Marketing & SEO

Uncover proven tactics in digital marketing, content strategy, and search engine optimization. This category highlights actionable insights, case studies, and tools that help brands grow online visibility.

Meta expands Reels, Threads, and AI tools to boost brand-building

Meta used its Brand Building Summit to unveil updates aimed at helping advertisers tap into cultural moments across its apps, with new ad formats, trending placements, and AI-powered targeting. What’s new: Reels trending ads are opening up to more advertisers…

AI search optimization? GEO? SEOs don’t agree on a name: Survey

SEOs (and their bosses) are rapidly adopting AI search optimization, even if they’re still figuring out what it all means, according to a new survey from Aleyda Solis. By the numbers: More than 200 senior SEOs worldwide shared how they’re…

TikTok touts 2x purchase lift with Search Ads

TikTok is positioning its Search Ads Campaign, which launched last September, as the next big shift in search marketing, turning intent-driven queries into conversions and long-term engagement. By the numbers. TikTok reported a meta-analysis across the U.S. and Canada showing…

Marketers aren’t ready for GEO: Survey

Most digital marketers aren’t investing resources in generative engine optimization (GEO), even as AI-powered search looms larger. That’s according to new survey data shared exclusively with Search Engine Land by digital marketing firm Centerfield. By the numbers. According to Centerfield’s…

ChatGPT traffic rivals organic search engagement: Data

Traffic from ChatGPT is now edging out Google search in user engagement, according to new Siege Media data. By the numbers. ChatGPT traffic was 1.73% more engaged than organic search on average between 2024-2025: ChatGPT engagement rate: 63.42% (though this…

Optimizing for AI: How search engines power ChatGPT, Gemini and more

How do you optimize to have content featured in AI? Whether it’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Meta’s LLaMa, Grok, Microsoft’s Claude, or Perplexity AI, the challenge is understanding how these systems access, consume, and deliver answers from live documents on the…