Google has remained a stable source of traffic to news publishers over the past year. Although many websites have seen their traffic significantly impacted by Google’s AI Overviews, Chartbeat data shows that for 565 U.S. and UK news publishers:
Search referrals made up 19% of traffic in July, little changed since early 2019.
Google dominates search traffic: 96% of publisher referrals.
Yes, but. “Search” here includes Google Discover, which is not traditional search. Discover is now the primary driver of Google referrals.
Why we care. Search traffic hasn’t collapsed. However, the stability is somewhat masked by a shift from traditional Google Search to Google Discover.
Direct traffic is shaky. Efforts to build a loyal, “type-in” audience have largely stalled, leaving publishers more dependent on Google and aggregators. Direct traffic to homepages and landing pages has fallen to 11.5% from a pandemic-era high of 16.3%.
Social keeps sinking. Social’s decline means fewer diversified referral sources:
Facebook referrals are down 50% since 2019, despite a recent bump.
X traffic is down 75% vs. 2019.
Only Reddit is surging – up 220% since 2019, boosted by Google visibility and an AI training deal (but it still sends less referrals than Facebook and X).
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Advertisers can now see exactly where their Search, Shopping, and App campaign ads are running across the Search Partner Network (SPN), with full site-level impression data.
How it works:
Reports list all SPN sites where your ads appeared.
Impression data is broken down at the site level.
Works like existing placement reports in Performance Max.
Why we care. Transparency has long been a sticking point with SPN. This update gives advertisers the visibility they’ve been asking for – and the ability to make smarter, brand-safe decisions.
The big picture. This change empowers advertisers to:
Audit brand suitability more effectively.
Optimize spend by analyzing which sites drive value.
Gain tighter control over campaign performance.
First seen.This update was first noted by Anthony Higman, founder and CEO of ADSQUIRE. He is still skeptical of Search Partner Networks despite it being an answer to a request advertisers have made for years:
“Still Most Likely Wont Be Participating In The Search Partner Network But This Is Unprecedented And What ALL Advertisers Have Been Requesting For Decades Now!!!”
Bottom line. Advertisers finally have the transparency and control needed to run on SPN confidently and optimize placements for better results.
Google announced it will shut down the Content API for Shopping on Aug. 18, 2026, officially making the Merchant API the new standard for managing Merchant Center accounts.
Why we care. For over a decade, advertisers and retailers have relied on the Content API to push product data into Google Shopping. The new Merchant API promises a simpler, more powerful way to control how products appear across both organic and ad surfaces – but it means developers and PPC teams need to start planning migrations now.
Details:
The Merchant API has been available in beta since May 2024, but is now generally available.
Google describes it as a “simplified interface” for scaling product feeds and gaining programmatic access to data, insights, and unique capabilities.
It will serve as the primary tool for product data management, spanning both paid and organic listings.
What’s next. The Content API remains available until August 2026, but Google urges advertisers to migrate sooner.
Help docs are live to guide developers through the transition.
Expect growing forum chatter as advertisers share migration challenges and best practices.
Bottom line. If your ecommerce business relies on the Content API, the clock is ticking. Moving to the Merchant API isn’t optional, and early adopters may gain a smoother path to scaling feeds and campaigns.
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Generative AI is reshaping how people find information — but it hasn’t replaced search engines like Google. That’s according to a new Nielsen Norman Group study:
While users increasingly experiment with ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews, most still default to old habits: starting with Google.
Why we care. Google is a habit – and habits are hard to break. That gives Google a built-in edge: even as AI eats into clicks, Google remains the default starting point for users. That means organic visibility still matters for brands and businesses. AI is reshaping the journey, but it won’t erase search overnight.
The big picture. According to the study:
AI overviews = fewer clicks. People notice and often rely on Google’s AI summaries, reducing the need to visit websites. Not new, and still bad news for publishers.
AI chat boosts efficiency. Once users tried Gemini or ChatGPT for complex tasks, they found them faster and more useful than traditional search.
Search isn’t gone. Even heavy AI users still cross-check with Google or visit content pages. No participant relied solely on AI for all information needs.
