Only 14% of Marketers Track AI Citations. That Is About to Hurt.
Only 14% of marketers track AI search citations even as 89% of brands already appear in them. Here's how agencies should fix reporting before AI Mode shifts more demand.
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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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AI Mental Health Guardrails Are Here. Healthcare Marketers Need a Trust Strategy.
Google and OpenAI are tightening mental health AI safeguards, but patient behavior is moving faster than platform policy. Here is what healthcare marketers need to do now.
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Healthcare AI Search Has a Trust Problem
Healthcare AI search is growing fast, but trust is lagging. Here is what providers and rehab marketers need to fix to become the source patients actually believe.
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What Does a Short-Form Video Agency Do (And Do You Need One)?
Learn what short-form video agencies handle—from strategy to platform optimization—and how to decide if partnering with one is right for your business.
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HubSpot's 140M Traffic Warning for AI Search
AI search is cutting clicks harder than most brands expected. Here's what HubSpot's traffic drop tells marketers about content, citations, and visibility in 2026.
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What Is Vibe Coding? A Recap from Today's Workshop
A full recap of the April 9, 2026 Vibe Coding Workshop: what it is, the toolstack we use, and the lessons that save you headaches when building with AI.
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How to Optimize for ChatGPT: Workshop Recap
Full recap of the April 9, 2026 workshop on optimizing your website for ChatGPT and AI search. Covers AEO tactics, content structure, schema, tools, and quick wins Emarketed uses with clients.
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Google's Search Console Bug Changed SEO Reporting
Google confirmed Search Console impression data was inflated for 11 months. Here's what agencies and in-house teams should fix in SEO reporting now.
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AI Citations Are Rising, Traffic Is Not — What AEO Agencies Track Instead
AI citations are climbing while referral traffic stays small — what an AEO agency actually tracks to measure AI search performance in 2026.
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AI Search Reputation Risk: An AEO Strategy Priority for 2026
AI search can flatten years of brand work into one wrong answer — why reputation control is a 2026 AEO strategy priority across ChatGPT, Google, and Perplexity.
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AI Referral Traffic Converts 4.4x Higher Than Organic, and Most Marketers Are Ignoring It
AI referral traffic is under 1% of total web visits but converts 4.4x higher than organic search. Here's why smart agencies are chasing citations, not clicks.
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Google Search Live Goes Global: What Voice and Camera Search Mean for Your Marketing
Google Search Live now reaches 200+ countries with voice and camera AI search. Here's what marketers need to do about multimodal search in 2026.
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ChatGPT Ads Hit $100M in 6 Weeks, But the Performance Numbers Should Worry You
OpenAI's ChatGPT ads crossed $100M in annualized revenue. But a 0.91% CTR, $60 CPM, and no attribution data tell a different story for agencies and SMBs.
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Google Is Building a Walled Garden Inside AI Mode, and Your Clicks Are the Casualty
Google AI Mode overlay cards, AI-generated titles, and Search Live are removing every exit ramp to your website. Here's what marketers need to do about it.
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AI Search Sends Less Traffic — Why Your AEO Strategy Needs to Adapt Now
Organic CTR drops 61% with an AI Overview, but cited brands get 35% higher CTR — why your AEO strategy must adapt to less traffic.
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