Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Search Engine Land is your go-to-source source for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) news, trends, and cutting-edge content. You’ll find a variety of up-to-date and authoritative resources, including the latest news, tactic-rich tutorials, and the latest data to help you work smarter and make better decisions.
What you read here is written by our experienced in-house team, and subject matter experts from leading brands and agencies at the forefront of AI in search marketing.
Google AI Overviews: Breaking down innovations
Explore detailed insights into Google’s latest advancements in AI-powered search features, such as Google AI Overviews. From updates on how these tools shape search results to actionable tips for SEOs to maximize visibility, we cover the strategies you need to stay ahead.
Bing Generative Search: A competitive edge
Stay informed on Microsoft’s groundbreaking work in Bing Generative Search. Dive into news stories that explore the latest in generative AI’s impact on Bing and how marketers can leverage this technology to gain a competitive advantage.
Emerging AI search platforms: Expanding possibilities
The rise of new AI-driven tools is reshaping the search landscape beyond traditional players. Platforms like Perplexity AI and Microsoft Copilot offer innovative approaches to search, focusing on conversational, context-rich results tailored to user intent.
These tools showcase how emerging platforms can complement existing strategies, helping marketers harness the full potential of AI to drive engagement and efficiency.
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Does generative AI save time in PPC?
Unpack the benefits and limitations of using generative AI in PPC and how to leverage it to streamline your workflow.
ChatGPT for PPC: 17 strategic prompts you can use today
Learn how to use ChatGPT to level up your paid search efforts without sacrificing strategy, authenticity and creativity.
Mastering AI and marketing: A beginner’s guide
Begin your AI journey by understanding its role in marketing. Discover practical steps to integrate AI tools into your strategy.
Global search engine AI innovations: What SEOs need to know
Baidu, Yandex, Naver and Seznam are reshaping the global search market with new products and features using AI and LLMs.
ChatGPT prompts for SEO: What you need to know
Here's what to keep in mind when creating prompts, plus examples of SEO-focused ChatGPT prompts to use in your day-to-day work.
Reframing SEO: Why training search engines is the new game in the age of AI
SEO isn't dead, but 'optimization' might be. Here’s why 'search engine training' better reflects our interactions with AI-powered search.
Reports: Perplexity ads to launch in Q4
A pitch deck reveals new details about Perplexity's advertising plans – including video ads and sponsoring related questions.
How search query length is shifting in the LLM era: Insights for brands
Dive into the impact of AI-powered search on search patterns and gain strategic insights to help your brand navigate these changes.
Google AI Overviews, organic results overlap jumps to 99%, analysis finds
In the early days of AI Overviews (and Search Generative Experience before that), Google typically cited sources beyond the top 10 results.
Evaluating 7 AI video generators while waiting for OpenAI’s Sora
Get ahead in AI video creation by exploring top tools on the market while OpenAI’s Sora remains under wraps.
Publishers report ‘negligible’ traffic impact of Google AI Overviews
Dotdash Meredith and Ziff Davis tell shareholders that they haven't seen any significant traffic changes due to Google's AI Overviews.
Google AI Overviews volatility continues: Rise, fall, repeat
The overlap of AI Overviews with Google's search results increased. Travel and entertainment queries no longer triggered AI Overviews.
Transform content creation with AI and automation
Unlock new possibilities for efficiency and impact.
How to succeed in the era of AI-driven search advertising
From AI-generated creatives to automated campaigns, learn how to adapt your paid media strategy for the AI era.
Generative AI tactics, tools and insights from the experts
Explore key insights on leveraging AI for SEO, copywriting, ad creation and more from top search marketers.
The restaurateur: A new essential human role in PPC and digital marketing
See how AI is redefining digital marketing and the vital human roles of teacher, doctor, pilot and restaurateur in successful PPC management.
Reddit CEO to Microsoft and AI search engines: Pay for our content
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman does not believe all web content – especially theirs – is free for AI models and search engines to crawl and use.
Mastering AI in search: Best practices and future trends
Short-term strategies and future SEO trends to help you stay ahead in the evolving AI-driven search landscape.
Perplexity launches ad revenue sharing program for publishers
Perplexity's new program aims to address recent controversies over content use while differentiating itself from traditional search engines.
What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?
Understand what GEO is, how it's revolutionizing digital marketing and key strategies to optimize for AI-driven search.
OpenAI starts testing SearchGPT prototype, here’s what it looks like
SearchGPT is a temporary prototype. ChatGPT plans to integrate search features from SearchGPT into ChatGPT in the future.
Data strategies for unlocking customer lifetime value
Discover how predictive analytics and AI convert raw data into actionable insights, eliminate data noise and forecast emerging trends.
Could AI eventually make SEO obsolete?
As long as users need to search for information, search optimization will remain essential. Here's why.
7 strategies to maximize your AI-powered search market share
Navigate the new frontier of AI-powered search and equip your brand with essential strategies to thrive today and beyond.
AI and Google advertising: What’s next?
Discover the latest AI-driven changes in Google Ads, their implications for PPC marketers and six key recommendations to stay ahead.
3 ways to add a human touch to AI-generated content
Find out how to add a personal touch, maintain your brand voice and incorporate human expertise into AI-generated content.
How to start an SEO program from scratch in the AI age
Find out how to launch a cutting-edge SEO program, focusing on brand authority, content quality and adaptability in this evolving landscape.
How AI is reshaping the content creator industry
Learn about the benefits, risks and ethical considerations of AI-powered content creation and how to achieve sustainable growth.
OpenAI is ‘going to build a search product’
The Atlantic confirms it has granted permission for its content to be included in OpenAI's search product.
How to win with generative engine optimization while keeping SEO top-tier
Strategies to make your content AI-ready while keeping it engaging for human readers and visible in the age of generative search.
Search everywhere optimization: 7 platforms SEOs need to optimize for beyond Google
Learn about the "new SEO" – search everywhere optimization and how to adapt your strategy beyond Google to optimize for other platforms.
How will generative AI impact website rankings and traffic?
Understand how Google's AI Overviews are influencing website traffic and the challenges and opportunities for maintaining visibility online.
How to use the ‘perfect click’ to optimize for AI-assisted search results
Discover the concept of the “perfect click” and learn how to optimize your content to become the ideal candidate for user conversions.
Can AI perform technical SEO analysis effectively?
Learn how ChatGPT handles Screaming Frog crawl data and compare its insights to professional SEO tools like Ahrefs.
4 pillars of an effective enterprise AI strategy
Learn how to build a strong AI roadmap by assessing your organization's AI readiness and focusing on these key elements.
AI-generated content: The dangers of overreliance
Stop chasing the latest trends and learn to play the long game. Focus on creating consistent and brand-aligned content for customers.
OpenAI’s growing list of partnerships
Brands partnering with OpenAI will likely gain an unfair advantage – in the form of featured content and citations – in ChatGPT.
Perplexity Pages showing in Google AI Overviews, featured snippets
You can now find AI overviews generated by the Perplexity search engine in your Google AI Overviews and Search results.
Google AI Overviews visibility drops, only shows for 15% of queries
Google's AI Overviews (when it was known as Search Generative Experience in Labs) once showed 84% of the time.
6 guiding principles to leverage AI for SEO content production
AI can be a helpful tool for search-driven content production, but without these guiding principles, you might not see results.