Collin Guedon
A Greater New Orleans Area native (specifically, Abita Springs), Collin didn’t venture far for college, attending Louisiana State University. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Digital Advertising and Visual Communication, he specializes in copywriting and creative writing. Colin’s favorite part of digital marketing is when creativity meets science and when he sees something he created have real-world results. When he’s not copywriting or copyediting, you can find Collin on the golf course, grilling with friends, or binge-watching the latest movies and television shows.
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Paula French Shares New AI Search in Higher Education Insights With UPCEA
Search Influence Director of Sales and Marketing Paula French has written a guest blog for UPCEA, titled “Our New AI Search Research Study Shows Why the Shortlist Has Room for 3.” The post focuses on AI search in higher education and draws on our newest research with UPCEA, How Prospects …
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Senior Living SEO Expert Paula French Takes on the AI Traffic Plateau at SMASH 2026
Search Influence is a digital marketing agency specializing in AI and organic search engine optimization (SEO), digital advertising, and analytics for higher education, hospitality, and healthcare, including senior living. Paula French, Director of Sales and Marketing at Search Influence, will present Your AI Traffic Will Plateau. Then What? at the …
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Enterprise AI Visibility Platforms Compared: Scrunch AI vs Profound vs XFunnel
TL;DR This post compares three enterprise AI visibility platforms. Scrunch AI tracks brand presence across nine AI engines and includes an optimization layer that helps AI systems read and cite your content. Profound is the only fully independent option of the three, with daily updates across 18+ countries and an …
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Traditional SEO Platforms With AI Tracking Features (2026)
TL;DR If you’re already paying for BrightEdge, Conductor, seoClarity, SE Ranking, or Semrush, you may already have enough AI tracking to get started. The add-on is enough if you primarily care about Google AI Overviews and are tracking fewer than 50 keywords. You need a dedicated tool if you want …
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Skimmers, Swimmers, and Divers: Content Chunking Strategy for Higher Ed AI Search
This post was updated by Collin Guedon on August 12th, 2026, to reflect recent trends and refreshed statistics. It was originally published on July 30th, 2021. TL;DR Higher education websites have always needed to serve three kinds of readers: skimmers who scan, swimmers who explore, and divers who read every …
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AI Search in Higher Ed: Paula French at Harvard PLL Lunch & Learn
Harvard’s Professional & Lifelong Learning community invited Search Influence to talk through what AI search means for enrollment. Here’s what Paula French shared. If you work in online or continuing education, you already feel it: prospective students are forming opinions about your programs before they ever reach your website. They’re …
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SE Ranking vs Writesonic GEO: An AI SEO Tool Comparison
TL;DR Pick SE Ranking if you want AI search tracking built into a full SEO suite you’re already using for rank tracking, site audits, and keyword research. Pick Writesonic GEO if you want a dedicated GEO platform that connects AI visibility tracking directly to content creation and optimization workflows. They’re …
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Paula French Speaks on AI Search and the Invisible Enrollment Funnel
Search Influence Director of Sales and Marketing Paula French recently joined SearchStax and the University of Arizona for a webinar on one of the most pressing challenges in higher education enrollment marketing today: the growing gap between where students research programs and what institutions can actually track. The session, The …
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How to Optimize Content for AI Search Engines in 2026
Note: This post was updated by Collin Guedon on 5/27/26 to reflect current best practices. It was originally published on 11/21/25. Key Insights AI search content optimization means structuring your content so AI systems can easily interpret, retrieve, and cite it in AI-generated answers. Traditional SEO remains the foundation — clean …
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AI SEO Expert Will Scott to Speak on AI and Search at Group Practice Pro’s 5th Annual Retreat
Search Influence CEO and co-founder Will Scott will present at the Group Practice Pro 5th Annual Retreat in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, April 28, 2026. His session — “AI and Search: What Group Practice Owners Need to Know Now” — runs from 9 to 10:45 a.m. and is tailored specifically …
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