Already, 50% of consumers use AI-powered search in their buying journeys, and by 2028, it is estimated that $750 billion in consumer spending is projected to flow through these channels. In this emerging “Citation Economy,” entity authority and machine readability increasingly determine which businesses AI systems surface and recommend. AI models are using a wider…
Generative artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly through government offices around the world, yet the scholarly literature on public-sector digital transformation has barely begun to grapple with it. That is the central conclusion of a systematic literature review published in Discover Artificial Intelligence, which synthesised 125 peer-reviewed studies published between 2021 and 2026 to map how…
AI visibility software helps brands understand how they appear across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other AI-led discovery environments. But visibility alone is an incomplete measure. A brand can be mentioned frequently while a competitor receives the recommendation, an inaccurate claim shapes the answer, or no cited source leads the buyer back…
Generative AI (artificial intelligence) search usage has surpassed the 50% mark for the first time, triggering a seismic shift in corporate website management. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) — the practice of making content more likely to be cited by AI — has emerged as a new challenge, replacing traditional search engine optimization (SEO). As AI…
Branding Works, Inc. (Headquarters: Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture; CEO: Yasunori Neya; hereinafter ‘the Company’) is conducting a fixed-point survey to continuously record which companies generative AI names when asked, ‘What water server do you recommend?’ and is releasing the results for September 2026. Key Findings of the Survey ・The most frequently mentioned brand was Every…
The number of generative artificial intelligence users in China has exceeded 700 million as of June, according to a recent report. This represents a significant rise from 602 million users at the end of 2025. The report was issued by the policy and international cooperation institution of the China Internet Network Information Centre on Sept…
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To summarize: 1) ChatGPT’s market share dropped from 70% in January 2026 to 50% in June; 2) Gemini (17% to 30%) and Claude (2% to 11%) have gained share accordingly; and 3) the assumption that ‘AI just means ChatGPT’ is crumbling within six months, making the idea of using different AIs for different situations a…
Customer communication has always carried a hidden production cost. A promotional email may look simple when it reaches an inbox, but creating it can involve a brief, copywriting, layout decisions, brand checks, revisions, testing, and a final handoff to the sending platform. For a large marketing department, those steps…
As consumers increasingly bypass traditional search engines for AI answer engines (like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude), a new discipline has emerged: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). According to Gartner, your website accounts for less than 10% of the signals that AI uses to understand your brand. If your brand ranks #1 on Google but is…
SEO agency incorporates AI-assisted content strategies and Generative Engine Optimization as search behavior continues to change Romania, Bucharest, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEOPACK has added AI SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to its range of search optimization services, responding to changes in how consumers discover businesses through traditional search engines and AI-powered…
