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Jun 10

Who Owns GEO at Your B2B Company?

New B2B research: 92% of teams now do GEO, but fewer than 15% have a dedicated owner and 37% of agency GEO offerings are loosely defined.

Industry Data·9 min read
Jun 4

Will Google's Core Update Hurt Your AI Citations?

Google's May 2026 core update finished rolling out this week. Here is why a ranking drop does not automatically cut your AI citations, and when it does.

Industry Data·9 min read
Jun 2

Does Reddit Help You Get AI Citations?

Reddit drives about 24% of Perplexity's citations but 0.1% of the Gemini app's. Reddit AEO only pays off in some AI engines. Here is the map.

Industry Data·9 min read
Jun 1

Is AI Search Only a Top-of-Funnel Channel?

Similarweb's 2026 index shows AI search now beats Google from discovery through the final purchase decision. The data that kills the top-of-funnel myth.

Industry Data·9 min read
May 28

Can You Monitor AI Citations From Inside Claude?

Otterly shipped the first native Claude Skill for AI citation monitoring on May 27. Profound, Peec, and four more vendors are still silent.

Industry Data·10 min read
May 27

Why Clicks Drop While Rankings Hold

Google's May 2026 core update decoupled clicks from rankings. AI Mode and AI Overviews absorb traffic on queries you still rank for. Here's the fix.

Industry Data·10 min read
May 26

Will Fake AI Citations Reshape Your Visibility?

The Lancet audit shows fake AI citations multiplied 10x in three years. AI engines are about to filter sources harder. Here's what that means for B2B brands.

Industry Data·10 min read
May 26

Did ChatGPT Just Kill Zero-Click for Brand Search?

On May 7 OpenAI made ChatGPT brand mentions clickable. Profound's monitored basket shows referrals up 60% overall and B2B SaaS daily traffic up over 200%.

Industry Data·9 min read
May 21

AISO vs GEO vs AEO: Which Term Wins In 2026?

AISO now has 11,001 active Indeed postings, more than SEO, AEO, GEO, and LLMO combined. Here is what the labor market is telling marketers in 2026.

Industry Data·9 min read
May 21

Google AI Mode Hit 1B Users. Queries Got 3x Longer

Google AI Mode just crossed 1 billion monthly users and its queries run 3x longer than traditional search. Short answers no longer fit the intent.

Industry Data·9 min read
May 19

Does AI Search Traffic Convert 4.4x Better Than SEO?

ConvertMate's 8,000-domain study found AI search traffic converts 4.4x better than organic. Here is what the data actually says and how to act on it.

Industry Data·10 min read
May 19

Has ChatGPT Search Demand Already Peaked?

ChatGPT search demand hit 14,800/mo Jan-Mar 2026 then dropped 33% in April. AI overview and AI search queries are absorbing the demand.

Industry Data·9 min read
May 19

Reddit + YouTube Are 78% of AI Social Citations

Reddit and YouTube drive 78.2% of AI social media citations. Most B2B SaaS brands invest in the other 22%. Here's the recalibration.

Industry Data·10 min read
May 14

What's a Good AI Citation Rate for B2B SaaS?

Conductor's 2026 benchmark across 13,770 domains pegs IT at 2.80% AI referral share and the cross-industry average at 1.08%. Here is what good looks like.

Industry Data·10 min read
Apr 12

AI Search Market Share 2026: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude by the Numbers

ChatGPT holds 60-65% of the AI search market. Gemini surged from 5.7% to 21.5% in one year. Perplexity processes 100M+ queries daily. Here is where every major AI search platform stands in April 2026, and what the numbers mean for your visibility strategy.

Industry Data·11 min read

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