From Search Engines to Answer Engines: Changing Winds of SEO-to-AEO Strategy
This article on SEO Strategy addresses the shift from page specific optimisation to brand and site-wide optimisation. It is corner-stone thinking for those charged with future proofing content strategy. For those short on time, read this 12-Point Summary • Entity-Based Focus: SEO has evolved from targeting individual keywords to optimising for entities—clearly defined “things” like […]
Do Blogs Still Matter in the Age of AI Answer Engines? The Evolution of Content Strategy in 2025
The digital marketing landscape has undergone a seismic shift in 2025, with AI-powered search experiences fundamentally changing how users discover and consume content. Google’s AI Overviews are now triggering for 13.14% of all queries in March 2025, up from 6.49% in January 2025, leading many to question whether traditional blogging strategies still hold value. The […]
Answer Engine Tracking and Reporting Software: How It Works and Why It Matters
The artificial intelligence revolution has fundamentally changed how businesses operate, market their products, and interact with customers. As AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude become increasingly prominent in how people find information, a new category of software has emerged to help businesses navigate this landscape: AI tracking and reporting software. […]
A Quick Guide to Understanding Video Object Schema and it’s Incredible Benefits
Video Object Schema is a specific type of structured data code you add to web pages that tells search and answer engines exactly what your video content is about – like giving it a detailed label. Like other forms of schema it exists to quickly convey subject matter. If you have an online business that […]
Simplied: Difference between Traditional Search Engines and Answer Engines (AI)
It’s easy to fall into the rabbit hole of AI and come out more confused than before you went in. Bit by bit, we are trying to simplify the changes, the process’ and the consideration and planning for all our clients. The easiest starting point is a quick comparison between the Google of yesterday and […]
Writing for AI Answer Engines: A Metaphorical Guide to Search Intent
Imagine walking into a perfectly organised grocery store. You know exactly where to find what you need, the aisles make logical sense, and every product is clearly labeled and easy to locate. This is precisely how your content should work for AI answer engines—and just like that well-run and well-organised grocery store, success lies in […]
AI Answer Engine Bots List for Crawling
A comprehensive spreadsheet-style table of major AI answer engine bots that website owners may choose to allow or disallow in their robots.txt files.
Why Traditional Analytics Can’t Track AI Traffic: 7 Key Issues
If you are short on time, and just looking for a quick snapshot on why traditional analytics tools like Google Analytics struggle to track AI (Answer Engine) traffic, here you go: 1) AI crawlers often don’t execute JavaScript tracking codes2) AI-driven traffic appears as “Direct” or “Referral” with little/no source attribution3) AI tools don’t use […]
Answer Engine Optimization: How Your Business Can Win (Before Your Competitors Do)
TL;DR: Why Answer Engine Optimization Matters Google I/O 2025 flipped the search script: AI answers first, blue links second. With AI Mode rolling out across the U.S. today, Gemini Ultra selling premium “brainpower,” and new agentic, AR and sustainability features, businesses that cling to 2015-era SEO will slide into invisibility. Below, I unpack every announcement […]
Digital Marketing Trends 2025: How AI, Search, and Social Are Redefining Growth
As we step into 2025, digital marketing is undergoing one of its most significant shifts. The emergence of AI-powered search, generative AI, social commerce, and ethical marketing means that brands need to adapt quickly or risk being left behind. What worked in 2024 won’t be enough in 2025. Businesses must embrace AI, optimize for evolving […]