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Introducing AI Search Trends

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Sage Stahmer By Sage Stahmer Last updated 11.12.2025
Introducing AI Search Trends
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From SEO to AEO: new metrics that matter in AI search

SEO tracked rankings. AI search (aka AEO) tracks visibility. Get to know the metrics matter most in AI search: mentions, citations, referrals, and agent traffic.

Kevin White By Kevin White
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

How Tinybird 3x’d brand mentions on AI platforms

Cameron Archer, Head of Growth at Tinybird, built his career on technical content and SEO. Now he’s betting his career on AI search. This is the story of how Cameron grew Tinybird’s share of voice on...

Kevin White By Kevin White
customers
publishers-vs-platforms

Enterprise-ready is a mindset, not a checklist

I started writing a blog post about our enterprise features. Then I realized I was documenting the world's most boring checklist. Here’s the thing: Every vendor in the AI search space will eventually ...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product
publishers-vs-platforms

A biased guide to buying products for AI search (aka AEO/GEO buyer's guide)

There’s a new user experience (i.e., AI platforms) taking the world by storm. And CEOs, execs, boards, and especially marketers all want to know how to make sense of it, how to measure it, how to refi...

Kevin White By Kevin White
guides
publishers-vs-platforms

A better way to answer: “How’s our brand showing up in AI?”

☝️That’s a question board members and CEOs are asking their marketing teams. We're fixing that for you with data visualization in Scrunch far more intuitive, customizable, and shareable.

Kevin White By Kevin White
changelog
publishers-vs-platforms

How Big Leap turned AI search anxiety into reliable retainer fuel

“Should I be worried”? That was the question Tyler Brown, Head of SEO & AI at Big Leap, kept hearing from clients.

Kevin White By Kevin White
customers
publishers-vs-platforms

What OpenAI’s ChatGPT Apps SDK means for developers and brands

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Apps SDK lets developers build interactive apps directly inside ChatGPT. Here’s how it works and what it means for brands.

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

Reintroducing Agent Traffic Monitoring

“Bots” used to be a four-letter word. Now they’re your best new customers. Today, we’re launching our new and improved solution to step one: a completely redesigned Agent Traffic dashboard, now genera...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
product
publishers-vs-platforms

Every prompt in its right place

We’re now giving you complete control over how topics, tags, models, and stages are mapped to the prompts you’re tracking with Scrunch. Not only that, we’ve made it possible to categorize many prompts...

Kevin White By Kevin White
changelog
publishers-vs-platforms

Instant Checkout in ChatGPT: What it means for Ecommerce operators

Reaction to Instant Checkout in ChatGPT: quick thoughts on what’s actually in the launch and what it means for ecommerce operators.

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

The end of browsing: How ChatGPT is collapsing the marketing funnel

From endless ads and cluttered recipes to instant AI answers, the internet has shifted. Discover how the collapse of browsing is reshaping traffic, conversions, and why brands must optimize for AI pla...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

Why people are turning to ChatGPT for 'vendor bake-offs'

AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming vendor selection—from wedding planning to enterprise procurement—by delivering instant, side-by-side comparisons that buyers trust. Learn how the bake-off is mov...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

How ChatGPT is quietly replacing review sites

AI is reshaping the marketing landscape: discover how ChatGPT bypasses traditional review sites, changing how brands capture consumer attention and drive sales.

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

How a power-user built a high-velocity content flywheel with Scrunch AI

Discover how Runpod built a high-velocity, AI-optimized content flywheel using Scrunch AI—turning prompt-level insights into scalable content that drives visibility and growth.

Andrew Sorensen By Andrew Sorensen
customers
publishers-vs-platforms

Not All AI Traffic is Equal: How to Spot the Bots That Drive Revenue

In the browsing era, marketers optimized for one thing: being findable in Google. Today, the goal is different. You want to be citable in AI answers because that’s where customer decisions now begin.

Kevin White By Kevin White
takes
publishers-vs-platforms

July 2025 Product Update

Learn more about Scrunch AI’s July 2025 updates: Expanded platform coverage with Google AI Mode, Gemini, ChatGPT Shopping enhancements; on-demand prompt refresh, daily updates, bulk tagging/editing, c...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

Case Study: How Runpod leveraged the Scrunch AI platform to achieve 4x growth, turning ChatGPT into a top performing acquisition channel 

Runpod, a fast-growing AI infrastructure provider, used the Scrunch AI platform to turn ChatGPT into a top-performing acquisition channel, achieving 4x growth in just 90 days.

