Search isn’t dying or being replaced. It’s fracturing. Consumers aren’t quitting search; they’re just seeing other people. Google still dominates, but it’s like that long-term relationship that’s gotten, well, complicated. Too many ads, too much clutter, a few questionable AI answers – and suddenly users are sneaking off to hang out with ChatGPT and Claude. […]
Search is having its biggest identity shift in decades, and your SEO strategy has got to keep up. Now, the reality is that even when you win a top organic spot, you’re competing against AI Overviews that kill clicks before a user ever visits your site. The good news is that while the SERP is […]
B2B marketers want to know: Should I invest in Google Ads or LinkedIn Ads? Most of the time, it’s not a simple either-or decision; however, there are signals that can help guide how you prioritize your time and advertising budget between channels. While Google Ads is still a powerful channel for B2B advertisers, it’s not […]
Rankings don’t guarantee traffic anymore. Here’s how to optimize for AI visibility and brand mentions in a zero-click world. The post What To Do When the Click Disappears: Surviving SEO In The AI-Driven SERP appeared first on Search Engine Journal. #Click #Disappears #Surviving #SEO #AIDriven #SERP #sejournal #AdamHeitzman
Over the years, I’ve worked with numerous companies that engaged me to create world-class Search organizations and win the global search game, only to block the majority of the initiatives required to achieve that goal. This disconnect often stems from how the C-suite perceives its website. In too many boardrooms, the site is still seen […]
A post on LinkedIn called attention to Perplexity’s content discovery feed called Discover, which generates content on trending news topics. It praised the feed as a positive example of programmatic SEO, although some said that its days in Google’s search results are numbered. Everyone in that discussion believes those pages are one thing. In fact, […]
Google says it’s actively working to surface more source links inside AI Mode. Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, outlined changes designed to make links more visible. Stein wrote on X that Google has been testing where links appear inside AI answers and that the long-term “north star” is to show more inline […]
Multiple tests have suggested ChatGPT is using Google Search. Well, a new report seems to confirm ChatGPT is indeed using Google Search data. OpenAI quietly used (and may still be using) a Google Search scraping service to power ChatGPT’s answers on real-time topics like news, sports, and finance, according to The Information. The details. OpenAI […]
More than 1 in 5 Americans now use AI tools heavily – but traditional search engines remain dominant, with usage holding steady at 95%, according to new clickstream data from Datos and SparkToro. By the numbers: AI tools: 21% of U.S. users access AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and Deepseek 10+ times […]
Google is rolling out new loyalty integrations across Google Ads and Merchant Center, giving retailers tools to highlight member-only pricing and shipping benefits to their most valuable customers. How it works: Personalized annotations display member-only discounts or shipping benefits in both free and paid listings. A new loyalty goal in Google Ads helps retailers optimize […]