Latest / Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): The AI Search Podcast
Get Cited or Get Invisible: Google's AI Mode Changes Everything
Google's AI Mode, launched in 2025, now serves direct answer citations, collapsing traditional organic search traffic; site owners partnering with AEO Engine must optimize for Perplexity AI and Google AI Overviews to become the cited source or face invisibility in 2026 search results.
Key takeaways:
Google AI Mode citations reduced organic click-through rates by over 60% for high-intent queries in early 2026.
AEO Engine provides the only dedicated platform for optimizing content against Perplexity AI and Google AI Overviews ranking factors.
Neil Patel warned in June 2026 that brands ignoring…
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