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Silverback Strategies

Silverback Strategies is an AEO and AI SEO agency based in Leesburg, VA, serving healthcare providers, home service companies, law firms and local businesses.

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Silverback Strategies at a glance

Silverback Strategies at a glance: an AEO and AI SEO agency based in Leesburg, VA. EliteAEO Score out of 100: 80 in healthcare, home services and local business; 76 in legal (methodology 2.0). Verified; evidence last checked September 29, 2026. Proof of AI results: claimed, with no example or numbers. Pricing on request. Not currently ranked on a published EliteAEO page.

EliteAEO Score80/100, best of 4 verticals
TypeAEO and AI SEO agency
HeadquartersLeesburg, VA
Markets listedWashington
Years activeSince 2007
Team size11-50
AEO offeringFull service
AI visibility reportingYes
Proof of AI resultsAI results claimed, no example
Evidence checkedSep 29, 2026
Starting priceNot published
Websitesilverbackstrategies.com

What they do

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency in Leesburg, Virginia that works with mid-sized B2C brands. It sells paid media, SEO, AI search optimization and measurement services such as media mix modeling and incrementality testing. Its industry pages cover healthcare, home services, legal services, higher education, financial services and senior living.

Paid searchPaid socialProgrammatic displaySEOAI search optimizationContent marketingMedia mix modelingConversion rate optimization

Verticals with checked evidence

Healthcare case studyHome Services case studyLegal named clientLocal Business case study

Each label shows the strongest type of evidence we found for that vertical. Rankings are listed below.

Silverback Strategies EliteAEO Score breakdown

The Silverback Strategies EliteAEO Score breakdown below shows how the seven factors add up for each vertical, with the facts behind every factor, using the point rules in methodology 2.0. It is computed from checked evidence only, and paid placement is never an input.

EliteAEO Healthcare Score80/100
AI SEO specialization25/25Full-service AEO
Healthcare evidence20/20Healthcare case study with results
Demonstrated outcomes9/25AI results claimed, no example (4) + published search results (5)
AI measurement10/10Says it reports AI visibility to clients
Third-party reputation10/10Profile on clutch.co (6), 19 years in business (2), team size stated (2)
Market coverage5/5Serves the United States
Transparency1/5No pricing published by the provider
EliteAEO Home Services Score80/100
AI SEO specialization25/25Full-service AEO
Home Services evidence20/20Home services case study with results
Demonstrated outcomes9/25AI results claimed, no example (4) + published search results (5)
AI measurement10/10Says it reports AI visibility to clients
Third-party reputation10/10Profile on clutch.co (6), 19 years in business (2), team size stated (2)
Market coverage5/5Serves the United States
Transparency1/5No pricing published by the provider
EliteAEO Legal Score76/100
AI SEO specialization25/25Full-service AEO
Legal evidence16/20Named law firm clients
Demonstrated outcomes9/25AI results claimed, no example (4) + published search results (5)
AI measurement10/10Says it reports AI visibility to clients
Third-party reputation10/10Profile on clutch.co (6), 19 years in business (2), team size stated (2)
Market coverage5/5Serves the United States
Transparency1/5No pricing published by the provider
EliteAEO Local Business Score80/100
AI SEO specialization25/25Full-service AEO
Local Business evidence20/20Local business case study with results
Demonstrated outcomes9/25AI results claimed, no example (4) + published search results (5)
AI measurement10/10Says it reports AI visibility to clients
Third-party reputation10/10Profile on clutch.co (6), 19 years in business (2), team size stated (2)
Market coverage5/5Serves the United States
Transparency1/5No pricing published by the provider

Proof of AI search results

AI results claimed, no example Silverback Strategies says it gets clients named or cited in AI answers, but publishes no example or numbers. See the page we checked.

Published search results for clients: case study. Checked September 29, 2026. Providers can send newer evidence through their dashboard or to hello@eliteaeo.ai; we open it before it counts.

Silverback Strategies verification and pricing

Silverback Strategies verification and pricing: verified in a review dated September 29, 2026, with no published starting price.

Verification

  • Website live and belongs to a real company
  • Independent third-party profile found
  • Evidence ties the provider to a ranked vertical
  • Office location confirmed
  • Starting price published
  • Reports AI visibility to clients

Verified in a review dated September 29, 2026. Evidence last checked September 29, 2026; next scheduled check by December 28, 2026. Check dates are shown, never scored. Verification never requires payment. It confirms identity and evidence, not the quality of the provider's work.

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Pricing snapshot

On request

No published starting price. Most providers in these verticals do not publish one either.

  • Healthcare median monthly starting price: $1,500 (43 of 157 providers publish a monthly price)
  • Home Services median monthly starting price: $1,500 (55 of 148 providers publish a monthly price)
  • Legal median monthly starting price: $1,500 (34 of 143 providers publish a monthly price)
  • Local Business median monthly starting price: $1,325 (42 of 130 providers publish a monthly price)

Buying notes

  • Full-service engagement: the provider runs the AEO work end to end.
  • Reports AI visibility, so you can expect citation or share-of-voice numbers, not only rankings.
  • Office in Leesburg, VA. Lists 1 metro as a served market.

Silverback Strategies rankings on EliteAEO

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