Advertise where AI shops
for your customers.
When shoppers ask ChatGPT or Perplexity for product recommendations, AI reads trusted publisher pages to build its answer. Smalk places your ads on those exact pages — so AI recommends your brand and products.
A new advertising channel for retail
Google gave you Shopping Ads. Marketplaces gave you Retail Media.
Now AI search is the fastest-growing product discovery channel.
Your current ads don't reach AI search
AI engines don't show banners. They don't click your Google Shopping links. They read publisher content and recommend brands based on what they find there.
Display Ads Are Invisible to AI
When ChatGPT reads a product review page, it ignores banners and display ads entirely. Your current media spend has zero influence on what AI recommends to shoppers.
Google Shopping Doesn't Reach AI Users
A growing share of consumers skip Google entirely and ask AI directly: "best running shoes under $150." Your Google Shopping budget doesn't reach these buyers at all.
No Ads = No Mention in the AI Answer
AI builds its product recommendations from editorial content on trusted publisher pages. If your brand isn't present on those pages, AI has no reason to mention you.
The first ad platform for AI search
Smalk identifies the publisher pages AI trusts for shopping queries, then lets you place contextual ads on those pages. Your brand becomes part of what AI recommends.
Contextual Ads on the Pages AI Reads
Native, AI-readable placements on the publisher pages ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini cite for shopping queries — not display banners.
Target Shopping Prompts, Not Keywords
Build campaigns around real prompts like "best wireless headphones" or "top skincare for dry skin." Ads activate where AI looks.
Product Recommendation Campaigns
Get your products cited as the top pick when consumers ask AI for recommendations. Your brand appears in the answer.
Drive-to-Store Through AI Search
Place your store locations on the local publisher pages AI reads for "near me" queries so it recommends you.
Full Media Buying Control
Set budgets, approve placements, exclude competitors, and define floor prices. The same DSP-grade controls — built for AI search.
Measure Your ai-ROAS
Track mention lift, position lift, and sentiment lift across all AI engines. Full attribution from ad spend to AI citations.
How it works
Same media buying logic you already know. New channel, new inventory, new results.
Identify the Media Sources AI Trusts
Smalk maps which publisher pages AI engines actually cite when answering shopping queries in your product categories. These are your ad inventory.
Build Your AI Search Media Plan
Select prompts to target, choose publisher placements, set your budget. The same media buying workflow you know — adapted for AI search.
Activate Contextual Ad Campaigns
Launch AI-readable native ads on the pages AI reads. One DSP, all AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini) — your brand enters the AI answer.
Measure Lift & Scale
Track how your ad campaigns move the needle on AI mentions, product recommendations, and brand positioning. Optimize spend based on real AI search performance data.
Three ways to advertise in AI search
Whether your goal is brand awareness, product recommendations, or driving foot traffic — Smalk runs it through one DSP.
FAQs
Common questions about advertising in AI search for retail & e-commerce brands.
AI is the new shelf.
Advertise on it.
Shoppers ask AI before they buy. Smalk places your ads where AI reads — so your brand and products get recommended.