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The Branded Mindset

Why Your Funnel Starts Further Down Than You Think Here’s something that might rattle your SEO playbook a bit: nearly half of all Google searches now include a brand name. Not a category, not a question, not a how-to. A brand. That stat comes from a new study by...

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Visibility Is the New Backlink

Google’s AI Overviews are tuning out technical SEO and tuning in to brand chatter. Let’s not sugarcoat it; backlinks aren’t what they used to be. Google’s AI Overviews, the new gatekeepers of search visibility, are giving more weight to how often your brand gets...

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The Silent Surge and the Synthetic Storm

Threads gains traction while AI-fueled misinformation spreads like wildfire Let’s start with the thing nobody wanted to bet on last summer: Threads. After its buzzy launch and equally dramatic nosedive, most marketers filed it under “nice try” and moved on. But here...

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The Cost of Content

As AI floods the stack, marketers are learning that cost isn’t just measured in dollars. Let’s start with a number: $2 per million input tokens. Sounds cheap, right? That’s what OpenAI charges for GPT-4.1 to read your prompts. But if you want it to talk back, you’ll...

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The Humanized Machine

How AI and Authenticity Are Rewriting B2B Brand Playbooks Let’s start with something that used to sound impossible: B2B brands getting funny on LinkedIn. Not quirky, not “relatable,” but actually funny. HubSpot’s social team has pulled it off, and the numbers back...

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Tips

What Is YouTube SEO?

What Is YouTube SEO?

Today we’re talking about YouTube SEO. You know YouTube, right? That place where you can learn quantum physics, fix your dishwasher, and fall into a rabbit hole of raccoon rescue videos—all before lunch. With over 2.7 billion people tuning in every month, YouTube...

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How to Respond to Bad Reviews Like a Pro

How to Respond to Bad Reviews Like a Pro

Today we’re talking about bad reviews. You know the ones; those little digital gut punches that show up when you least expect them, usually right after you thought everything was running smoothly. One minute you're thinking, “Wow, we’re crushing it,” and the next,...

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What Is Web3?

What Is Web3?

Today we’re talking about Web3. You’ve probably heard the term floating around in tech circles, usually followed by a mix of excitement, confusion, and someone asking, “Wait, is this about crypto?” Fair question. Web3 has become one of those buzzwords people toss into...

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What Is First-Party Data?

What Is First-Party Data?

Today we're talking about first-party data. You know, the kind of data your business collects straight from the source, like when someone actually tells you what they want, instead of you guessing based on their vague internet trail. It's the digital version of...

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