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Brand mentions are to AI search what backlinks are to traditional SEO. Links tell Google who to trust; mentions tell AI systems who you are. Auditing your brand’s mentions is how you uncover: How the public sees your brand What misinformation might be feeding AI systems Which topics and entities are most strongly connected to you Think of […]

Brand mentions happen when people talk about your company online without necessarily linking to your website. They’ve always happened on social media, forums, news sites, and blogs. But now they’re happening in AI responses—and these mentions influence how millions of people discover and perceive your brand. Welcome to the new era of brand mention monitoring. Why

We analyzed our Brand Radar database of 9.6 million ChatGPT queries to find the most visible, pitch-worthy publishers in ChatGPT responses. Pitching these outlets means your brand gets in front of readers, circulates on social media, ranks in search, and now resurfaces in AI. The top 50 PR pitching opportunities in ChatGPT Below are the

The pros are of using AI for content are obvious: content gets done faster, cheaper, and often technically better. But there are cons, too, like the fact that AI-generated content wears a stigma of cheating, a lazy shortcut. In fact, one study showed that most people would rather wait years for a lower-quality, human-written book

We’re all trying to figure out the future of content marketing. Thanks to generative AI, every part of our discipline is in flux: the tactics and strategies that yield great results, the tools and processes we use to achieve them, even the unit economics that justify it. One suggestion put forward by Josh Spilker at

Millions of people still turn to Google for answers. But there’s also a growing number of people who are turning to AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity directly for answers and getting their tasks done. If your brand isn’t appearing in these AI responses, you’re becoming invisible to an increasingly important segment of your audience.

Visibility in AI search is still in its early stages, which means you’re not late to the game—you’re actually early. Most businesses haven’t even started tracking their AI mentions, let alone optimizing for them. This creates a genuine first-mover advantage for those who act now. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know

SEO has undeniably changed. To stay discoverable in search, AI, and beyond, brands now need to track visibility in AI Overviews, chatbots, and LLM responses.  And that’s where Ahrefs’ Brand Radar comes in. It’s one of the fastest-growing tools in AI brand visibility, with 100M+ prompts, 6+ AI indexes, and requires zero setup. Below, I share my

Traditional search tracking is built on a simple promise: type a query, get a result, and track your ranking. AI doesn’t work that way.  Assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity don’t show fixed results—they generate answers that vary with every run, every model, and every user. “AI rank tracking” is a misnomer—you can’t track AI like you

In 30 seconds, here’s what you need to know about the differences between SEO and GEO: SEO (Search Engine Optimization): Getting your website to show up in Google searches. Goal: Get people to click your link. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization): Getting AI chatbots like ChatGPT to mention your brand or information. Goal: Get AI to quote and