The 4 Elements of AI Search Optimization: A 2026 Framework for AI Brand Visibility & Citations
It’s hard to believe it’s only been 3 years since DBE was one of the first agencies to recognize the marketing opportunities inherent in Search AI Optimization (SAIO) and publish a framework for brands to leverage them. There have ...
🎥 2026 SEO Strategy: What We’ve Learned & Where We’re Going
Nat: When AI citations and clicks are coveted and search engine rankings are constantly fluctuating, what do you need to know to keep your site optimized? From new acronyms to helpful tools to AI opt-out options, Marc Engelsman, our ...
SEO & SAIO Visibility Hacks (And When They May Not Work For You)
You may be here because the last “get backlinks quick” blog you read felt a little… off. Many SEO “hacks” for gaining domain authority or inbound links for your website are increasingly getting punished by Google Core/Spam Updates, especially ...
What’s in a Name? That Which We Call SAIO by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet Success.
When we launched our AI optimization strategy over 2½ years ago, the search engine industry was struggling with what to call this newfangled thing. It didn’t help that the new AI platforms kept changing how they referred to themselves. ...
Measuring Search Marketing Success in the AI Age
Two questions on digital marketers’ minds these days are: “What is the impact of AI platforms on my organic search and paid search success metrics?” “What metrics should I be focused on to show digital marketing success moving forward?” Let’s ...
Ch-ch-chAInges… As AI Search Rapidly Evolves in 2025
Can you believe we’ve reached the end of the 3rd Quarter 2025? January seems both long ago and yesterday at the same time, especially in the ever-changing world of SEO/SAIO. Here’s a month-by-month recap of some of the industry’s key ...