Familiarity wins. Just as “Google” became a verb, some users now casually call ChatGPT “Chat.” Brand familiarity may be the biggest advantage in AI search.
Bottom line. Generative AI is changing how people research – but it’s an evolution, not a revolution. The biggest barrier to AI adoption isn’t accuracy or UX, it’s human habit.
About the data. Nielsen Norman Group conducted remote usability testing with nine participants in North America and UK, representing diverse demographics and levels of AI experience. Sessions explored how users approached real research tasks with search engines and AI tools.
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After Amazon pulled its ads from Google Shopping on July 23, clicks became cheaper, and volumes rose, but the value of that traffic dropped. That’s according to a new study from Optmyzr, which analyzed 6,137 advertiser accounts.
By the numbers (all categories combined):
Clicks: +7.8%
CPC: -8.3%
Conversion Value: -5.5%
ROAS: -4.4%
Why we care. Less competition doesn’t automatically help advertisers, and more traffic doesn’t always mean better business. Amazon-trained shoppers still expected rock-bottom prices, fast shipping, and seamless buying. When competitors couldn’t deliver, conversion value fell.
Category winners and losers. Electronics was the clear winner. Retailers like Best Buy and Apple matched Amazon’s offer, driving +81% conversions and +7% ROAS. In other categories:
Home & Garden, Sporting Goods, Tools, Apparel: Fell into the volume trap – more clicks, but lower value and weaker ROAS.
Health & Beauty: Traffic converted, but at a lower per-sale value.
Apparel & Accessories: The largest category by volume, but saw a -9.5% drop in conversion value.
Between the lines. Amazon wasn’t just another bidder – it was shaping shopper expectations across categories. When Amazon left, those expectations didn’t reset, the study suggests.
Bottom line. For PPC advertisers, cheaper clicks aren’t a win if they don’t turn into profitable customers. Without Amazon-level pricing and convenience, many brands risk falling into the volume trap.
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Is the number of clicks on your top-ranking content starting to slip? It’s time to find out where your traffic has gone and how to get it back.
AI Overviews are reshaping SERPs as we know them. Google now answers user queries directly in the SERP, and traditional blue links are getting pushed further down the page. You might still be ranking, but your visibility is shrinking.
This doesn’t mean SEO is dead. It just means the playbook has changed. To stay competitive, you need to understand how AI Overview optimization works and start building content designed to earn those coveted AI citations.
Key Takeaways
AI Overviews are rerouting traffic, not killing it. Your rankings may hold, but clicks drop because Google satisfies user intent directly in the SERP.
Answer-first content wins. Structuring pages with concise answers, logical headings, and clear formatting increases your chances of being cited in AI Overviews.
Authority signals matter more than backlinks. Brand mentions, topical trust, and consistent visibility across multiple platforms influence AI citations.
Owning your audience is your safety net. Diversifying channels and building first-party data ensures long-term visibility, even as search behavior evolves.
Why You’re Ranking But Still Losing Traffic
If your content still ranks in the top 10 SERP positions but traffic is slipping, there’s a good chance AI overviews are the culprit. Google’s AI-generated summaries dominate the top of the page, pushing organic listings below the fold. Users get the answer they want without ever clicking. In fact, almost 60% of Google searches end without users even making a single click.
You can see from this screenshot that when your search results load, there’s no organic results in site. In fact, in this instance, AI overviews even push sponsored results below the fold. This is the new reality of zero-click searches. Impressions might look steady, but clicks drop because users can satisfy their intent without leaving Google.
The solution is to stop thinking only in terms of traffic volume. Start focusing on visible influence: appearing in AI Overviews and being recognized as an authority, even when users don’t click.
AI Overviews And How They Are Turning The Funnel Upside-Down
Traditional search funnels start with discovery, move to consideration, and end in conversion. AI Overviews flip that script.
Users can start—and sometimes finish—their journey right on Google. With features like AI-generated summaries and featured snippets, the need to click through is lower than ever. Voice search and even short-form video integrations accelerate this shift, creating an environment where Google does the explaining for you.
