The AI Playbook
DTC leadership teams whose CEO or board just asked for an AI plan and need a defensible answer - pragmatic, sequenced, and grounded in what's actually shipping in commerce.
What's Included
- AEO and agentic-search exposure audit (homepage + top 20 PDPs)
- AI-assisted ops opportunity map
- vendor landscape evaluation (5-7 vendors)
- written 12-month AI roadmap
- board-ready deck (12-18 slides on client's brand template)
- two 90-minute strategy workshops
- one tooling demo session
The Details
What you’re buying
A 4-week AI commerce strategy engagement. AEO audit, agentic search exposure assessment, vendor landscape, 12-month roadmap, and a board-ready deck.
The problem
Your CEO just asked you for an AI plan. The answer can't be 'we're exploring it' for the third quarter in a row.
Our approach
The AI Playbook is a 4-week strategy engagement built for that conversation. We audit your store's exposure to agentic search and answer engine optimization, map AI-assisted operations opportunities across marketing and merchandising, evaluate the vendor landscape (5-7 vendors), and deliver a written 12-month AI commerce roadmap.
What you walk away with
You walk away with a board-ready deck (12-18 slides on your brand template), a clear position, a pilot to fund, and a 12-month timeline - pragmatic, sequenced, and grounded in what's actually shipping in commerce in 2026.
How we deliver
Two 90-minute strategy workshops and one tooling demo session are included. The roadmap is strategic, not technical specification - implementation of any roadmap item is separately scoped. AEO audit is limited to homepage + top 20 PDPs; vendor evaluation is capped at 5-7 vendors.
Deliverables
What lands in your inbox
Why brands stay with DYODE
Full Transparency
Direct access. No hidden costs or jargon.
Extension of Your Team
We join your Slack, calls, and roadmap.
One In-House Team
No subcontractors. Working together since 2016.
Compounding Growth
Strategies that keep returning value.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this implementation or strategy?
Strategy. The roadmap is built to be defensible and fundable. Pilot implementation is a separate engagement (typically $15-50K).
What's AEO?
Answer Engine Optimization - making your store and PDPs discoverable inside AI assistants and agentic search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, etc.). We audit your current exposure and recommend remediation.
What's out of scope?
Pilot implementation, vendor selection and procurement, custom AI development, ongoing AI advisory, and site-wide AEO remediation. Each is available as separate scope.
What's the upsell path?
Pilot implementation engagement ($15-50K typical), AI advisory retainer for ongoing CEO/board updates ($4-6K/month), or AEO site-wide remediation.
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