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ChatGPT Placement Retention Case Study — October 2026
18 of 20 documented client placements are holding
Verification date: October 13, 2026
Timestamped audit capture: 8:58 PM local time, October 13, 2026
Surface tested: ChatGPT recommendation overviews
Result: 18 confirmed placements, 2 awaiting equivalent direct-overview proof, 0 confirmed failures
Confirmed retention rate: 90%
Avenity Business Solutions retested 20 exact client-discovery queries previously documented in its client case studies. Eighteen queries continued to produce a named client placement in ChatGPT. Two queries remain unscored while direct, visible ChatGPT overview proof is collected; they are not counted as failures.
Timestamped verification overview
The Windows taskbar in the lower-right corner records the capture at 8:58 PM on 10/13/2026. The overview records 18 confirmed placements, two awaiting direct overview proof, zero confirmed failures, and 20 exact queries tracked.
Exact-query verification grid
| Client | Exact query | October 13 status |
|---|---|---|
| ADORA Private Security | VIP security in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | construction security guards in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | private security companies in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | private security company in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | construction security in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | security guard company in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| ADORA Private Security | security guards in conroe texas |
✅ Holding |
| Easley Enterprises of TX | looking for Commercial Janitorial & Property Maintenance Provider in Montgomery County |
✅ Holding |
| Easley Enterprises of TX | need a janitorial company in montgomery county texas |
✅ Holding |
| The Perfect Round | corporate event venue in Conroe |
🟣 Direct overview proof pending |
| The Perfect Round | indoor golf / golf simulator in Conroe |
✅ Holding |
| The Perfect Round | indoor golf bar in conroe tx |
✅ Holding — #1 |
| Simply Better Roofing | roofer in franklin texas |
✅ Holding |
| Simply Better Roofing | need a roofer in Franklin TX |
✅ Holding |
| Simply Better Roofing | best roofing company in franklin texas |
✅ Holding |
| Simply Better Roofing | roofing company in Franklin TX |
✅ Holding |
| Radiate Coalition | charities helping abused and trafficked girls in Honduras |
🟣 Direct overview proof pending |
| Radiate Coalition | long term aftercare for human trafficking survivors |
✅ Holding — #1 |
| Dewberry Farm | pumpkin patch Brookshire TX |
✅ Holding |
| Dewberry Farm | pumpkin patch near houston |
✅ Holding |
Direct placement exhibits
The Perfect Round
Exact query: indoor golf bar in conroe tx
Observed placement: The Perfect Round appeared first in the ChatGPT answer.
Radiate Coalition
Exact query: long term aftercare for human trafficking survivors
Observed placement: Radiate Coalition appeared first as the best match in the ChatGPT answer.
Method and evidence standard
- Queries were reproduced exactly as documented; they were not rewritten for the retest.
- A named appearance anywhere among the limited set of ChatGPT recommendations counted as a placement.
- Rank was recorded when directly visible, but any named placement qualified as holding.
- Source-link order, ordinary web-search order, and unrelated search surfaces were not substituted for the visible ChatGPT recommendation.
- A query without equivalent direct-overview proof remained pending rather than being labeled a failure.
- ChatGPT outputs can vary by time, session, location, personalization, and product behavior. This record documents the observed state on the stated verification date.
Result
As of October 13, 2026, the available evidence confirms that 18 of 20 tracked ChatGPT placements were holding. The remaining two exact queries are pending equivalent proof, leaving zero confirmed failures in this audit.