Reddit’s rise is a wake-up call for brands — own your community now or risk losing visibility, authority, and customer trust in the age of AI search. Steve Liu on November 11, 2025 A year and a half ago, I wrote “The rise of forums: Why Google prefers them and how to adapt,” arguing … Continue reading Reddit’s rise shows every brand needs a forum for its GenAI search strategy
November 08, 2025 OpenAI wants your brand mascot on Sora. What could possibly go wrong? When OpenAI launched its text-to-video app Sora in September, there was immediate blowback. To absolutely no one’s surprise, users on the platform had a field day using popular characters in their AI-generated videos, in all sorts of—admittedly creative!—situations. (See OpenAI … Continue reading OpenAI wants your brand mascot on Sora. What could possibly go wrong?
AI tools surface what’s said about your executives and brand. Build strong, consistent profiles to maintain credibility and influence perception. Shannon Reedy on October 31, 2025 Few technologies have reshaped consumer behavior as quickly as ChatGPT. Launched in November 2022, the conversational AI tool gained 100 million users within two months. It now engages … Continue reading What ChatGPT says about your brand — and why it matters
AI won’t stay on brand unless you teach it how. Use DXPs and custom assistants to scale consistent, credible content without losing brand identity. Gene De Libero on October 27, 2025 Your marketing team is under pressure. You need content that converts leads and stays true to your brand. Digital experience platforms (DXPs) promise … Continue reading You can’t automate brand voice, but you can train AI to respect it
Agents As Brand Influencers Collapse Consumer Buying Journey by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, October 17, 2025 The collapse of the customer buying journey into a couple of taps that take only a few seconds or minutes at the longest may be one of the most profound ways I have read to describe the future … Continue reading Agents As Brand Influencers Collapse Consumer Buying Journey
Discover why technical branding – speed, semantics, security – now drives AI search performance, and how to stop brand drift before machines define you. Semrush Enterprise on October 3, 2025 Brand performance in generative search relies on measurable reputation and entity signals. But those signals are only as good as the infrastructure machines can … Continue reading Technical branding: The system that teaches machines who the brand is by Semrush Enterprise
MMA’s Brand As Performance Framework Should Give Marketers Relief by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, October 2, 2025 The Brand as Performance (BaP) framework finally gives marketers a tool to “stop defending their budgets — and start demonstrating their real-world impact,” according to a white paper released Thursday by TransUnion. The whitepaper, Brand as Performance: … Continue reading MMA’s Brand As Performance Framework Should Give Marketers Relief
September 28, 2025 OpenAI’s first major brand campaign wants to win your heart and mind A young couple is casually hanging out in an apartment. The girl takes a fork full of food off a plate, as the young man asks, “Good?” She nods, furrowing her brow in a way that signals slight surprise that … Continue reading OpenAI’s first major brand campaign wants to win your heart and mind
AI systems don’t rank logos — they surface meaning. Clear, consistent signals of trust determine whether your brand appears in AI-driven recommendations. Reid Holmes on September 23, 2025 Will your brand be visible in the age of AI? The short answer: you need a meaningful brand or you’ll be commoditized. The longer answer starts … Continue reading How AI reads your brand and why meaning matters most
Generative AI is reshaping search and brand perception. Learn how to protect and control your story across AI platforms. Shannon Reedy on September 2, 2025 Not long ago, brands could count on SEO and strong storytelling: ranking for valuable search terms while connecting with consumers through compelling narratives. Generative AI has disrupted both sides … Continue reading Generative AI is rewriting your brand story — make sure it gets it right
