#generative-engine-optimization

#generative-engine-optimization

One of the earliest turning points in personal branding, one that made career-minded professionals understand that they're responsible for their careers and the visibility that shapes them, was the launch of LinkedIn in 2003. Since then, career visibility has followed a simple rule: polish your resume, keep your LinkedIn profile current and compelling, and show up to meetings awake. But that rule no longer holds, thanks to AI.

Advertising giants like Publicis, WPP, and Omnicom aren't the only companies deploying roll-up strategies and shaking up influencer marketing. Humanz, an Israeli influencer marketing platform that expanded to the US in 2024, is going "full acquisition mode" through 2026, CEO Liran Liberman said in an interview. The company exclusively told Business Insider that it recently raised $15 million from an undisclosed group of venture capital investors to fuel several M&A deals.

"The way that [younger generations] interact with the web is just going to be very different. ChatGPT would probably be the main interface,"

As a result, many communicators are turning to multichannel comms strategies to broaden the reach of their message and improve the story's visibility and campaign ROI. To break through the noise and capture the attention of a fractured audience - including journalists and AI bots - communications strategies now demand a coordinated approach that establishes authority, amplifies reach, and delivers measurable impact.

Will ChatGPT replace Google, or will marketers need to optimize for both? We're sure many of you might disagree, but we firmly believe that both of them are and will remain equally beneficial and powerful. The only thing that changes is the future of SEO in the AI era, making it less about keyword stuffing and more about semantic relevancy and trustworthiness.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is essential for improving a website's content discoverability by AI search engines, ensuring businesses remain competitive in a digital era.

Wix has launched AI Visibility Overview, a tool designed to help websites understand, monitor, and enhance their appearance in AI-generated responses.