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Factual, in-depth pieces on getting named inside AI answers: GEO, AEO, and the research behind how models choose. No marketing fluff. The same work we do for clients, shown in the open.

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What generative engine optimization is, and what it cannot promise

GEO is the work of getting named inside an AI answer. Google says that is still SEO. On its own surface Google is right, and that is where most of the category stops being honest.

Kevin PantanellaAugust 18, 20269 min read

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SEO vs GEO vs AEO: three labels, one job, and where they actually differ

The three acronyms describe one job seen from three positions. What genuinely differs is not the technique, it is the surface you are trying to appear on, and whether you can measure it.

Kevin PantanellaAugust 18, 20268 min read

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An AI visibility score for a brand that does not exist yet

Nine runs through HubSpot's free AI Search Grader, using a brand whose page had been live for under a week, with zero public mentions. The score moved when the typing did.

Kevin PantanellaAugust 6, 202611 min read

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