LinkedIn has always been a key driver for B2B discovery, but over the past few years, a new layer of upper-funnel clout has developed: the platform’s influence on AI search citations. LLMs are increasingly influential in how B2B buyers discover products and services, and LinkedIn has become a top source of this information. This means […]
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When OpenAI switched default models on March 4, the number of websites cited per response dropped by a fifth, and never recovered. But the citation drop is only part of the story. We also reverse-engineered ChatGPT’s internal browsing tools, ran a honeypot experiment, reconstructed its system prompt, and released a new version of our ChatGPT
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A new AI citation study sparked a familiar SEO debate: the difference between a ranking factor and a symptom of ranking success. The post Direct Traffic & Popularity – Correlation, Not Causation appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Disclosure: I’m the co-founder of Optmyzr. I’ll use one of our open-source skills as the example below, but the frameworks here apply to anything you install or build. If you’ve used Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini for marketing work in the last six months, you’ve probably hit the same wall I have. The chat is great
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Find out how to address the measurement problem in marketing with effective KPI strategies in a changing digital landscape. The post How To Measure AI Search: Current KPIs You Need To Know [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
A Liquid Web rebrand of StellarWP plugins triggered backlash after users reported missing pages, login issues, and license confusion. The post Liquid Web WordPress Plugin Rebrand Triggers Backlash appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google is expanding its push into AI assistants for advertisers and retailers, embedding guidance tools directly into Merchant Center to simplify setup, troubleshooting and optimization. What’s happening. Google has been spotted testing Merchant Advisor, an AI-powered chatbot integrated into Google Merchant Center. The feature is currently in beta and appears designed to provide merchants with
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Google quietly updated Search Terms reporting for AI Mode, AI Overviews, Lens, and autocomplete. Here’s why advertisers may be concerned about interpreted queries. The post Google Quietly Changed How Search Terms Are Reported For Some AI Queries appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Search Query Reports are becoming less literal and more AI-interpreted, reflecting inferred intent rather than exact user searches. What’s happening. Google has clarified that the search terms shown in Search Query Reports may not exactly match what users typed. Instead, the platform may display the “closest approximation” of a query because of the complexity
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Condé Nast now plans its business “as if search is zero” after years of Google algorithm updates and AI Overviews reducing visits to publisher websites. That’s according to CEO Roger Lynch, who was interviewed on TBPN, the tech media network that bills itself as “technology’s daily show” and was acquired by OpenAI in April. What
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