Search Engine Marketing

Alignment for LLM visibility is incredibly complex, but doable

I’ve straddled both the brand marketing and SEO industries for the past decade now. That dynamic has made it particularly interesting to watch how the concept of brand alignment has seeped into the search marketing vernacular.  To quote my favorite baseball player, Yogi Berra, “You can observe a lot just by watching.”  I’ve watched and […]

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Google Ads quietly rolls out a new conversion metric

A new column called “Original Conversion Value” has started appearing inside Google Ads, giving advertisers a long-requested way to see the true, unadjusted value of their conversions. How it works. Google’s new formula strips everything back: Conversion Value – Rule Adjustments (value rules) – Lifecycle Goal Adjustments (e.g., NCA bonuses) = Original Conversion Value Why

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The three AI research modes redefining search – and why brand wins

The AI resume has become a C-suite-level asset that reflects your entire digital strategy.  To use it effectively, we first need to understand where AI is deploying it across the user journey. How AI has rewritten the user journey For years, our strategies were shaped by the inbound methodology. We built content around a user-driven

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Google AI Overviews: How to remove or suppress negative content

By now, we’re all familiar with Google AI Overviews. Many queries you search on Google now surface responses through this quick and prominent search feature. But AI Overview results aren’t always reliable or accurate.  Google’s algorithms can promote negative or misleading content, making online reputation management (ORM) difficult.  Here’s how to stay on top of

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