For marketers, this means clicks are no longer the whole story. Your content has to deliver more than just clicks. It needs to capture attention inside the SERP and give users a reason to engage when they do click through. Strong on-page structure, engaging CTAs, and retention strategies like scroll-depth optimization now matter just as much as ranking. This is the essence of Search Everywhere optimization, which focuses on meeting users wherever they’re consuming content, not just on your site.
How To Optimize For AI Overviews
If you want your content featured in AI Overviews, you need to create pages that are easy for Google to summarize and trust. Here’s how to give Google what it wants:
Lead with an answer-first layout: Open your page with a concise, 2–3 sentence answer to the core query. This immediately gives AI a clear takeaway, increasing the odds of being cited in an overview. Expand into supporting details afterward with a logical flow.
Use structured formatting: Break your content into clean H2s and short paragraphs so Google can scan and interpret it quickly. Bulleted and numbered lists help AI extract step-by-step processes or summaries.
Add schema and FAQs: Implement FAQ and How-To schema to highlight your key answers for AI. Include a short FAQ section at the end of your article to increase your odds of citation for question-based queries.
Target long-tail, conversational keywords: AI Overviews thrive on natural, question-based searches. Integrate these phrases into headings and early sentences to align with how users talk to search engines and voice assistants.
Publish fresh, authoritative content: Share unique insights, proprietary data, or first-hand expertise to meet E-E-A-T signals—experience, expertise, authority, and trustworthiness. AI favors credible, original content over generic summaries.
Support with media: Embed YouTube videos, charts, or screenshots to improve engagement and reinforce authority. Use descriptive alt text so search engines can understand and reference your visuals.
Combining structure, authority, and clarity makes it easy for AI to pull your content and keep your brand visible in the new SERP landscape.
YouTube and Video: Your Shortcut to Visibility
Video content—especially on YouTube—is one of the fastest ways to gain visibility in AI Overviews. Google and Gemini favor YouTube because it’s part of their ecosystem, and AI models naturally pull from sources they already trust.
Short, keyword-focused videos can surface in AI-generated results even if your text content isn’t cited. A 60–90 second explainer video that directly answers the search query gives AI a clean snippet to work with while also boosting your chances of appearing in video carousels.
The charts below show just how effective video is. They show the categories of YouTube videos that have shown up in AI overviews and how fast the trend of videos showing up in AI overviews has grown over time.
Create concise, educational videos tied to core keywords.
Embed them on relevant blog posts or landing pages to reinforce topical authority.
Add captions or transcripts so AI models can understand and summarize your video content.
Video can reclaim lost search visibility while building multi-surface authority across AI-driven and traditional search.
Off-Page Signals Matter More Than Backlinks
In the age of AI Overviews, Google and AI models are looking beyond traditional backlinks. They increasingly value off-page signals like brand mentions and expert quotes in reputable sources.
AI models evaluate whether your brand is recognized and trusted across the web. A mention in an industry publication, a quote in a news article, or a stat cited in a whitepaper can be as impactful as a link for AI visibility.
To strengthen your off-page signals:
Pursue public relations (PR) opportunities in industry-relevant media and blogs.
Share original data or research that journalists and peers want to reference.
Encourage brand discussions on platforms like LinkedIn, Reddit, and Quora, which AI crawlers frequently mine. Internally, we’ve seen tremendous growth for our client, TurboTax, by helping them launch a branded Reddit campaign—including discussions and engagement.
The goal is to create a trustworthy footprint online. When AI sees your brand cited in multiple credible sources, you’re far more likely to be included in its summaries, even without a traditional backlink.
Build Topical Trust Across the Web
AI Overviews reward brands that show consistent authority on a topic, not just one-off content. Google and AI models look for a pattern: Are you producing relevant, high-quality content across multiple platforms that reinforces your expertise?
To build topical trust:
Publish blog posts, guides, and FAQs that cover your key themes in depth.
Share insights across social media and YouTube, giving AI more signals that your brand is active and authoritative.
Leverage user-generated content (UGC), like community discussions, testimonials, and real-world examples, to demonstrate authenticity.
Ensure your content aligns with E-E-A-T across every channel.
