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David Ebner | Content Workshop

Why Brand Storytelling Still Drives Results in the AI Era

AI content collapses the gap between passable and good. David Ebner, President and Founder of Content Workshop and Chatter, brings 13 years of enterprise content strategy across high-stakes verticals like cybersecurity to explain why brand storytelling now separates differentiated brands from homogenized AI output. Learn how to define brand story as audience transformation rather than…

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Sophie Logan | Rough Agenda

Why Search Communities Matter More Than Ever in AI

AI adoption is reshaping how SEO professionals learn and connect. Sophie Logan of Rough Agenda brings deep expertise in building search communities and orchestrating industry events that drive real practitioner value. The conversation covers structuring conference attendance for maximum ROI, from agenda mapping and session prioritization to strategic networking, and why in-person community connection becomes…

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Danny Goodwin | Search Engine Land

SMX’s Future of Search Predictions

AI agents are generating significant industry hype, but Google isn't going anywhere. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, draws on his oversight of editorial coverage across SEO, PPC, and AI search to separate signal from noise in the future-of-search conversation. He reframes AI agents as functional extensions of human intent rather…

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Paul Andre de Vera | Answer Engine Optimization

Rebuilding Your Career After a Layoff in SEO

Layoffs hit even the SEOs who survive every prior cut. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization and a 15-year enterprise SEO leader at Workday, Stripe, and Anaplan, spent two years rebuilding after a startup layoff—landing his next role by ranking a target keyword number one within 24 hours during an interview. He…

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Jennifer Doty | Jennifer Doty

Leading When Success No Longer Fits and Creating New Paths

AI is reshaping careers across digital marketing, leaving professionals questioning their relevance. Jennifer Doty, former Fortune 100 VP and current executive mentor who led 1,400+ employees at MetLife before building her own advisory practice, shares frameworks for navigating industry transformation. The discussion covers her "Swiss Army Knife" leadership approach for managing teams through uncertainty, practical…

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Liza Adams | GrowthPath Partners

The Evolution from SEO to GEO for Modern Marketers

AI search has fundamentally altered buyer behavior, with 47% of go-to-market spending now yielding diminished returns. Liza Adams, AI Advisor and Go-to-Market Strategist at GrowthPath Partners, brings enterprise marketing transformation expertise from leadership roles at Pure Storage, Smartsheet, and major tech companies. The discussion covers her three-layer GEO framework addressing visibility, sentiment, and recommendation optimization,…

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Karl Kleinschmidt | Data Marketing Group

Fan out analysis, Local rank checks in AI

80% of AI-cited sources don't appear in Google's top results. Karl Kleinschmidt, founder at Data Marketing Group and 18-year SEO veteran, has developed systematic approaches for LLM optimization across enterprise-scale local SEO programs. The discussion covers fan-out analysis methodology for mapping user intent beyond traditional keywords, multi-LLM data collection frameworks using Claude projects and Gemini…

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Whitney Hart | Avenue Z

How AI Optimization Is Redefining Search PR and Influence

Third-party validation signals matter more in AI search than traditional Google rankings. Whitney Hart, Chief Strategy Officer at Avenue Z, explains how enterprise brands must align consumer reviews, analyst reports, and earned media to build AI-discoverable authority. The discussion covers integrated validation frameworks that break down marketing silos and strategic approaches for positioning brand credibility…

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Holly Enneking | Markup AI

Restoring trust in AI-generated marketing content workflows

Enterprise teams struggle with AI content quality at scale. Holly Enneking, VP of Marketing at Markup AI, brings proven experience scaling content operations across multiple B2B companies from startups to $100M+ enterprises, including successful SEO-driven lead generation programs. The discussion covers implementing Content Guardian agents for automated brand voice and accuracy validation, establishing publish-ready checklists…

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