[ April 28, 2026 · New York, New York ]
SEO is a performance channel, GEO isn't. How do you pivot?
with Wil Reynolds
Everyone’s getting the “why aren’t we showing up in AI answers?” question, and most of us are still reaching for the wrong toolkit. I don't have all the answers. But I do have real data, real experiments, and a lot of things I'm still figuring out. And I'm sharing all of it with you. Everything from today is below.
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FROM TODAY'S TALK
Slides worth coming back to

When you can track everything, you shift to making the trackable KPIs grow

Most teams chase what they can measure and ignore what actually moves people

What you can find when you look into how real people use LLMs

You need to be tracking branded queries
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The Build Trap

53% of consumers have low trust in AI-powered search answers

It never gets easier. Handle hard better.
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The Listicle Window is Closing in AI Search

In a world of infinite content, people organize around curators they trust

Still a Sea of Sameness after two years

One bad review in 20+ years influenced the answer

It's an opportunity to be real, show receipts even when they change

"Leave everything to AI and just build distribution" — he's got a point, even if I'd slow down a little

Stop worrying your thought leaders will leave. Start worrying they won't join you

People ask the people they trust. That's how buying decisions are made.
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Things that change how I'm thinking
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AIO Study / Seer LabsDebunking the myth that search is dying. Or is it?
Graphite / Ross HudgensFind out where your customers (real humans) are spending time
SparktoroThe invisible funnel. Buyers are deciding before you even know they exist
OntraportInside day-1 shortlists. What B2B brands keep missing
WynterThe post humans loved but the algo ignored. 3 new KPIs we're actually using
Seer InteractiveAI models will rank recent dates higher. Real or fake, doesn't matter
Metehan YasarReadwise. I use this to retain what I read, and their MCP is genuinely useful
ReadwiseSelf-assess your marketing AI maturity. Where are you actually?
Seer InteractiveThe listicle window in AI search is closing. 30% decline month over month
Seer InteractivePeople average 60 words per ChatGPT prompt. That's a different kind of search intent
SimilarWebWe built our own AI interviewer and I actually use it
Seer InteractivePEEPS TO FOLLOW
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