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Episode 06  ·  The Search Signal Why Does AI Mention Some Brands and Not Others? July 21, 2026 · 38 min · Hosted by Michael Transon Listen on: Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube About this episode The conversation Many AI search...

There's a version of your brand that lives only inside AI answers, and you probably didn't write it. When a buyer asks ChatGPT or Gemini about your company, the description they get back is assembled from sources scattered across the...

Most marketers treat AI search as a black box that either likes their brand or doesn't. It isn't. Behind every answer an AI gives about you sit two very different machines, one that talks and one that knows, and they...

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