PR agencies in AI answers: well-known names lead, specialists win on topicsWhich PR agencies do ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral and Google AI Mode name when asked for an agency in Germany, Austria or Switzerland? aclipp measured it for 17 days. Well-known firms lead: fischerAppelt in Germany, ikp in Austria, Team Farner in Switzerland. Ask about a specific topic, and other names often come up.
aclipp study for FAFGA: Tyrol leads the answers of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on holiday destinations. For hotels the field is still open: ask the same question twice and only about one in five businesses named shows up again.
aclipp is the European PR analytics platform that helps communications teams and PR agencies prove what their work achieves, in traditional media and in AI answers. Media monitoring, AI visibility (GEO) and reporting in one workspace, built in Germany. Founded in 2020, the founder-led company works with more than 100 agencies and brands across the DACH region and Europe.
aclipp is the European PR analytics platform that helps communications teams and PR agencies prove what their work achieves. The software combines media monitoring, AI visibility (GEO) and reporting in one workspace: it shows where a brand appears across print, online, social and broadcast, and additionally measures whether and how ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Claude mention it in their answers.
Agencies use aclipp with multi-client workspaces and white-label reporting, while brands use it to bring the results of several agencies together in one place. More than 100 agencies and brands in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and across Europe work with aclipp.
aclipp was founded in 2020 by Sascha Kirstein, who leads the company as CEO together with CTO Janosch Herrmann. The company is founder-led and independently financed. The platform is developed in Germany and operated GDPR-compliant in the EU. aclipp positions itself as an alternative to the large international providers: close to its customers, fast to deliver, and with a direct line to the management team.
More information: aclipp.com
Founder and CEO
Sascha Kirstein founded aclipp in 2020 and is responsible for strategy, customers and sales. Before aclipp, he spent nine years at Audi. He studied mechatronics and computer science; his master's thesis covered machine learning and natural language processing for machine translation. Sascha Kirstein is available for interviews on AI visibility (GEO), PR measurement and agency reporting.
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Janosch Herrmann has been CTO of aclipp since 2025 and is responsible for product and engineering. He studied applied computer science at HTW Berlin and previously worked as a freelance developer for several start-ups, including FINN. He has also created learning content on productivity and automation tools that has reached more than 25,000 learners worldwide.
Which PR agencies do ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Claude recommend when someone in Germany, Austria or Switzerland asks for an agency? Three country rankings, one DACH picture, measured with aclipp and openly documented. Published monthly on the first of each month. First edition on 28 September 2026, next on 1 November 2026.
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