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...
by Morgan McLintic | Sep 23, 2025 | Blog, Business, Digital Marketing, Marketing, PR
Every year, I write a post celebrating the anniversary of our PR and growth marketing agency Firebrand. It’s an opportunity to mark a milestone, review the past 12 months, thank clients and the team. I might call out a few highlights, like our new GEO service or the...
by Nicole Pytel | Sep 17, 2025 | Blog, Business, Content, Digital Marketing, Marketing
Updated on 01/15/2026 Most B2B content strategies are dead on arrival. Not because the team isn’t trying, but because they’re still chasing a funnel that no longer exists. Today’s buyers don’t follow linear paths. They search, ghost, lurk, and shortlist without...
by Alastair Nee | Sep 9, 2025 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing
Brand awareness has always been the unsung hero of marketing, but with buyers scrolling through new search result experiences and AI-generated answers, zero-click behavior is turning quality impressions at scale into gold. At the same time, erosion of brand trust,...
by Morgan McLintic | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing, PR
Updated on 01/27/2026 AI search is multiplying the impact of PR programs. 89% of LLM citations come from earned sources, including 27% from journalistic outlets. This recent survey by Muck Rack has been excitedly received by PR teams. Not only does media coverage...
by Yasaman Sadeghi | Aug 26, 2025 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing
Updated on 01/13/2026Think of FAQs as the Swiss Army knife of your product pages — small, unassuming, but absurdly useful. Not only do they answer customer questions before they even have to click Contact Us, they also make search engines and generative AI tools...
by Nicole Pytel | Aug 20, 2025 | Blog, Business, Content, Digital Marketing, Marketing
Updated on 01/26/2026 The AI era has ushered in a new set of marketing rules. B2B buyers aren’t just consuming content that your brand puts out. They’re also actively using AI tools to shape their research journeys. The hard part for you? These tools determine if and...
by Morgan McLintic | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog, Marketing, PR
Our startup marketing podcast, FiredUp!, has just published its 100th episode. It’s a milestone. So beyond thanking our listeners, guests, and the amazing team behind the scenes, we wanted to share a few lessons learned from reaching triple digits. Let’s be clear:...
by Arman Khayyat | Aug 6, 2025 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing
Updated on 01/26/2026 Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly growing as a new front end of search, powering AI assistants, chatbots, and search engine features that answer user queries directly instead of pointing to traditional links — and significantly changing...