Maintaining a consistent and credible presence wherever your audience searches makes it easy for AI to recognize your brand as a reliable source. That recognition is what creates a trustworthy brand footprint that AI can work with.
You Need to Diversify Your Channels Now
Relying solely on Google for traffic is riskier than ever. The shrinking SERP visibility caused by AI overviews and zero-click searches means that even top-ranking content might not deliver the same ROI it once did.
To protect your brand, you need to diversify your traffic sources:
Combine SEO and paid search to maintain visibility and retarget your most valuable branded keywords.
Invest in social media, email, and YouTube to capture attention outside of Google.
Build a strategy that prioritizes owning your audience instead of depending on any single platform.
Diversifying channels doesn’t just protect your current visibility. It’s a great way to grow your online brand. A strong multi-channel approach captures leads you might otherwise miss, making you less vulnerable to Google’s constant evolution. Ultimately, the brands that thrive in the AI era are the ones that meet their audience everywhere, not just in search results.
When AI Overviews dominate search, the brands that win are the ones creating proprietary insights that can’t be found anywhere else. AI models favor content that provides original data because it signals authority and adds value beyond generic summaries. Internal research is your secret weapon.
Instead of relying solely on public stats, collect your own:
Run audience surveys to uncover trends or opinions in your niche.
Conduct polls or quizzes to generate quick, shareable insights that can be repurposed into blogs and social posts.
Analyze internal data like customer behavior, conversion trends, or product usage to produce unique reports.
Turn these findings into case studies and data-driven articles. Proprietary insights make your brand more likely to appear in AI Overviews and attract backlinks and press coverage, compounding your authority across the web.
FAQs
How do I optimize for AI Overviews?
Start with an answer-first structure: give a concise response in the first 2–3 sentences, then expand with supporting details. Use a clear structure with H2s and bulleted lists so Google can easily scan and summarize your content. Implement FAQ or how-to schema, and include a dedicated FAQ section to match AI’s preferred Q&A format. Fresh, authoritative content supported by brand mentions and backlinks will boost your chances of being cited.
How are AI Overviews changing the SERPs?
AI Overviews now dominate the top of Google results, pushing organic listings further down the page. This creates more zero-click searches, where users get answers without visiting your site. Even if your rankings haven’t changed, your visibility and clicks may decline. Making AI-friendly formatting and multi-channel strategies more important than ever.
Conclusion
There’s no need to panic. AI Overviews aren’t erasing traffic, they’re simply rerouting it. Your pages may still rank, but when Google’s summaries dominate the top of the SERP, visibility doesn’t always translate into clicks. The old playbook of relying on impressions and top rankings isn’t enough anymore.
To win in this era of search, your SEO strategy has to include AI overview optimization. Content needs to be structured for AI-first discovery, with clear answers and logical formatting that gains LLMs’ trust. Now, success is about building influence. When your brand appears in AI Overviews and consistently reinforces topical expertise, you maintain visibility even when users don’t land on your site.
The final step is ownership. Diversifying channels and leveraging Search Everywhere optimization gives your brand resilience, while first-party data ensures you can nurture and convert your audience on your own terms. If done right, AI can be your biggest opportunity, not just a threat.
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AI search is evolving fast, but early patterns are emerging.
In our B2B client work, we’ve seen specific types of content consistently surface in LLM-driven results.
These formats – when structured the right way – tend to get picked up, cited, and amplified by models like ChatGPT and Gemini.
This article breaks down five content types gaining notable AI search visibility, what makes them effective, and how to optimize them for LLM discovery:
Comparison pages.
Integration docs/open APIs.
Use case hubs.
Thought leadership on external platforms.
Product docs with schema.
1. Comparison pages
Our analysis shows that Gemini frequently surfaces “X vs. Y” content in AI Overviews and AI Mode – even when the query doesn’t ask explicitly for the comparison.
What to include
Publish /vs/ pages with pros, cons, pricing, use case match, and schema.
Do this for any competitors that bring in a decent volume of comparison queries, along with any comparisons that are easily related to your product or service.
2. Integration docs/open APIs
Our analysis has provided numerous instances of GPTs and Copilot citing SaaS APIs and dev docs in answers.
