Profile banner
Ben Harper

Ben Harper

AI visibility & Answer Engine Optimisation strategist

ben-harper
Scottsdale, AZ, US
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Joined August 2025
Favicon imagelinkedin.com
Favicon imagex.com
Favicon imagesocialmediatoday.com
Favicon imagellmlisted.com
Favicon imagedatify.co.uk

Network

13.8K connections

Summary

Ben Harper is a recognized expert in data-driven digital marketing and social media strategy. He leverages a background in intelligence analysis to provide deep insights, having led social teams and authored articles on optimizing social advertising campaigns for major platforms like Facebook and Twitter. co+3
With a strong entrepreneurial drive, Ben has founded multiple successful ventures, including Datify, Clarity Stack, and LLM Listed. Clarity Stack, an AI-powered sales intelligence platform, was bootstrapped to significant revenue and secured substantial investment, earning him the 'CEO of the Year' award in 2022. co+3
Ben is a pioneer in the emerging field of Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), guiding brands to enhance their visibility and discoverability in AI platforms. He has co-authored research on AI-optimized press release formats and leads LLM Listed, a company dedicated to helping businesses appear as trusted answers in AI-driven search results. llmlisted+3

Work

Education

Writing

Data-Backed, AI-Optimized Press Release Format for B2B Tech

November 1, 2025

Co-authored research and guidelines with Escalate PR on optimizing press release formats for improved visibility and citation by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, based on a study of over 3,200 B2B tech press releases.

Favicon imageescalatepr.com

The Problem With Social Ads: It’s Not Facebook, It’s You

April 1, 2013

An article discussing common misconceptions and ineffective approaches to Facebook advertising, advocating for a sophisticated, data-led strategy leveraging Facebook's targeting capabilities.

Favicon imageadweek.com

Collecting Data From Social Media for Audience Insight

An article detailing how social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter, provide valuable audience insight data for advertisers and brands to improve targeting and content strategies.

Favicon imagelinkedin.com