AAIO: Why Your Website Needs to Speak to AI Agents, Not Just Humans
Agentic AI Optimization (AAIO) is the next evolution after SEO, AEO, and GEO. Here's what agencies need to build now before AI agents route around your site entirely.
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Analysis, tactics, and post-mortems from the work — covering AEO, GEO, paid media, healthcare visibility, and the platform shifts you'll be answering for next quarter.
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ChatGPT Referral Traffic Is Real: How to Build the Authority That Gets You Cited
ChatGPT now drives 77% of all AI referral traffic and grew 200%+ in 2025. Here is what it takes to clear the authority threshold and start showing up in AI-generated answers.
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Your Agency Is Reporting the Wrong Metrics: The New AI Search Scorecard for 2026
AI Overviews now cut organic clicks by 58%. If your agency is still reporting traffic as the primary KPI, you're measuring a world that no longer exists. Here's the new scorecard.
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The AEO Strategy Inflection Point: AI Search Queries Surged 527% in 2026
AI search queries grew 527% YoY — the AEO market hit its inflection point. Here's the AEO strategy agencies need to build now.
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Perplexity Health Just Launched. Your Healthcare SEO Strategy Is Already Behind.
Perplexity Health launched March 19 with Apple Health and EHR integration. Here's what it means for healthcare marketers and how to adapt your patient acquisition strategy now.
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AI Assistants Handle 56% of Global Search — The AEO Strategy Beyond Google
AI assistants now own 56% of global search volume — here's the AEO strategy agencies and healthcare marketers need beyond Google-first thinking.
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Google's March 2026 Core Update and AI Overviews Are Squeezing Organic Traffic from Both Sides
Google's March 2026 Core Update and a 5.6x surge in AI Overviews on shopping queries are hitting organic traffic at once. Here's what agencies and healthcare marketers need to do right now.
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SEO + AEO Strategy for Small Business: March 2026 Workshop Takeaways
Full recap of our March 2026 workshop on SEO + AEO strategy for small business — what's working, what's coming, and quick wins to start today.
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AI Overviews Cut Organic Clicks 42%: The Content Strategy That Gets You Cited
Google AI Overviews have cut organic clicks by 42% since launch. Here's the specific content format strategy that earns AI citations instead of losing traffic to them.
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LinkedIn Is Now the #1 Cited Source in AI Search: What B2B Marketers Need to Do About It
New data from Profound shows LinkedIn ranks first for professional queries across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, and Perplexity. Here is what that means for your B2B visibility strategy.
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The AI-Era Marketing Funnel Is Broken. Here Is How to Rebuild It.
AI search is collapsing the top of the marketing funnel and making the middle invisible. Here is what the buyer journey actually looks like in 2026 and how to rebuild your funnel around it.
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AI Agents Are Visiting Your Website Right Now: Are You Ready?
In 2026, AI agents from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini crawl your site before customers do. Here is how to make sure they actually understand what you offer.
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How Los Angeles Small Businesses Are Using AI to Beat Big Competitors
AI adoption among small businesses jumped from 39% to 55% in one year. Here's how LA small businesses are using AI marketing tools to compete with larger companies and win.
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No Universal AEO Strategy Exists: Q1 2026 Data on Platform-Specific AI Citation
Tinuiti's Q1 2026 report shows no universal AEO strategy works across AI platforms — Perplexity citations have little overlap with Gemini.
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Google AI Overviews Cut Search Clicks 42%: Your Agency Strategy for What Comes Next
New data confirms Google AI Overviews have slashed organic search clicks 42% from the pre-AI baseline. Here's what that means for agencies and how to adapt now.
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