by Alastair Nee | Jun 10, 2026 | Blog, Digital Marketing, GEO, Marketing, SEO
Schema markup has been around since 2011, calmly doing its job in the background while most marketers focused on keywords, backlinks, and content. It never really had its moment in the spotlight. That might finally be changing. What is Schema Markup? So, what...
by Arman Khayyat | May 20, 2026 | AI Tools, Blog, Digital Marketing, GEO, Marketing, SEO
There is a real argument happening across LinkedIn, Reddit, and inside marketing teams right now about whether Generative Engine Optimization is a distinct discipline or just SEO with a new name. The practitioners who say GEO is mostly rebranded SEO are not wrong:...
by Alastair Nee | Apr 29, 2026 | AI Tools, Blog, Digital Marketing, GEO, Marketing, SEO
At some point soon, if it hasn’t happened already, an exec or board member is going to ask: how are we doing in AI search? It’s a reasonable question with a surprisingly hard answer, unless you have the right tool. The rise of AI search has quietly handed...
by Arman Khayyat | Apr 15, 2026 | AI Tools, Blog, Digital Marketing, GEO, Marketing, SEO
Today’s modern B2B buyers are increasingly starting outside of brand-controlled channels. As AI search experiences like Google AI Overviews and LLM-powered platforms become more widely adopted, buyers are able to gather information, compare vendors, and form initial...
by Firebrand Team | Oct 8, 2025 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing, SEO
Not all backlinks are your friends… some are downright toxic. Backlinks are like the friends who vouch for you at a party. They can boost your credibility and help you get noticed. But here’s the catch: not every friend is a good one. Toxic backlinks are the shady...
by Arman Khayyat | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog, Business, Digital Marketing, Marketing, SEO
Updated on 01/13/2026Google AI Overviews (AIOs) are now becoming more widely deployed and understood as a key pillar in AI search. First introduced in the rollout of Search Generative Experience (SGE), AIOs were initially tested out in primary search results in March...