James Huang The Great Disconnect: Why Your Marketing Is Failing If Your Operations Can't Keep Up TL;DR: The meteoric rise and subsequent profit collapse of the popular brand On Running serves as a powerful case study for a critical modern business truth: marketing cannot build lasting authority i... 1000 True Fans AI AI SEO On-Page SEO Online Presence SEO Analytics SEO And CRO Integration SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO Strategies
James Huang The Tipping Point is Here: Google's AI Mode is Going Default, and Your Strategy Must Change Today TL;DR: The future of search just arrived ahead of schedule. A Google product manager Logan Kilpatrick, replied to a post on X has confirmed that AI Mode will become the "default" experience "soon," fu... AI SEO Amalgam E-E-A-T GAIO Generative Ai SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO Strategies SEvO Search Engine Optimization
James Huang How We Took Mercury to #1 in Google, AI Overviews, and AI Mode TL;DR: The debate between traditional SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is a false choice. We took Mercury to the top of all modern search formats by following a disciplined 80/20 rule : 80... AI SEO GAIO GAO Generative Ai Retrieval Augmented Generation SEO For Growth SEO Fundamentals SEO Strategies SEvO Search Engine Optimization
James Huang The Value Imperative: Why Only Substantial Content Gets Cited by AI TL;DR: In the AI era, chasing individual algorithms is a losing game. Different AI models (like ChatGPT and Google AIO) have unique preferences, but they all reward one thing: content with substantial... AI AI SEO AI SEO Tools AI arms race Ai Adoption Ai Adoption In Businesses Ai Advancements Ai And Learning Ai Applications E-E-A-T
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James Huang Beyond the Badge: A CEO's Guide to Building Your Brand's Trust Layer in the AI Era TL;DR: Google's upcoming consolidation of its verification badges into a single "Google Verified" identity is more than a rebrand; it's a clear signal of the web's new imperative: the Trust Layer . In... 1000 True Fans AI AI SEO AI SEO Tools E-E-A-T Local SEO SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO In Japan SEO Strategies
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James Huang AI vs. AI: Why ChatGPT and Google Disagree About Your Brand (And What to Do About It) You've spent months refining your SEO strategy for the AI era. You’re building topical authority and focusing on user intent. But when you test your key topics, you notice something unsettling: ChatGP... AI AI SEO AI SEO Tools SEO Challenges SEO For Growth SEO In Japan SEO Optimization SEO Performance SEO Strategies SEvO
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