James Huang Beyond Rankings: A CEO's Guide to Hiring an Effective SEO Partner, Based on Google's Own Advice TL;DR: In a recent discussion, Google's own experts provided a clear framework for how business leaders should approach SEO. The key takeaways are strategic, not tactical: Engage an SEO partner when i... Local SEO SEO SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO In Japan SEO Optimization SEO Strategies SEO Tool SEO Workflow Optimizer Sem
James Huang The Nine Pillars of Digital Dominance TL;DR: In an age of constant disruption, scattered digital initiatives are no longer sufficient to secure market leadership. True digital dominance requires a single, integrated blueprint. At Mercury ... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) GAIO SEO Challenges SEO Editor SEO For Growth SEO In Japan SEO Optimization SEO Performance SEO Services SEO Strategies Selling Sem
James Huang A CMO's Playbook for Winning in the New Age of AI Search TL;DR: For CMOs, the SEO playbook from 2018 is officially obsolete. The rise of AI search requires a fundamental shift in strategy—from optimizing for rankings to engineering for citations . This new ... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) GAIO LLM LLM SEO Large Language Model SEO Analytics SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO Optimization SEO Strategies SEvO Search Engine Optimization
James Huang A CMO's Guide to SEO in 2025: From Outdated Playbooks to Winning in the AI Era TL;DR: Many CMOs are still running a 2018 SEO playbook in a 2025 world, leading to diminishing returns. The reality is that AI Overviews and conversational search have fundamentally changed the game. ... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) GAIO Generative Ai LLM SEO SEO And CRO Integration SEO Challenges SEO Editor SEO For Growth SEO Friendly SEO In Japan SEO Integration SEO Performance SEvO
James Huang Beyond Beauty: Our 9-Step Blueprint for Designing Websites That Dominate Google and AI Search TL;DR: A successful website is more than just a beautiful design; it's a high-performance engine for conversion and a cornerstone of digital authority. From our experience designing websites that achi... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) GAIO LLM SEO SEO Analytics SEO And CRO Integration SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO Optimization SEO Performance SEO Services SEO Strategies Web Design
James Huang Why We Don't Hire Junior Engineers Anymore (And How to Get Hired Anyway) A few months ago, I was at a friend's gathering, catching up with people I hadn't seen in years. Most of them now work across the non-tech industry, A non-tech friend pulled me aside and asked a quest... Prompt Engineering SEO Analytics SEO Challenges SEO Editor SEO For Growth SEO Fundamentals SEO Optimization SEO Services SEO Strategies SEO Tool
James Huang The Intent Revolution: Why Your E-commerce Search Needs to Think, Not Just Match TL;DR: Traditional keyword-based search is failing modern e-commerce, leading to high bounce rates and missed revenue because it doesn't understand the "why" behind a customer's query. The future lies... AI AI SEO Local SEO SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO In Japan SEO Strategies Search Engine Marketing Search Engine Optimization Search Intent
James Huang Deconstructing a Dark Funnel: 7 Uncomfortable Marketing Lessons from the "Red Sister" Phenomenon TL;DR: The recent, controversial "Red Sister" incident in China, while illegal and deeply manipulative, serves as a powerful and unfiltered case study in end-to-end customer journey mapping. When anal... Brand Building Customer Engagement Customer Journey Customer Loyalty Customer Obsession Customer Retention Dark Marketing SEO SEO Optimization SEO Strategies
James Huang The Entrepreneur's Litmus Test: How to Know If You're Ready, Without Risking It All TL;DR: The dream of entrepreneurship often clashes with the harsh reality of failure. The romantic notion that one can escape a difficult job by starting a business is a dangerous myth. True entrepren... Entrepreneur Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial Journey Entrepreneurial Mindset Entrepreneurial Success Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Techniques Local SEO SEO For Growth SEO Strategy
James Huang The Great Restructuring: How AI is Reshaping Our Teams, Strategy, and Speed at Mercury TL;DR: A recent talk by Andrew Ng on AI's impact on startups powerfully articulated a transformation we are currently living through at Mercury Technology Solutions. As AI dramatically accelerates dev... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) AI AI SEO AI SEO Tools AI arms race Accelerate Digitality GAIO Job Displacement LLM LLM SEO LLMs SEO Optimization SEO Strategies
James Huang The New Technical Foundation: A CEO's Guide to Mastering Technical GAIO for the AI Era TL;DR: The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has shifted the digital landscape from traditional SEO to Generative AI Optimization (GAIO) . The success of this new strategy hinges not only on high-q... AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) GAIO Generative Ai LLM Large Language Model SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO Friendly SEO In Japan SEO Optimization SEO Performance SEO Strategies
James Huang The Logic of the Car-Dweller: A Symptom of Our New Economic Reality TL;DR: The emerging phenomenon of urban professionals in Asia choosing to live in their cars is more than a story about high rent; it's a rational adaptation to a new economic era defined by job marke... Career Career Adaptability Job Displacement Job Loss Job Market Local SEO Online Presence Online Retail SEO SEO Strategies