Example
A ChatGPT prompt for “setting up span metrics for backend services” cited a docs page from performance monitoring company Sentry in a list of best practices.
What to include
Maintain clear documentation + changelogs with versioning and schema.
LLMs pick up posts from company experts, including founders, SMEs, and established thought leaders, on outlets like Medium and Dev.to for strategy-based questions.
Example
What to include
Syndicate posts from a company founder, SME, or brand ambassador with a unique POV, then include a canonical link back to the business website.
5. Product docs with schema
Gemini AI Mode lifts from product docs if they’re structured with FAQs, How-to sections, and/or breadcrumb structured data.
Example
What to include
Add FAQPage, HowTo, breadcrumb structured data, and SoftwareApplication schema types to product docs.
3 overarching recommendations
You should never veer from the E-E-A-T principles that have long underpinned traditional SEO. Those same tenets will serve you well for LLM discovery, too.
Beyond them, however, there are a few LLM-specific steps to consider if your goal is to increase AI search visibility.
I’ll break down three key recommendations.
Optimize for multi-modal support
AI search systems are increasingly retrieving and synthesizing multimodal content (think: images, charts, tables, videos) to better answer user queries.
Flex your content across multiple media types to provide more useful, scannable, and engaging answers for users.
Specific recommendations:
Ensure images and videos remain crawlable for search and AI bots.
Serve images via clean HTML and avoid lazy-loading with JavaScript-only rendering, since LLM-based scrapers may not render JavaScript-heavy elements.
Images should use descriptive alt text that includes topic context.
Add captions to images and videos with an explanation right below or beside the visual.
Use <figure>, <table>, etc., with contextually correct markup to help parse tables, figures, and lists.
Avoid images of tables. Use HTML tables instead for a machine-readable format supporting tokenization and summarization.
Optimize for chunk-level retrieval
AI search engines don’t index or retrieve whole pages.
They break content into passages or “chunks” and retrieve the most relevant segments for synthesis.
Optimize each section like a standalone snippet.
Specific recommendations:
Don’t rely on needing the whole page for context. Each chunk should be independently understandable.
Keep passages semantically tight and self-contained.
Focus on one idea per section: keep each passage tightly focused on a single concept.
Use structured, accessible, and well-formatted HTML with clear subheadings (H2/H3) for every subtopic.
AI search engines synthesize multiple chunks from different sources into a coherent response.
Aim to make your content easy to extract and logically structured to fit into a multi-source answer.
Specific recommendations:
Summarize complex ideas clearly, then expand (A clearly structured “Summary” or “Key takeaways”).
Start answers with a direct, concise sentence.
Favor a factual, non-promotional tone.
Use structured data to help AI models better classify and extract structured answers.
Use natural language Q&A format.
Create B2B content that wins in AI search
An added benefit of these five content types is that they span multiple intent stages – helping you attract prospects and guide them through the funnel.
Just as important: make sure your AI search measurement systems are in place (we use Profound, GA, and qualitative research) so you can track impact over time.
And stay tuned to reports and industry updates to keep pace with new developments.
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When it comes to AI-powered search, visibility isn’t just about ranking – it’s about being included in the answer itself.
That’s why generative engine optimization (GEO) matters. The same technical SEO practices that help search engines crawl, index, evaluate, and rank your content also improve your chances of being pulled into AI-generated responses.
The good news? If your technical SEO is already strong, you’re halfway there. The rest comes down to knowing which optimizations do double duty: improving your rankings while boosting your visibility in generative results.
This article breaks down four technical pillars with the biggest impact on GEO success:
Schema markup.
Site speed and performance.
Content structure.
Technical infrastructure.
1. Schema markup: Speaking AI’s language
Schema has long been essential for SEO because it removes ambiguity. Search engines use it to understand content type, identify entities, and trigger rich results.
For GEO, schema clarity is even more important. LLMs favor structured data because it reduces ambiguity and speeds extraction. If your content is marked up clearly, it’s more likely to be selected and cited.
