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How brands get found in Google and named by AI

More buyers now get their answer before they ever reach a website. These guides cover how to make sure that answer includes the brand.

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Search results page where an AI Overview answers the question and 68% of searches end without a click
GEO · AI visibility · SEO · Content strategy

Zero-Click Searches: What They Mean for Traffic and Revenue

Two-thirds of Google searches now end without a click. What zero-click searches are, what they cost a brand and how to stay visible when the answer appears on the page.

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AI assistant answer listing recommended and named brands with cited sources
GEO · AI visibility

How to Rank in ChatGPT: What Gets a Brand Cited

ChatGPT doesn't rank pages, it retrieves, quotes and names brands. Seven steps to get a brand found, cited and recommended in ChatGPT search.

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Content funnel from problem and solution content to evaluation content and demo requests
Content strategy · Growth · SEO

SaaS Content Marketing That Produces Pipeline

Why most SaaS content builds traffic but not pipeline, and how to plan, write and measure content around buying decisions instead.

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Product page with deciding facts, star rating and Product schema
SEO · Growth · Technical SEO · AI visibility

Product Page SEO: How Shoppers and AI Choose a Product

The product page elements that win rankings, sales and AI recommendations, from the deciding question to schema, reviews and variants.

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Filter panel generating many filter URLs, with only high-demand combinations indexed
Technical SEO · SEO

Faceted Navigation SEO: Stop Filters Wasting Crawl Budget

How filters and facets create thousands of crawlable URLs, which ones deserve to rank, and how to control the rest, including on Shopify.

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One prompt tested across six AI platforms, each answer classified by visibility level
AI visibility · GEO

How to check if AI search engines name a brand

A seven-step method to test whether ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity and Copilot name, cite or ignore a brand, and what to fix first.

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Old URLs mapped to new URLs with single 301 redirects
Technical SEO · SEO

Same-domain site restructure: an SEO checklist

The before, during and after checklist for redesigns and new URL structures on the same domain, from URL inventory to post-launch monitoring.

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Why it matters

Search no longer ends with a click

Buyers still search, but more of them get what they need without visiting a website. Google answers questions in AI Overviews and AI Mode, and assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot write a full answer, name a few brands and move on. SparkToro's 2026 study found that 68% of US Google searches now end without a click. The decision is made inside the answer, so the brands that win are the ones the answer names.

What it takes to be in the answer

  • Pages AI platforms can reach and read. Crawler access, Bing indexation and clean technical SEO come first, because nothing can be quoted if it can't be found.
  • Passages worth quoting. Direct answers that name the brand, on the category, comparison and product pages buyers actually use.
  • Proof from other sources. Review sites, directories, publications and consistent entity data that confirm what the brand says about itself.
  • Measurement that sees the answer. Monthly AI visibility tracking on real buying prompts, reported next to leads and revenue.

Who these guides are for

The articles are written for marketing and growth teams at B2B SaaS and ecommerce brands. Software teams will find most value in the guides on shortlist and comparison prompts, content and organic lead generation. Online stores will get more from the guides on product pages, collections, crawl control and AI shopping. Every method comes from live client work, with named results in the case studies.

Put it into practice.

The AI Visibility Audit applies these methods to the brand's own prompts. £1,500.