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The Ultimate Guide to AI SEO Tracking Tools in 2025: Beyond Traditional Search Optimization
Key Insights: AI search adoption is surging: With AI search nearing 1 billion users and tools like ChatGPT becoming mainstream, tracking brand visibility in AI-generated answers is now essential for SEO success. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the new frontier: The shift from ranking pages to providing “best answers” across …
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Webinar Recap: How AI Is Changing Search and SEO
Key Insights AI search is changing the rules but not the game. Foundational SEO fundamentals still matter, but success now depends on adapting them to how AI understands, cites, and delivers information. Visibility comes from trust, context, and structure. Entity-rich content, credible citations, and clear organization make it easier for …
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How Marketing Supports SEO and Helps You Score Big With AI Search
Key Insights AI search engines reward brands that align SEO with all marketing channels, including social, PR, paid, and email. Social media content marketing reinforces SEO performance by increasing entity signals and driving engagement. Earned media and PR build domain authority and citations that support higher search engine rankings. Email …
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The Future of SEO Is AI: Will Scott on What’s Changing and What’s Next
You’ve probably noticed search isn’t what it used to be. The “10 blue links” are buried under AI-generated answers, featured snippets, and who-knows-what pulled from who-knows-where. So if you’re in SEO, the obvious question is: what now? That’s the focus of a recent conversation between Will Scott, CEO of Search …
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Digital Advertising Strategy Checklist: What to Do Before You Spend $1
Key Insights A paid ad campaign is only as effective as the strategy behind it. Even great creative will underperform without a defined goal, audience, and conversion path. Digital ads can increase brand awareness by up to 80%, but only if execution is precise. Relevance, targeting, and optimization unlock that …
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Search Influence Earns Ninth Spot on the Inc. 5000 List in 2025
I’m proud to share that Search Influence has been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. This marks our ninth appearance since first earning a place in 2011, a milestone that reflects the steady, sustained growth we’ve built over the years. Why This Recognition Matters …
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7 Tips for SEO Web Developers
Note:This post was updated by Shane Kretzmann on August 4, 2025 to reflect current best practices. It was originally published on August 13th, 2013. Key Insights Web development and SEO are inseparable: A website’s technical architecture directly impacts its search visibility, from how search engines crawl content to how users …
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The July Influencer: Can AI Search Affect Your Paid Ads Strategy? Plus: AI SEO Tracking Tools
Stay ahead in digital marketing with The Influencer, Search Influence’s monthly newsletter covering SEO, digital advertising, and content strategy. Get top tips to fuel your online growth, expert insights from the Search Influence team, and our latest company news. Don’t miss out! How Will AI Search Affect Paid Ads? What …
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SEO Automation: How I Built an AI-Powered Question Discovery System with Make.com
I recently automated an SEO process that used to take our team hours of manual work. It now runs in 5 minutes. This isn’t about replacing experts. It’s about getting them out of spreadsheets so they can actually solve strategic problems and get creative with content. Here’s how I built …
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Higher Education Marketing Strategies: Align SEO & Paid Ads for Smarter Results
Key Insights The modern student journey is multi-channel: Your marketing efforts must span search engines, social platforms, and AI tools. SEO builds long-term visibility: SEO is a key strategy for sustaining awareness and reducing overall acquisition costs over time. Digital ads deliver speed and precision: Paid ad placements boost visibility …
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