Google AI Mode Has Changed the SEO Playbook. Here Is What That Actually Means for Your Business.
Google AI Mode is not an update. It is a restructuring of the entire value exchange between search and the […]
Google AI Mode is not an update. It is a restructuring of the entire value exchange between search and the […]
Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) is the practice of structuring your brand, content, and digital presence so that AI-powered platforms: ChatGPT,
Internal linking is one of the most consistently underinvested areas of SEO, and one of the most immediately impactful when
Keyword research in 2026 is not what it was five years ago. The tools are largely the same. The underlying
Organic traffic dropping is the most common problem I am called in to diagnose, and the most frequently misdiagnosed. Marketing
Many content strategies I audit suffer from the same structural problem: they are libraries, not systems. Marketing teams spend months
Perplexity decides what to cite based on a real-time web retrieval process that favours sources with clear entity signals, high-quality
Google AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of Google search results pages, synthesising information from multiple
An entity definition is a clear, authoritative description of your brand that search engines and AI systems can use to
Organisation schema is structured data markup that tells search engines and AI systems exactly what your brand is, what it
Common questions about AI search, AEO, and how Sticky Frog helps B2B businesses get cited by AI engines.
AEO stands for Answer Engine Optimisation. It is the practice of structuring your website content, entity data, and online presence so that AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews cite your business in their generated answers. Unlike traditional SEO, which targets click-through traffic, AEO targets citation: being the source an AI engine recommends when someone asks a relevant question.
B2B buyers increasingly use AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to generate vendor shortlists before making contact. If your business is not cited by these AI engines, you are invisible to these buyers at the most critical point in their decision-making process. AI shortlisting makes AI search visibility a strategic priority for any B2B business.
SEO focuses on ranking in traditional Google search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) focuses on being cited in AI-generated answers on ChatGPT and Perplexity. GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) focuses on appearing in outputs of generative AI tools. Sticky Frog specialises in AEO for B2B businesses and professional services.
An llms.txt file is a plain-text file at the root of your domain that tells AI language model crawlers what content to index, trust, and cite. It is the AI equivalent of robots.txt. Most business websites do not yet have one, making it a meaningful competitive advantage in AI search visibility.
AI search visibility improvements can begin within 4 to 8 weeks for technical fixes like schema markup and llms.txt. Content-driven citation builds over 3 to 6 months. The AI Visibility Accelerator is a minimum 6-month engagement delivering results across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, YouTube, and Reddit.