Across 60,000+ websites we track daily analytics for, ChatGPT sends 8-9x the referral traffic of the next leading AI-first platform, Perplexity. Just last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that more than 800 million people use the platform each week. But what does it take to get mentioned and cited in its responses? Our latest research…
AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity have become the new places people turn to for answers—handling millions of prompts every day. Even Google now uses AI to generate summaries right at the top of search results. This shift happened fast. In 2024, AI Overviews rolled out to millions of searches, ChatGPT climbed into the…
What makes one marketing podcast better than the next? Its ability to get me thinking—and when its hosts are equal parts entertaining and knowledgeable. To choose my favorites, I unearthed some marketing podcast playlists on Spotify, then gave each of them a listen. I also tuned in to popular series, such as Neil Patel’s Marketing School,…
Brand mentions happen when people talk about your company online without necessarily linking to your website. They’ve always happened on social media, forums, news sites, and blogs. But now they’re happening in AI responses—and these mentions influence how millions of people discover and perceive your brand. Welcome to the new era of brand mention monitoring. ChatGPT,…
We analyzed our Brand Radar database of 9.6 million ChatGPT queries to find the most visible, pitch-worthy publishers in ChatGPT responses. Pitching these outlets means your brand gets in front of readers, circulates on social media, ranks in search, and now resurfaces in AI. Health.com. Condé Nast publications also showed up multiple times (e.g. Wired,…
UX and SEO are interconnected in more ways than many people realize. User interactions, also called UX signals or user signals, include things like clicks, scrolls, swipes, and mouse hovers. These now play a major role in how Google ranks content and which brands gain more visibility in search results. Here’s everything you need to…
Visibility in AI search is still in its early stages, which means you’re not late to the game—you’re actually early. Most businesses haven’t even started tracking their AI mentions, let alone optimizing for them. This creates a genuine first-mover advantage for those who act now. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know…
Google announced AI Mode as a Labs experiment on 5 March 2025. Two months later, on 20 May 2025, Google rolled out AI Mode to everyone in the U.S. Just a couple of months later, Google went full steam ahead and rolled it out to India, later the UK, and now 180 more countries and territories….
Search everywhere optimization (some call it SEvO) means making sure people can find you no matter where they’re looking online. And here’s the thing: they’re not just looking on Google anymore. People are turning to TikTok for product suggestions, digging through Reddit for brutally honest reviews, and asking ChatGPT for personalized shopping lists and recommendations—often…
Google provides a solid set of free SEO tools. From simple keyword research to performance tracking, you can stitch together a full workflow without spending a dime. Every SEO—whether beginner or expert—uses Google’s free tools in some capacity. They’re widely accessible, they offer a glimpse into how Google’s search and advertising systems work, and they’re often…
We analyzed 1,000,000 SERPs to see how the presence of different SERP features has changed since the start of the year. AI Overviews appeared from nowhere in August 2024, and now appear on over a quarter of the keywords in this sample (and they’re much more prevalent for informational keywords). Functionally, AI Overviews seem to overlap…
If you rank well in traditional search results, does that mean you’ll get cited in AI Overviews? We decided to find out. SEO still matters. Higher rankings improve your chances of AI Overview citations. And if you can rank high and get cited, you’re more likely to be featured prominently in the AI Overview. However, our…
