Q1 2026 Search Report

New research: How 177 brands show up in AI vs. traditional search.

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Searchers using AI tools often make a decision without clicking through, which means the brands appearing in those answers are winning buyers before they ever visit a website. But what works on one platform, doesn’t necessarily help you appear on others.

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Schema tells AI systems who you are. It doesn't tell them what you're known for, and that's the gap where most AEO strategies stall. Building genuine entity authority means working across three distinct layers: structured data, topical content depth, and...

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Your website is visible in search results and your marketing and advertising campaigns are in motion — but do you know how many visitors are coming to your site? Read on to learn how to measure website traffic, what insights...

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Google Search Console is a helpful tool that not only shows you how often your pages appear in search and for what queries. It also allows you to monitor how Google views your site. The Pages index report covers issues...

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In SEO, search intent is a deceptively simple concept that can power up your search efforts when you put it to good use. If keyword research answers the question of “what” potential customers are searching for, search intent answers the...

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Technical SEO and content SEO solve different problems, but they depend on each other to work. Learn what sets them apart, how they support each other, and how to prioritize the right one at the right time.

Ecommerce category pages make online shopping easier — and they also represent an important ranking opportunity. Maximize organic search traffic to your category pages with these SEO tips.

Building topical authority with clustered content helps you showcase the breadth and depth of your business’s knowledge and organize your content. But it can also lead to accidental keyword cannibalization. Here’s what you need to know about safely building topic...

Technical SEO

A technical SEO site audit is one of the most reliable ways to find out why your site isn't performing the way it should. Find out how running one from start to finish can uncover issues that you’ll need to...

Choosing the right technical SEO agency is only half the equation; how you work with them determines how the work gets done and how quickly you can start seeing results. This guide breaks down how to align your teams before...

Technical SEO problems are invisible until rankings drop and your content stops performing. If you’re working with an agency that doesn’t know how to adapt to changes, you might be in trouble. This guide breaks down what separates a strong...

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Comparing Google Analytics vs. Google Search Console? Learn which tool can help you better understand your website visitors and provide more insight into your digital marketing.

Not sure how to segment Google Analytics 4? Discover how segments can help you learn more about your website and audience and how to get started.

Concerned about how quickly your web pages are loading? Not sure how to best measure page speed? Read on to learn more about two important page speed tools: Google PageSpeed Insights and Google Lighthouse. I’ll share how they gather data,...

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The buyers who do arrive at your site from AI are further along in their decision than almost any other traffic source. Getting in front of them takes a different kind of work than ranking in traditional search, and that work is cheaper to do now than it's likely to be later.

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Enterprise SEO generates more data than most teams know what to do with, and the gap between collecting that data and acting on it is where programs stall. This article walks through the metrics, infrastructure, and tools that you can use to turn search data into decisions that leadership can act on.

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Toxic backlinks can impede your SEO progress and keep you from reaching your ranking and organic traffic goals. Here’s how to keep an eye on your backlink profile and disavow toxic backlinks to protect your search visibility.

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SEO for higher education enhances the visibility of your school and programs, drives engagement and conversions from organic search and other channels, and improves the ROI of your marketing efforts. Here’s how to get started.

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Large websites can hide or accumulate SEO problems.. Having a plan to tackle these challenges helps your organization manage optimization concerns and reach its search potential. Here’s what you need to know.

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In this debut episode of The Search Signal, Michael Transon cuts through the acronym soup to show what the data actually says, where this confusion is coming from, and what it means for how you should be allocating your search marketing budget right now.

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Enterprise SEO and traditional SEO share the same goal: earn more organic visibility. But once a website crosses a certain threshold of size and complexity, the way you pursue that goal has to change. Let’s look at when that happens and what it means for your organization.

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Comparing Google Analytics vs. Google Search Console? Learn which tool can help you better understand your website visitors and provide more insight into your digital marketing.

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