You already know your customers are using ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews to research buying decisions. The strategic question is: how do you ensure your brand is the one being recommended?

In this episode, I walk through the five-step framework we use at Exposure Ninja to get clients recommended by AI tools — the same approach that's driven measurable traffic and sales for brands like The Ordinary.

You'll learn how to audit your current AI visibility using tools that aggregate data across multiple platforms, rather than manually testing prompts.

We'll cover the SEO foundations that matter (and why they're necessary but insufficient on their own). And I'll show you the "query fan-out" approach that gets your content cited multiple times within a single AI response.

The most interesting finding from our work: AI tools don't necessarily recommend the biggest brands.

They recommend the brands most clearly associated with specific concepts that match the user's query. This creates an opportunity for businesses with sharp positioning to outperform larger, less focused competitors.

We helped The Ordinary dominate "good value skincare" recommendations across multiple AI platforms by ensuring every mention of their brand — across their own content, third-party publications, and user-generated reviews — reinforced the same core concepts: good value and scientifically backed.

The framework covers five areas: visibility auditing, SEO foundations, content optimisation for AI consumption, strategic ubiquity across trusted sources, and preparing for paid visibility in AI results (which is already beginning with Google's AI Overviews).

Each step includes specific tactics you can implement, tools we use with clients, and real examples of what works in practice.

If you're building your 2026 marketing strategy, this is the AI Search Optimisation roadmap you need.

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The brands dominating search today aren't just focusing on links and keywords. They're mastering three strategic pillars that deliver sustained visibility across traditional search and AI-powered platforms.After ten years working with national and international enterprise brands (including a recent Global Search Award win for The Ordinary), we've identified the exact framework that separates market leaders from everyone else.In this episode, I reveal:• Why technical SEO performance matters more than ever — including how page load speed impacts both rankings and conversion rates (with data from Cloudflare and Walmart showing the direct business impact)• The onsite content strategy that works for both AI search and traditional SEO — including how we helped ZUGU become the top-recommended iPad case in ChatGPT and Google's AI Mode through content hierarchy and internal linking• Why offsite SEO is now about brand building, not just link building — and how digital PR on high-authority sites influences AI recommendations (with examples from our work with Aged Care Bathrooms)• How tools like WP Rocket can handle 80% of technical SEO automatically — even if you're not technicalI'll share specific examples demonstrating how Core Web Vitals, topic clusters, and digital PR work together to drive rankings across both traditional search and AI platforms.If you're ready to build an SEO strategy that works for both traditional search and AI-powered platforms, this episode provides your complete action plan.

The paid search strategies that worked in 2024 are already obsolete. In 2026, your 2025 strategy will no longer work either.

Tight keyword segmentation and manual bid management are actively harming performance, whilst AI-driven approaches and first-party data have become the critical differentiators between campaigns that flatline and those that scale.

Rebecca Pilkington, our Head of Paid Media, reveals the award-winning strategies that took Aged Care Bathrooms to a £2.4 million run rate in nine months and generated 11,000 leads for DSLD Mortgage in year one — campaigns that earned Exposure Ninja three Global Search Awards in 2025.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why first-party data is now your most valuable asset
• When AI features work brilliantly (and when they tank campaigns)
• How to test AI without destroying core performance
• Why over-segmentation is killing your reach
• The multi-channel approach that actually drives results in 2026

If you're planning your paid search strategy for 2026, this episode provides your complete roadmap backed by real campaign data.

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https://exposureninja.com/podcast/paid-search-strategy-2026/

Here's something that should worry every marketing leader: 30% of citations in ChatGPT's top 1,000 searches come from websites that don't rank anywhere on Google.

Your SEO strategy might be flawless. Your content might be exceptional. But if you're ignoring digital PR, you're invisible where it increasingly matters most — in AI-powered search results that your highest-value prospects are using to make purchasing decisions.

The businesses dominating in 2026 won't be the ones with the best SEO alone. They'll be the ones who've mastered the new digital PR playbook that builds visibility across traditional search, AI platforms, and third-party publications simultaneously.

In this episode, Charlie Marchant (CEO) and Dale Davies (Head of Marketing) reveal:

• Why digital PR has evolved beyond link building into a multi-channel strategy encompassing brand mentions, thought leadership, and AI visibility — and how the smartest brands are orchestrating all these elements together

• The exact framework for building a digital PR strategy that works across both traditional search and AI platforms — including how to identify target publications, create compelling story angles, and secure placements that drive actual business results

• Real campaign breakdowns from award-winning work, including how we generated over 11,000 leads in 12 months for DSLD Mortgage and made ZUGU the top-recommended iPad case across multiple AI platforms

• Why B2B companies can achieve remarkable digital PR results through industry surveys, benchmark reports, awards, and thought leadership — with specific tactics for positioning executives as go-to expert sources

• The critical measurement shift happening right now: from counting links alone to tracking brand mentions, AI citation visibility, and sentiment across third-party publications

• How to reverse-engineer your competitors' digital PR success by analysing their backlink profiles and the citations appearing in AI responses for your key topics

As Charlie explains in the pod:

"Digital PR is becoming even more important than it was, and I don't want to undervalue how important it has been because it's underpinned many a successful organic search campaign for years, decades, if we're honest. It's becoming even more important now and moving into 2026 because AI and LLMs reference offsite content much more than they reference your own website."

If you're ready to build a digital PR strategy that positions your brand for success across every channel where your customers make purchasing decisions, this episode provides your complete roadmap for 2026 and beyond.

The B2B marketing playbook is changing faster than most businesses realise.

