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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 AI Marketing
How to Optimize for AI Search: Workshop Recap

How to Optimize for AI Search: Workshop Recap

Full recap of the April 29, 2026 Emarketed workshop on optimizing your website for AI search. Covers how AI models pick what to recommend, citation strategy, AI-ready content, schema, Google Search Console, and quick wins you can run today.

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/107 AI
AI in Production LA Recap: Ethics-First LLMs and Shipping a Mobile App with No Devs

AI in Production LA Recap: Ethics-First LLMs and Shipping a Mobile App with No Devs

Our April AI in Production LA meetup featured Rose Loops on her TDIC ethics kernel as an alternative to RLHF, and Andre Laboy on shipping a comedy app to the App Store using AI builders. Here's the full recap.

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/108 AEO
Google Wants You to Treat AI Search Like SEO. Your Reporting Shouldn't.

Google Wants You to Treat AI Search Like SEO. Your Reporting Shouldn't.

Google blends AI search into Search Console totals while Bing adds citation reporting. Here's how agencies should measure AI visibility now.

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/109 Healthcare Marketing
AI Provider Search Is Already Reshaping Healthcare Marketing

AI Provider Search Is Already Reshaping Healthcare Marketing

AI provider search is changing how patients choose care. Here is what healthcare marketers need to fix now to stay visible in ChatGPT, Google, and Perplexity.

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/110 AEO
AI Max Means Search Is Now About Selection, Not Clicks

AI Max Means Search Is Now About Selection, Not Clicks

Google and Microsoft are redesigning search for AI selection. Here is what marketers need to change now if they want to stay visible and drive revenue.

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/111 Healthcare Marketing
Patients Are Using AI Before They Ever Call a Provider

Patients Are Using AI Before They Ever Call a Provider

New Gallup data shows patients are using AI before and after healthcare visits. Here is what healthcare marketers need to change now to stay visible and trusted.

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/112 AEO
AEO Is Now a Software Category, Not a Search Theory

AEO Is Now a Software Category, Not a Search Theory

AEO just became a real software category in 2026. Here is what HubSpot, Conductor, and Siteimprove signal for agencies, marketers, and AI visibility strategy.

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/113 SEO
AI Search Is Exposing the Content Quality Problem SEO Created

AI Search Is Exposing the Content Quality Problem SEO Created

AI search is exposing a content quality problem SEO teams helped create. Here is how to build citable pages that survive retrieval-based search in 2026.

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/114 Paid Ads
Google AI Max Is Killing DSA, What Marketers Should Do Now

Google AI Max Is Killing DSA, What Marketers Should Do Now

Google is replacing Dynamic Search Ads with AI Max. Here is what marketers need to change now to protect search visibility, control, and reporting.

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/115 SEO
Why SEO Alone Is Not Enough for AI Search in 2026

Why SEO Alone Is Not Enough for AI Search in 2026

AI search is forcing marketers to protect rankings while optimizing for citations, agents, and answer engines. Here is the practical dual strategy to use now.

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/116 AEO
AI Search Is Splitting in Two, and Agencies Need a Different Strategy for Each

AI Search Is Splitting in Two, and Agencies Need a Different Strategy for Each

Google is building ads into AI search while Perplexity is betting on premium trust. Here is what that split means for SEO, AEO, paid media, and agency planning in 2026.

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/117 Healthcare Marketing
Healthcare Search Now Starts in AI, Not Google

Healthcare Search Now Starts in AI, Not Google

New Gallup data shows 25% of Americans use AI for health advice. Here's what healthcare marketers need to fix now to stay visible in patient search.

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/118 Paid Ads
Google AI Max and AI Mode Just Changed Search Strategy Again

Google AI Max and AI Mode Just Changed Search Strategy Again

Google is pushing marketers toward AI Max, AI Mode, and agentic search behavior. Here's what agencies and in-house teams need to change now.

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/119 AEO
AI Visibility Is Now a Measurement Problem, Not Just a Content Problem

AI Visibility Is Now a Measurement Problem, Not Just a Content Problem

AI search visibility is easier to earn than it is to measure. Here is what agencies and in-house teams need to track as Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity reshape discovery.

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/120 AEO
Agentic Engine Optimization Is Real. Most Marketing Content Is Not Ready.

Agentic Engine Optimization Is Real. Most Marketing Content Is Not Ready.

Google's latest agentic content guidance changes how marketers should structure pages for AI systems, citations, and high-intent discovery in 2026.

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