Priority schema types for GEO
Focus on evergreen types that improve visibility:
FAQPage: Clearly labeled Q&A helps LLMs match user queries and surface your answers.
HowTo: Structured step-by-step processes are easy for AI to extract.
Product / Service: Defines pricing, availability, and specifications for accurate inclusion.
Article / NewsArticle with Author: Authorship adds a trust signal to your content.
Organization / LocalBusiness: Reinforces your identity, entity clarity, and local authority.
Review / AggregateRating: Provides social proof that AI engines use as quality signals.
VideoObject / ImageObject: Makes your multimedia easier for AI to find and feature.
BreadcrumbList: Improves context and page hierarchy mapping.
Implementation best practices
Use JSON-LD format (Google’s recommended approach).
Test rigorously with Google’s Rich Results Test and Schema Markup Validator.
Keep markup synced with your visible content – outdated schema erodes trust.
Don’t overdo it: mark up only what helps explain the content.
Bottom line: Schema improves your chances of being cited in AI answers, keeping competitors out of the box.
2. Site speed and performance: A (dis)qualifying factor
Generative engines pull from billions of pages. If yours is slow or unstable, they can skip it in favor of faster, more reliable sources.
Quick performance wins
Compress images; use WebP or AVIF; enable lazy loading.
Eliminate render-blocking CSS and JavaScript.
Target a server response time (TTFB) under 200ms.
Use a CDN to reduce latency.
Bottom line: Speed could be a tiebreaker between equally relevant sources. Faster pages have higher odds of inclusion in AI-generated answers – and they convert better once users click through.
3. Content structure: Making information machine-readable
LLMs rely on clarity. The easier it is for machines to parse and organize your content, the more likely it is to appear in AI-generated results.
JavaScript rendering: Don’t hide core content behind heavy client-side rendering. Use server-side rendering for anything essential.
Bottom line: If search or generative engines can’t crawl, verify freshness, or trust your site, your content won’t be considered – no matter how authoritative it is.
Building for search and AI success
The technical elements that drive GEO success aren’t new. They build on SEO fundamentals you already know:
Schema.
Performance.
Structure.
Infrastructure.
But in the AI era, these aren’t just best practices – they’re the deciding factors between being featured and being forgotten.
Getting this right will preserve your search visibility and put your content at the center of AI-driven answers.
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TikTok is capping hashtags at five per post, a shift some users have recently noticed through in-app notifications.
Details. TikTok hasn’t formally announced the update. A Reddit user said a TikTok notification explained the change is aimed at:
Reducing hashtag clutter,
Discouraging spammy usage,
Improving discovery relevance.
TikTok is the latest social platform to sideline hashtags:
X dropped hashtags from ads.
Meta’s Threads limits posts to one topic tag, while Instagram is testing a five-hashtag cap.
LinkedIn has de-emphasized them.
Why we care. Hashtags have long been used to boost reach, but platforms are dialing them back as algorithms rely more on engagement signals – and as spammy, irrelevant tags clutter feeds. This could improve relevance and reduce spammy competition, but it also raises the stakes for picking the right hashtags to ensure campaigns still surface in discovery.
The big picture. For creators, the change means quality over quantity. Picking the most relevant hashtags matters more than piling on extras. TikTok’s Trends dashboard can help surface the tags most likely to drive discovery.
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Google’s AI results are changing everything about how local businesses get discovered—and reviews are now at the center of it all. They shape visibility, build trust, and, when leveraged effectively, drive conversions.
In this live webinar, GatherUp VP of Marketing Mél Attia and renowned Local SEO expert Miriam Ellis will share never-before-seen research findings on how AI and consumer behavior are reshaping local SEO. You’ll discover:
How Google’s AI-powered results are prioritizing local businesses
What consumers really care about when evaluating businesses
Why reputation and reviews are the ranking lever most agencies underutilize
New consumer data, benchmarks, and tactical frameworks to boost your clients’ results
Whether you’re helping clients gain visibility, prove trustworthiness, or turn reviews into revenue, this session will equip your agency with actionable insights—and a narrative that makes review strategy impossible to ignore. You can save your seat here!
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Clicks: +7.8%
CPC: -8.3%
