Real IT Solutions Partners with Apex Visibility to Strengthen AI Search Presence and Regional Market Growth

Managed IT Services Provider in West Michigan engages SEO agency to expand digital authority and visibility across AI-driven search platforms.

Published on Feb. 13, 2026

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Real IT Solutions, a leading Managed IT Services Provider in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced a strategic partnership with Apex Visibility to implement a comprehensive AI Engine Optimization (AIEO) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaign. The goal is to strengthen Real IT Solutions' visibility in both traditional and AI-powered search environments as businesses increasingly rely on AI-driven search platforms and large language models to discover vendors online.

Why it matters

As AI search becomes more prevalent, businesses must focus on building semantic authority, entity recognition, and brand trust signals to ensure they are discoverable within AI-generated responses, knowledge panels, and entity-based search results. This partnership allows Real IT Solutions to proactively align its digital strategy with 2026 search trends and position itself as a digitally authoritative and regionally trusted technology partner in West Michigan.

The details

Through the partnership, Apex Visibility will deploy an advanced AIEO framework for Real IT Solutions that includes structured data implementation, knowledge graph reinforcement, topical authority cluster development, AI-citable content architecture, and a regional search dominance strategy. This goes beyond traditional SEO focused on keyword rankings, instead ensuring Real IT Solutions is discoverable within the AI-driven search environments where decision-makers increasingly conduct vendor research.

  • The partnership was announced on February 13, 2026.

The players

Real IT Solutions

A leading Managed IT Services Provider headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing proactive IT support, cybersecurity protection, cloud solutions, and strategic technology consulting to businesses across West Michigan.

Apex Visibility

A Ballston Spa, NY-based SEO and AI Search Optimization agency specializing in growth strategies for Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs), with a focus on structured data implementation, semantic search optimization, AI Engine Optimization (AIEO), and brand authority development.

Matt Kahle

Co-Founder of Real IT Solutions.

James Curley

Founder of Apex Visibility.

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What they’re saying

“Search has fundamentally changed. Businesses are no longer just competing for rankings — they are competing for authority within AI-driven results. Partnering with Apex Visibility allows us to strengthen our digital foundation, increase our presence in AI search environments, and ensure organizations across West Michigan can easily discover and trust Real IT Solutions as their IT partner.”

— Matt Kahle, Co-Founder of Real IT Solutions

“AI search has shifted visibility from keyword density to entity authority. Our focus with Real IT Solutions is to build a semantic content ecosystem that signals expertise, experience, and trustworthiness across both Google and emerging AI platforms. This ensures long-term digital resilience and measurable growth.”

— James Curley, Founder of Apex Visibility

The takeaway

This partnership highlights the growing importance of AI-driven search in how businesses are discovered online. By proactively aligning its digital strategy with 2026 search trends, Real IT Solutions is positioning itself as a digitally authoritative and regionally trusted technology partner in West Michigan, ensuring it remains visible and discoverable as AI search platforms continue to shape the modern buyer's journey.