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The lower a page appears in ChatGPT’s retrieval results, the less likely it is to be cited. That is the main finding from AirOps’ analysis of 16,851 queries and 353,799 pages, which looked at what happens between retrieval and citation. A page in the top position had a 58.4% citation rate. By position 10, that […]
Content Marketing Institute’s latest B2B report shows the same three content problems marketers are still dealing with: Marketers can produce content. They can distribute it. They can even generate traffic. That part isn’t the problem. The problem is getting the right content in front of the right buyer, at the right stage, with enough substance to move […]
Creative assets can often slow down workflows – especially for smaller teams without dedicated designers. The problem is, every piece needs visuals in multiple sizes: blog, social, newsletter, landing pages, and ads. If you can’t get the creatives fast enough, you either delay publishing or ship something generic. Nano Banana 2 makes it easier to […]
If you’re seeing fewer sessions from ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini, you’re not imagining it. But the ‘why’ is not what most marketers think it is. There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s break it down. The Confusing Part AI usage is obviously up. Similarweb says GenAI platforms are now getting 7B monthly web visits, and referral traffic from GenAI […]
If people think your content is AI, you don’t get judged on intent. You get judged on output. That’s the part that marketers are missing. AI slop isn’t a problem with generative AI tools. It’s the audience reaction to content that feels mass-produced, generic, and low-commitment. Once that reaction happens, the audience stops caring about the message […]
Bing Webmaster Tools now includes an AI Performance report in public preview. It shows when pages from a site are cited as sources inside AI search across Microsoft Copilot, Bing AI summaries, and some partner integrations. You get total citations, average cited pages, a list of grounding queries, page-level citation counts, and a trend line. Providing clearer insight into […]
Columbia, the outdoor sportswear brand, has been using AI-generated content on Instagram. Big deal. Actually, it is a big deal. It’s a clear example of where brands using AI can actually get it wrong and start damaging the trust of their audiences. There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s start breaking it down: Columbia’s […]
Over the last couple of years, AI search became the thing everyone felt they had to act on. Teams started talking about GEO the way they talked about mobile-first a decade ago. Urgent. Slightly panicked. Vague on process and outcomes. When you look at the early benchmarks, they don’t say ‘drop everything.’ They say two […]
Over the last 12-18 months, a lot of LinkedIn Company Pages have seen organic impressions and engagement drop, even when posting the same cadence and topics. At the same time, personal profiles are pulling strong results, especially when the content reads like real expertise instead of a brand update. The question isn’t ‘Is LinkedIn dead […]
