Dataset size
The latest Sales Consultants run found 28 recommended brands and 28 cited sources in AI answers.
Sales Consultants
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Sales Consultants category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
28
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
28
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
28%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 1 |
| Bain & Company | 2 |
| Accenture | 3 |
| Deloitte | 4 |
| Boston Consulting Group | 5 |
What AI tools say about Sales Consultants
Movement
What changed this week?
McKinsey & Company held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: LinkedIn Sales Solutions and Challenger Inc. entered the top 10 this week, while Simon-Kucher and HubSpot dropped at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Mconsultingprep, Consulting and Firstpagesage, which means the citation field is open.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Gemini both name McKinsey & Company first, Google AI Mode names RAIN Group, and Perplexity names LinkedIn Sales Solutions.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
McKinsey & Company ranks #1 for Sales Consultants in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, and Accenture lead Sales Consultants across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Mconsultingprep, Consulting, and Firstpagesage are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
LinkedIn Sales Solutions#7
Challenger Inc.#9
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
KPMG10 to #6
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Simon-Kucher10 to #13
HubSpot6 to #14
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
McKinsey & Companystayed #1
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | #1 | 0 | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #2 | |
| #3 | #4 | #3 | 1 | #3 | |
| #4 | #5 | #4 | 1 | #4 | |
| #5 | #7 | #5 | 2 | #5 | |
| #6 | #16 | #6 | 10 | #6 | |
| #7 | New | #7 | New | #7 | |
| #8 | #6 | #8 | 2 | #6 | |
| #9 | New | #9 | New | #9 | |
| #10 | #10 | #10 | 0 | #1 |
Current brand snapshot
28 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | #7 | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #3 | #9 | #3 | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #2 | - | #4 | - | | |
| 4 | +1 | #4 | - | #5 | - | | |
| 5 | +2 | - | #8 | #2 | - | | |
| 6 | +10 | #5 | - | #7 | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 8 | -2 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 11 | +4 | - | #5 | #9 | - | | |
| 12 | -1 | - | #4 | #10 | - | | |
| 13 | -10 | #8 | - | #6 | - | | |
| 14 | -6 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 15 | -2 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 16 | +3 | #7 | - | #8 | - | | |
| 17 | -5 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 18 | 0 | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 19 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 20 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 21 | -4 | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 22 | -8 | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 23 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 24 | -2 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 25 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 26 | -1 | #10 | - | - | - | | |
| 27 | New | - | - | - | #10 | | |
| 28 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
28 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | | |
| 2 | 10 | | |
| 3 | 4 | | |
| 4 | 4 | | |
| 5 | BainOfficial | 3 | |
| 6 | BcgOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | ChiefoutsidersOfficial | 2 | |
| 8 | KornferryOfficial | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | | |
| 10 | 1 | | |
| 11 | AccentureOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | BearingpointOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | | |
| 14 | CordenceOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | | |
| 16 | DeloitteOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | 1 | | |
| 18 | EyOfficial | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | 1 | | |
| 22 | KpmgOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | MckinseyOfficial | 1 | |
| 24 | 1 | | |
| 25 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 26 | PwcOfficial | 1 | |
| 27 | 1 | | |
| 28 | Simon KucherOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 1 |
| Accenture | 2 |
| Bain & Company | 3 |
| Deloitte | 4 |
| KPMG | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | 0 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | -1 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | -1 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | -1 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | -1 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
12 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 10 | | |
| 3 | AccentureOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | BainOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | BearingpointOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | CordenceOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | DeloitteOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | EyOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | KpmgOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | MckinseyOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | PwcOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | Simon KucherOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| RAIN Group | 1 |
| Challenger Inc. | 2 |
| Winning By Design | 3 |
| Korn Ferry | 4 |
| Chief Outsiders | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | New | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | 0 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | +3 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | -1 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
7 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 1 | | |
| 3 | BainOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | BcgOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | ChiefoutsidersOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | KornferryOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 1 |
| Boston Consulting Group | 2 |
| Bain & Company | 3 |
| Accenture | 4 |
| Deloitte | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | +2 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | -2 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -3 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
6 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | | |
| 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | BainOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | BcgOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | ChiefoutsidersOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | KornferryOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn Sales Solutions | 1 |
| Salesforce | 2 |
| HubSpot | 3 |
| Outreach | 4 |
| Freshsales (Freshworks) | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | -2 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | +1 | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | -3 | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #10 | |
Common AI search questions about Sales Consultants
Q1
Who leads Sales Consultants in AI answers?
McKinsey & Company is the most recommended sales consultants brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Bain & Company and Accenture. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Gemini both name McKinsey & Company first, Google AI Mode names RAIN Group, and Perplexity names LinkedIn Sales Solutions.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Sales Consultants?
The most cited sources for sales consultants recommendations are Mconsultingprep, Consulting and Firstpagesage, out of 28 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Mconsultingprep, Consulting and Firstpagesage, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Sales Consultants ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, LinkedIn Sales Solutions and Challenger Inc. entered the top 10 and KPMG, Simon-Kucher and HubSpot moved three or more positions in the sales consultants index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Sales Consultants. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/business-services-sales-consultants
Report data
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AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Sales Consultants, including 28 recommended brands and 28 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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