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This is the AI prompt you need to track and aren't

TL;DR Most AI tracking covers unbranded prompts, but real buyers often name brands: in one Seer client study, up to 44% of prompts included a brand. Prompts lik…

Ai / Geo

What Google's New Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) Means for Marketers

Think about how Amazon delivers ads today. If you search for a product and the brand you want isn’t there, you don’t get something irrelevant. You get the next …

Paid Media / Ai

Query Intent Drives a 5X Gap in Financial AI Overviews

Key Takeaways We hypothesized that Google AIOs appear less often for “higher stakes” finance topics — this was not the case Instead, we found AIO presence of fi…

Ai / Aios / Ai Study

The Listicle Window Is Closing in AI Search: 30% Decline MoM

Self-serving listicles have been one of the most visible and prevalent tactics for brands to gain visibility and citations in AI Search.

Content Strategy / Ai

How Marketers Must Prepare for Agentic Commerce in 2026

TL;DR: There are actionable steps marketers can take today to prepare for agentic commerce Agentic commerce will impact all commercial activity on the Internet,…

Ecommerce / Ai

What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) & How Does It Impact SEO?

This post was originally published in August 2024 and refreshed in February 2026. TL;DR Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the work of making your brand vi…

Seo / Ai / Geo

Dear Analyst: I have 10 questions a day & only ask you 1. With AI, I answer all 10 without you, it's time for a career convo.

Note: This is intended to be a real, raw, honest post. Not full of doom and gloom, but of what you need to do when your C-levels and VPs read posts like these. …

Analytics / Ai

An Olympic-Sized View into How LLMs Actually Think

TL;DR Seer tracked how seven major LLMs updated their answers during the 2026 Winter Olympics, and 97% of web-enabled models picked up breaking news the same da…

Analytics / Ai / Ai Study

What Marketers Should Know About AI in the Ecommerce & Advertising Landscape: Q1 2026

Key Takeaways OpenAI will introduce advertising, giving ecommerce brands new ground to test out Google now allows brands to surface offers directly in AI Mode’s…

Paid Media / Ecommerce / Ai

Identifying Signal from Noise: 6 Ways to Leverage Query Fan Outs for AI Search Strategy

Query fan-outs are one of the most talked-about elements in AI-Search, which makes sense considering the level of insight they can give us into why AI models me…

Ai / Ai Study

How LLMs Amplify Brand Misconceptions & How to Address Them With GEO

TL;DR AI answers claimed Seer had “high account manager turnover” 67 times in three months, but Seer’s actual team retention rate is 79.2%. The claim traced to …

Ai / Geo / Ai Study