Being an avid reader of history and innovation, I’m always drawn to what other domains can teach us. Military history is quite consistent on this point. Radar became air traffic control. The internet began as a military communications network. GPS was built for nuclear missile guidance before landing in every smartphone. Each major conflict of…
AI SEO experts have become a central part of how businesses navigate search as AI systems play an ever-growing role in what gets surfaced, cited, and acted on. With the rise of generative engine optimization, the conversation has moved away from tactics alone and toward expertise that can keep pace with change, explain complex shifts…
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), also known as AI SEO, agencies are setting a new pace for how businesses approach growth in 2026. By combining generative intelligence with strategy and storytelling, these agencies are helping brands capture attention in ways that traditional search methods can’t match. GEO has become a creative and analytical force shaping how…
When I Built My First LLM in 2019, I Knew Something Most Missed AI dominance isn’t about who launches first. It’s about who has the data infrastructure competitors can’t replicate. Back then, I was working with engineers from Amazon, piecing together 2 million documents to understand how language models actually work. My friends thought I’d…
Last Tuesday, I caught myself doing something I’ve done hundreds of times lately. I was figuring out a performance-based pricing model for our clients. My hands hovered over the keyboard and then, without thinking, I opened ChatGPT instead of Google. Not a conscious decision. I’ve been in the search game for nearly 25 years and…
If you’re a founder of a startup or even an established business, you’re probably wondering how being visible in AI and showing up for searches actually helps your business. We were asked this by one of our clients Vince (the CEO of SAAS startup Pzaz). And I explained that his target buyers were not always…
When a personal or business crisis occurs it’s often sudden, quickly unfolding in real time and the fallout is unknown. (Think: the Coldplay kiss cam couple. IYKYK.) It really only takes one negative anything—a bad headline, single snapshot, viral video, angry review or unexpected issue—to upend the status quo and trigger a full-blown reputation crisis.…
Exiting a business is never a one-size-fits-all decision. For UK leaders preparing to sell, the deal structures, motivations, and challenges behind an exit are as varied as the businesses themselves. Some want clean breaks, others prefer staged involvement, and many weigh cultural alignment as heavily as cash on the table. To find out what 42,575…
Exit tax implications are reshaping how UK business leaders think about stepping away. With capital gains, inheritance, and corporate tax rules evolving, the choice of when and how to exit carries financial weight and strategic importance. Every move is influenced by tax, from the timing of decisions to the structure of the deal. To find…
Business valuations in the UK are in sharp focus as more owners weigh up their next move. For some, it’s about unlocking growth and investor appetite. For others, it’s about timing, reputation, or the story buyers see in the future. Whatever the driver, valuation has become the marker that links ambition with opportunity. To find…
Financial performance is the make-or-break factor in every exit. It’s the numbers that investors look at first and the story that leaders rely on to show strength. From profits and risks to markets and motivations, financial performance shapes how an exit is valued and how the journey toward it unfolds. To find out what 1,415,344…
Hot on the heels of Generative Engine Optimization, we have Agentic Oriented Optimization (AOO), which is quickly becoming the next big shift in marketing strategy. Built on the rise of agentic AI, it’s about creating systems that anticipate needs, make decisions, and drive impact in real time. For marketing leaders, AOO represents a challenge and…