We have seen a clear decline in LLM referral traffic over recent months, especially from ChatGPT, and this trend lines up with the release of GPT-5. Many senior marketers are asking why GPT-5 seems to send fewer clicks to websites than GPT-4.5. The answer is simple. GPT-5 gives people more complete answers inside the chat, […]
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Introduction Everyone wants to know what they can do to increase their brand’s visibility in AI-assisted search. So, the SALT team conducted research to see if traditional SEO ranking signals had any impact on brand mentions in AI responses. AI search is disrupting traditional SEO. Success is no longer as simple as ranking on page […]
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The team at SALT has carried out research into whether content structure and templates have an impact on your content surfacing in Google AI Mode. Now that Google AI Mode is available in the UK, CMOs and marketers are naturally keen to know how best to optimise their content. A quick online search will throw […]
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In an era where AI-powered search and generative summaries are becoming mainstream, simply writing good content is no longer enough. Organisations need to demonstrate four key qualities of Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trustworthiness (EEAT) so that their content can be surfaced reliably by large language models (LLMs) and AI-driven search engines. Why EEAT still matters, […]
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What if you had a way to move your marketing investment across the balance sheet, from a cost centre to a long-term asset? A strategic approach to content marketing can do that, but it requires more than a plan to publish marketing collateral. By taking a page out of the playbook for traditional media, CMOs […]
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This study compares the types and structural characteristics of travel-related pages cited by two leading generative AI systems, Google’s AI Overviews and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. We looked at a dataset of 2,279 URLs cited in AI Overviews and 1,483 URLs cited in ChatGPT. Results were analysed across six travel categories: luxury, cruise, family, beach, solo, and […]
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Halloween is a time for scary stories that keep you awake at night. So, turn off the light and pass me the torch, as I tell you a tale as familiar as it is terrifying—a tale about the bogeyman under every content marketer’s bed: ROI. It’s the monthly reporting meeting. The applause for September’s sales […]
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JavaScript is often touted as one of the more complex topics in SEO. Its dynamic nature, while enabling modern user experiences, can also create visibility barriers for crawlers that struggle to process and render it correctly. As search and discovery evolve toward AI-driven systems, ensuring that JavaScript websites remain fully accessible to both traditional and […]
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ChatGPT Atlas is the latest product launch from OpenAI, blending the ChatGPT LLM product within a browser environment/ Any public site can be surfaced, cited and linked inside Atlas. This guide focuses on practical technical steps that help Atlas discover, interpret and cite your content with clarity. It also shows how to measure referrals from […]
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When Google launches something new through its Labs division, it often signals a bigger shift. The latest example is Google Doppl, an experimental app that lets you upload a full-body photo and see how you might look wearing outfits you find online. It is part dress-up tool, part AI demo, and while still early and […]
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It’s happening again. Marketers are losing their minds over the latest shiny thing. This time it’s the Artificial Intelligence edition. Remember when social media was going to revolutionise marketing? How it was going to put you in the PR driver’s seat and let you totally control your message? Content marketing was supposed to replace media. […]
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OpenAI just launched Instant Checkout, a new way for people to buy products directly through ChatGPT. It is powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard that connects AI agents, merchants, and payment systems to complete transactions securely. What’s changed? While it is only available in the US for the time being (live […]
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