Why SEO Rankings No Longer Drive Purchase Decisions

Rankings no longer predict whether buyers choose your brand. Jason Lax, senior SEO and AI expert at SAP, has spent nearly two decades building the company's global organic program and now leads its shift into AEO and GEO across dozens of markets. He details SAP's technical-plus-content split strategy, using LLM citation gaps and "why weren't we recommended" prompt audits to surface product and positioning issues, and reframes measurement around model consensus and citation quality rather than session volume alone.
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Jason Lax

SAP SE

 - SAP SE

Jason Lax is SEO & AI Discovery Expert at SAP SE

  • Part 1 Why SEO Rankings No Longer Drive Purchase Decisions
  • Part 1 Why SEO Rankings No Longer Drive Purchase Decisions
About the speaker

Jason Lax

SAP SE

 - SAP SE

Jason Lax is SEO & AI Discovery Expert at SAP SE

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    Part 1Why SEO Rankings No Longer Drive Purchase Decisions

    Rankings no longer predict whether buyers choose your brand. Jason Lax, senior SEO and AI expert at SAP, has spent nearly two decades building the company's global organic program and now leads its shift into AEO and GEO across dozens of markets. He details SAP's technical-plus-content split strategy, using LLM citation gaps and "why weren't we recommended" prompt audits to surface product and positioning issues, and reframes measurement around model consensus and citation quality rather than session volume alone.