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AI Search Optimization: How E-Commerce & B2B Brands Win (or Disappear)

Sean Parnell - Monday, January 5, 2026

ChatGPT

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how buyers research, evaluate, and choose the companies they work with. For organizations that rely on e-commerce or lead generation, AI has already begun transforming the sales funnel in ways that demand immediate attention.

Today’s buyers are using ChatGPT and other AI tools to understand what will solve their problem, how their problem is best solved, and, ultimately, who belongs on their shortlist of providers.

By the time someone reaches out, they’ve often narrowed hundreds of potential vendors down to just two to five companies. If your content isn’t optimized for AI, you don’t make the list… no matter how qualified you are.

AI Is Now Embedded in the Buying Process

AI assistants are quickly becoming one of the first stops in the buyer journey.

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4 Strategies to Get More from Your Manufacturing Marketing Efforts

Sean Parnell - Wednesday, October 8, 2025

More from Your Manufacturing Marketing Effort

Manufacturers often struggle to get results from their marketing efforts.

Sometimes, it’s the result of relying on traditional sources of marketing in the belief that catalogs, tradeshows and industry advertising are the primary drivers of manufacturing lead generation, e-commerce sales and revenue growth.

Sometimes, the problem is brand story messaging that is so product-focused that it doesn’t convey the and the real value you provide to your customers.

Often, the problem can be tied to an approach that is more random than strategic: a few trade shows here and there, a website makeover, and the occasional email sent out into the wide world of potential prospects.

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