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SEO Education and News
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AI-Powered Search Is Here — Why It’s Time to Invest in SEO
Key Insights AI-powered search is changing how users interact with search engines, reducing visibility and click-through rates for traditional organic results. Foundational SEO tactics like high-quality content, structured data, and technical SEO remain essential for visibility in AI-generated answers. AI search tools pull information from multiple sources, favoring authoritative websites …
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The Latest SEO Trends and Challenges You Can’t Ignore
Key Insights Search Is Evolving Beyond Traditional Rankings: AI Overviews, social search, and video SEO are changing how users find content, making engagement and authority more important than ever. Brands That Adapt Will Stay Competitive: Search success comes from aligning with current trends — structuring content for AI and optimizing …
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AI SEO Expert Will Scott to Deliver Zenith 2025 Conference Keynote
Search Influence Co-Founder and renowned AI SEO expert Will Scott will headline the Zenith 2025 Marketing Conference with his keynote address, “AI Isn’t the End — It’s Your Next Beginning,” on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Duluth, Minnesota. Having presented at past Zenith conferences, Will returns this year to offer …
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SEO for AI Search: Protect Your Student Enrollment Pipeline [LIVE WEBINAR]
Join Search Influence and UPCEA on Thursday, April 17 at 2 PM ET / 1 PM CT for the live webinar, “SEO for AI Search: Protect Your Student Enrollment Pipeline.” This expert-led session will explore how AI-generated results are changing search behavior, plus what it means for your higher ed …
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The Future of Search: SEO and AI Impacts Explained
Key Insights AI is reshaping search behavior: Users increasingly rely on AI-driven platforms for quick answers, changing how content is surfaced in search results. SEO remains foundational: Despite AI’s rise, organic search remains the backbone of visibility, particularly for high-intent and local searches. Authority and credibility matter more than ever: …
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Will Scott to Lead Two-Day AI for SEO Master Class at SMX & LocalU Workshop
This March, Search Influence Co-Founder and CEO Will Scott brings his SEO expertise to two major conferences, leading in-depth sessions designed to help marketers harness AI for search. First, he’s hosting a two-day workshop for SMX’s Master Class series, Generative Engine Optimization, on March 10-11. This live and on-demand event …
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Higher Education SEO Trends in 2025: How to Compete
Key Insights AI-Driven Search Requires Adaptation Emerging technologies like Google’s AI Overviews are reshaping search visibility. Universities must optimize content for AI retrieval, emphasizing depth, authority, and structured data to stay competitive. Social Search Is Reshaping Discovery Younger audiences increasingly use social platforms for search. Universities must integrate SEO strategies …
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Improve Page Rankings for Your University With a Hybrid SEO Team
Key Insights Achieving top rankings for your program pages is no easy feat, especially when managing SEO in-house. It takes advanced skills and consistent effort to outpace growing competition. A hybrid SEO team empowers your in-house staff to focus on their strengths, as an agency handles the higher-level SEO tasks …
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Accelerate Your Higher Ed Program Enrollment With Our SEO Roadmap
Imagine this: You’re part of a university marketing team tasked with boosting visibility for a new program. You know SEO is critical, but with so many options and resources to consider, figuring out where to begin feels overwhelming. You’re not alone — according to our higher ed research study we …
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How to Market a New Program: Make SEO the Foundation of Your Higher Ed Marketing
Key Insights Alternative credentials and other innovative program offerings are reshaping higher education. To successfully launch these programs, your institution needs a strategic approach tailored to its unique structure, appeal, and audience. SEO ensures your program is visible to prospective students at the start of their search, putting your institution …
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