SEO still works. Google Ads still deliver. Email campaigns still convert. But if your entire strategy relies on prospects finding you through traditional Google searches, you're missing a massive shift in buyer behaviour.

Your buyers are researching differently. They're having longer, more detailed conversations before they ever visit your website. They're building shortlists from sources you might not even be tracking. And if your brand isn't visible in these new research channels, you're losing deals before you know they exist.

In this episode, I'm breaking down three B2B marketing strategies that are working right now for our clients:

Why digital PR isn't just for sexy consumer brands. I'll show you how we got an insulation and ventilation company featured across dozens of industry publications by turning new legislation into newsworthy content. Even "boring" B2B businesses can leverage digital PR effectively.

How to win when nobody's searching for your solution. When only 20 people per month google your product category, keyword-focused SEO won't cut it. I'll walk through how we drove 361% traffic growth and 11% conversion rates for a takeaway packaging company by targeting problems, not keywords.

Why most B2B websites are conversion killers and what to do about it. Jargon-heavy copy, unclear positioning, blocky layouts with zero personality. We redesigned one client's site with B2C principles in mind and generated 51 highly qualified leads in four months. I'll show you exactly what changed.

I'll also share data that reveals something surprising: when buyers research solutions in 2026, the brands that get recommended aren't always the ones with the best SEO. Third-party visibility matters more than ever.

The fundamentals haven't disappeared. Long sales cycles, multiple decision-makers, and proven channels still define B2B marketing. However, the businesses dominating in 2026 are the ones adding new layers to their strategy, whilst their competitors stick with what worked in 2023.

This episode provides the complete roadmap for future-proofing your B2B marketing before your competitors catch on.

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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Marketing Strategies for 2026 series by Exposure Ninja.

Catch the full Marketing Strategies for 2026 series 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://exposure.ninja/strategies2026⁠

With 2.5 billion searches daily on ChatGPT alone, your AI search strategy can't wait. Charlie Marchant (CEO) reveals why optimising for ChatGPT isn't just "doing SEO differently" — it's an entirely new game where citations matter more than backlinks and sentiment tracking becomes essential.

Discover the three-phase framework for AI visibility: technical foundations, on-site content that actually says what you do (revolutionary, right?), and digital PR that positions you where AI looks first.

Charlie shares real examples from wedding venues to CRM comparisons, showing exactly which content gets cited and why budget information suddenly matters more than ever.

From agentic shopping that buys your coffee while you sleep to instant checkout partnerships with Etsy and Shopify, learn why 2026 is your last chance at first-mover advantage before AI search ads inevitably arrive.

SEO is evolving beyond traditional keyword rankings, and the businesses thriving in 2026 are those adapting to AI search tools — creating unprecedented opportunities for forward-thinking marketers.

While Google still dominates with billions of searches daily, the emergence of AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity is fundamentally changing how people find information online.

For businesses targeting decision-makers and high-value customers, mastering these new SEO strategies isn't just smart — it's becoming essential.

In this episode, I reveal:

• The hidden mechanics behind AI Search Optimisation (including how tools like Perplexity reveal their underlying searches, giving you a roadmap to visibility)

• Why one lawn care client saw 120% traffic growth year-on-year whilst competitors lost traffic to AI cannibalisation

• How we transformed 778 sessions into 150,000 sessions (a 20,000% increase) by moving beyond individual keywords to strategic topic clusters

• The exact content formatting that helped a global skincare brand increase organic traffic by 451% and e-commerce revenue by 8.5%

• Why embedding commercial actions directly into content pages is now essential (and how this simple shift drives immediate revenue)

I'll share real-world success stories from campaigns shortlisted for 14 Global Search Awards, including how we helped a mortgage business rank for 69,000 keywords in just 12 months.

If you're ready to implement award-winning SEO strategies whilst your competitors remain fixated on outdated tactics, this episode provides your complete action plan for dominating search in 2026.

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https://exposureninja.com/podcast/368/

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The digital marketing landscape is undergoing a seismic shift — and the brands dominating in 2026 will be those mastering three critical pillars: traditional search, AI Search, and brand experience.

While Google maintains its dominance with 98 billion monthly visitors and over 90% market share, smart marketers are already positioning themselves for the rapidly approaching AI-powered future.

In this episode, I reveal:

• The "topic-first SEO" strategy that generated a 288% revenue increase for Golf Course Lawn Store — and why keyword-only approaches are leaving money on the table

• How we transformed The Ordinary's blog from a brand-led resource into a revenue machine, driving 451% more revenue and 5.5x traffic in just five months

• Why Hargreaves Lansdown (UK's market leader) is invisible in AI search results while our client ZUGU dominates — and the exact playbook we used to achieve this

• The emergence of "agentic AI commerce" and why businesses need structured product data, real-time inventory feeds, and the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) by 2026

• How DSLD Mortgage generated 11,410 qualified leads in 12 months using our Brand and Positioning Accelerator framework

• Why 287% more customers purchase when brands use three or more channels — and how to create consistency across all touchpoints

I'll share the exact frameworks we're using at Exposure Ninja, including how we're helping clients appear in AI Overviews, ChatGPT recommendations, and Perplexity results.

If you're planning your digital marketing strategy for 2026 and want to stay ahead of competitors still stuck in 2020's playbook, this episode provides your complete roadmap for dominating both traditional and AI-powered search channels.

If you're interested in using our Brand and Positioning Accelerator for your business, get in touch with our team today: https://exposureninja.com/services/branding/brand-accelerator/

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