ForManufacturing

When procurement asks ChatGPT for the best suppliers, is your company on the list?

Buyers now build supplier shortlists by asking AI. If you're not named, the RFQ never reaches you. MentionX shows what ChatGPT and Gemini say about your company, whether it's accurate, and where you rank on Google for the same question.

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Google · illustrative#5AI: wrong fact

AI answer · illustrative

Best aluminium die-casting suppliers for automotive parts?

Company BNamed

Company CNamed

Company AWrong fact

The problem

You're losing buyers you never see

The shortlist is made before anyone calls you. A procurement manager asks AI for "top precision machining suppliers" or "certified casting manufacturers". AI names five companies. If yours isn't one of them, you don't get the RFQ.

You lose to smaller competitors. AI often names companies that are written about more online, not the ones that are better.

Wrong capabilities. AI may say you don't do a process you do offer, quote an old minimum order, list the wrong certifications, or place a plant in the wrong country.

Export and distributor enquiries go elsewhere. Overseas buyers who don't know you yet trust AI's shortlist.

Illustrative journey

Lost RFQs don't show up in your CRM. They just never come in.

Right now

What AI says about you right now

Right now, procurement teams are asking AI about suppliers like you. You can't see whether you're named, what it says about your capabilities, or whether it's true. MentionX shows you, answer by answer.

Your AI report · todayIllustrative

Are you named?Unknown

What does it say about you?Unknown

Is it true?Unknown

Who is named instead?Unknown

Example

Example: what a buyer might hear (illustrative, not a real result)

Example only. Company names are placeholders.
A buyer asks: "Best aluminium die-casting suppliers for automotive parts?"
AI answer: names Company B and Company C. Says Company A "focuses on non-automotive work", which is not true.
Google: Company A ranks #5.
What MentionX shows: a wrong fact that is costing Company A automotive RFQs, the old directory listing AI is copying it from, and a draft automotive capability page to fix it.

How you win

How you win buyers, step by step

Seven steps, from seeing the problem to proving the fix worked.

Step 1

See what every AI tool tells procurement teams

Not just ChatGPT. MentionX asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and DeepSeek the questions procurement teams really ask, such as "who can machine 500 aluminium parts a month?", and saves every answer word for word. (The number of AI tools depends on your plan.)

Answers · 7 AI toolsIllustrative

Best aluminium die-casting suppliers for automotive parts?

ChatGPTNo

GeminiNamed

Google AI ModePartly

Google AI OverviewsNo

PerplexityNamed

Microsoft CopilotNo

DeepSeekNo

Tools available depend on your plan

Step 2

Catch the wrong facts

Fact Check puts what AI says next to the facts on your own website, such as the wrong certifications, old capacity, a process you no longer run or the wrong plant location. You see the wrong claim, the exact quote and how often it comes up.

Fact CheckIllustrative

AI says · ChatGPT

“focuses on non-automotive work”

● Wrong

Your website says

✓ Confirmed fact

Engine

ChatGPT

Confidence92%

Seen in7 of 20 answers

Wrong 3Outdated 2Unverified 1Correct 14

Step 3

Hear how AI describes you

Does AI call you "reliable, high-quality supplier" or "long lead times, limited capacity"? See the good and the bad for each AI tool, next to how it describes your competitors.

Brand SentimentIllustrative

QualityPositive

Lead timesMixed

CertificationsNegative

ExportPositive

Step 4

See who AI names instead of you

Find out which suppliers AI recommends when it leaves you out, and what it says about them that it doesn't say about you.

Competitors · share of AI mentionsIllustrative

	Named	Described as
Company B	Yes	“trusted”
Company A	Wrongly	“focuses on non-automotive wo…”

Step 5

AI answer and Google rank, side by side

For each buyer question, one row: the AI answer first, then where you rank on Google. You'll know if you're winning both, losing both, or ranking on Google while AI ignores you.

AI answer and Google rankIllustrative

Best aluminium die-casting suppliers for automotive parts?

1 · AI answer

Company BNamed

Company CNamed

Company AWrong

2 · Google top 10

5Company A

StatusRanks on Google · AI gets it wrong

Step 6

Find the websites AI listens to

See which trade directories, industry forums, LinkedIn posts, YouTube factory tours and review pages shape what AI says, and which of them help your competitors. MentionX doesn't post on social media for you.

Sources AI citesIllustrative

1Trade directory18 citesFavours rivals

2Industry forum12 citesMentions you

3Trade press9 citesFavours rivals

4LinkedIn7 citesMentions you

5Review site4 citesFavours rivals

Step 7

Fix the gaps, in order

The Action Board turns each gap into one clear task, most important first. MentionX can draft the fix, such as a capability page, a certifications page, a one-pager or a LinkedIn carousel. Drafts go to your website for you to approve; nothing goes live on its own.

Action Board → Creative StudioIllustrative

1Publish capability pageTop priority

2Correct directory listingNext

3Draft LinkedIn carouselNext

Capability page draft · in your brand styleAwaiting your approval

Proof

Proof it worked

MentionX asks the same questions again every week, so you see whether AI's answers change over time. Board-ready slides and a shareable PDF are included.

Illustrative only, not a real result: Before: AI leaves you out and repeats a wrong fact. After the fix: the weekly re-check shows whether AI now names you and quotes the right facts, with the trend over time.

Weekly re-check · same questionsIllustrative

Before: left out · wrong factAfter: named · right factsIllustrative, no real data

Questions

We already have a good website and directory listings. Isn't that enough?

Good, because AI reads them. But ranking on Google or being listed doesn't mean AI will name you. MentionX shows whether AI actually uses them, gets the details right, and recommends you.

Is this only about ChatGPT?

No. MentionX checks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and DeepSeek, and shows your Google rank next to each AI answer.

Is this real, or a guess?

Every AI answer is saved word for word before anything is counted. You can open any number and read the answer behind it.

Is it worth the money?

Plans start from $19.99/month (USD). Winning one extra RFQ pays for years of it.

Our buyers are engineers. Do they really use AI?

More and more people start research there. The free check shows you exactly what AI tells them about you today.

Can it tell if AI gets our certifications wrong?

Fact Check compares what AI says with the facts on your own website, and shows any mismatch with the quote. MentionX compares what AI says with your own website. It does not check regulators, registries or directories.

Will it post anything for us?

No. MentionX drafts the content. You review it and publish it yourself.

From the founder

"I've spent 13 years helping businesses get found on Google. AI answers are a new problem on top of that: supplier shortlists are now made before a supplier is ever contacted. MentionX shows you whether you're on them, and what to fix if you're not." — Dipuck, founder of MentionX

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