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Notes from inside the work.

No listicles, no SEO filler. Just what we're learning about getting found in AI search, proving ROI, and running marketing like a system, written for people who actually do the work.

AI Search

We Asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI the Same 500 Buyer Questions. Here's Who Got Cited.

We ran a real experiment across the three answer engines your buyers actually use. The results say something uncomfortable about how B2B brands get discovered now, and who's quietly winning.

Essay 01 9 min read 2,300 words Aug 2026
GEO

The Death of the Homepage: Why Your Highest-Intent Traffic Never Sees Your Site Anymore

Your homepage used to be where buyers formed their first impression. In the AI-search era, the first impression happens somewhere you don't control, and can't see in your analytics. Here's what to do about it.

Essay 02 7 min read 1,900 words Aug 2026
Playbook

Your Competitor Is Being Recommended by AI Right Now. Here's How to Check in 20 Minutes.

A step-by-step audit you can run today (no tools, no budget) to see exactly what ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI say when a buyer asks about your category. Most brands are shocked by what they find.

Essay 03 6 min read 1,650 words Aug 2026
AI Marketing

GEO vs SEO: Why AI Search Is Rewriting the Rules for B2B and B2C Brands

If your buyers ask ChatGPT before they ask Google, your SEO checklist is solving last decade's problem. Here's what to do instead, for both B2B and B2C.

Essay 04 7 min read 1,820 words May 2026
Attribution

The Revenue Attribution Playbook: How to Prove Marketing ROI to Your CFO Without Lying

Most marketing dashboards are press releases for the marketing team. Here are the four pieces of an attribution stack that survives a CFO's questioning.

Essay 05 8 min read 2,140 words May 2026
Automation

Marketing Automation vs. Human Touch: Where AI Should End and Strategy Should Begin

A founder told me their automation was emailing prospects about a feature quietly discontinued. Here's the human-in-the-loop framework, and three audits to run this quarter.

Essay 06 6 min read 1,560 words May 2026