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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.

/106 Healthcare Marketing
Healthcare AI Search Has a Trust Problem

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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/107 Industry News
What Does a Short-Form Video Agency Do (And Do You Need One)?

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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/108 AEO
HubSpot's 140M Traffic Warning for AI Search

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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/109 AI Marketing
What Is Vibe Coding? A Recap from Today's Workshop

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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/110 AI Marketing
How to Optimize for ChatGPT: Workshop Recap

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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/111 SEO
Google's Search Console Bug Changed SEO Reporting

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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/112 AEO
AI Citations Are Rising, Traffic Is Not — What AEO Agencies Track Instead

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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/113 AEO
AI Search Reputation Risk: An AEO Strategy Priority for 2026

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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/114 AEO
AI Referral Traffic Converts 4.4x Higher Than Organic, and Most Marketers Are Ignoring It

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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/115 AEO
Google Search Live Goes Global: What Voice and Camera Search Mean for Your Marketing

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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/116 AI
ChatGPT Ads Hit $100M in 6 Weeks, But the Performance Numbers Should Worry You

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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/117 AEO
Google Is Building a Walled Garden Inside AI Mode, and Your Clicks Are the Casualty

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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/118 AEO
AI Search Sends Less Traffic — Why Your AEO Strategy Needs to Adapt Now

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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/119 Healthcare Marketing
Your Healthcare Site's Rankings Are Fine. Your AI Visibility Isn't.

Your Healthcare Site's Rankings Are Fine. Your AI Visibility Isn't.

The March 2026 spam update hit healthcare content hard, but tighter E-E-A-T isn't the real problem. Here's why AI search invisibility is the bigger patient acquisition threat.

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/120 AI
OpenClaw LA #3 Recap: Memory Systems, Local Models, and the Rise of Agent Marketplaces

OpenClaw LA #3 Recap: Memory Systems, Local Models, and the Rise of Agent Marketplaces

Our third OpenClaw LA meetup went deep on memory architecture, token economics, and orchestration-first agent design. Here's everything that was covered.

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