Wil Armstrong By Wil Armstrong
customers

Announcing our Series A

Scrunch AI has raised $15M Series A to build the infrastructure for AI-native marketing. Learn how we’re helping brands restructure their content for AI agents, not just humans—and why it’s essential ...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
product

Introducing expanded coverage for Google AI Mode, Gemini, and ChatGPT Shopping

Scrunch AI now supports Google AI Mode, Google Gemini, and enhanced tracking for ChatGPT Shopping, giving you deeper visibility and more granular insights into how your brand is represented.

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

The crawl is coming from inside the house

AI browsers are booming and publishers are pushing back. But here’s the real question: Do people want to browse the web any more? Scrunch CTO Robert MacCloy argues the real disruption is changing cons...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
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Agency Partner Spotlight: Meet Socius Marketing

Discover how Socius Marketing is helping brands thrive in the age of AI Search. In partnership with Scrunch AI, they're evolving traditional SEO into a holistic visibility strategy. blending content, ...

Tony Posselli By Tony Posselli

June 2025 Product Update

Learn more about Scrunch AI’s June 2025 updates: AI Bot Traffic Monitoring, expanded geo support, redesigned Prompt UI, domain-level analytics, improved exports, bulk archiving, new filters, and more.

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

A Tale of Two Webs: Cloudflare’s Pay per crawl aims to save content creators while other businesses race to make more content available

Cloudflare’s “Pay per crawl” is a big step toward a fairer web, giving content creators more control while forcing businesses to rethink how they stay visible in AI discovery. Here’s our take on what’...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

Agency Partner Spotlight: Meet Clapping Dog Media

Discover how Clapping Dog Media blends SEO and AI Search strategies to help brands stay visible in an AI-first world, partnering with Scrunch AI to lead the way.

Tony Posselli By Tony Posselli
customers

Scrunch AI welcomes Andrew Sorensen as Head of Customer Success

We’re excited to welcome Andrew Sorensen as our new Head of Customer Success. With a proven track record in enterprise account management and a passion for scaling personalized customer experiences, A...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew

The AI-Powered Agency: How collaboration is being rewired in 2025

AI Search is reshaping agency work. Here's what top partners are doing to stay visible, trusted, and ahead in 2025’s discovery landscape.

Tony Posselli By Tony Posselli
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Publishers vs. Platforms: The battle for visibility heats up in 1H’2025

A new WSJ report reveals how AI search is slashing publisher traffic. Discover what’s driving the shift and how brands can adapt with Scrunch AI.

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

May 2025 Product Update

Learn more about Scrunch AI’s May 2025 product updates: self-serve tools for prompt generation, expanded geolocation support, and enhancements to sources with better drill-downs, exports, and filterin...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

AI, Search & Agents: Key takeaways from Google I/O and Microsoft Build 2025

Two of the biggest events in tech, Google I/O 2025 and Microsoft Build 2025 are underway this week. If you’re curious about where AI Search, online discovery, and agentic AI are headed, check out our ...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
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Announcing Scrunch AI's Agency Partner Program

Discover the Scrunch Agency Partner Program, built to help digital marketing, PR, and communications agencies thrive in an AI-first world. Get tools to boost visibility on ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perple...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew

Is your best new customer an AI bot?

Shopping no longer starts with search, it starts with AI. Learn how AI agents like ChatGPT and Perplexity are reshaping discovery, and what brands must do to stay in the game.

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

Introducing Scrunchable Week in Review

Scrunchable is the weekly LinkedIn newsletter for marketers navigating AI Search. Stay sharp with curated insights on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and more.

Colleen Tuohy By Colleen Tuohy
product

April 2025 Product Update

Learn more about Scrunch AI’s April 2025 product updates: new prompt totals and flexible model-level control, expanded coverage for Google AI Overviews and Claude, domain updates, and new Enterprise D...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

Navigating the future of search: Insights from the Voices of Search podcast

AI is transforming search and the entire landscape of SEO. As a result, brands must rethink not just how they optimize, but who they're optimizing for. In a special three-part series on the Voices of ...

Colleen Tuohy By Colleen Tuohy
takes

4 key takeaways from Scrunch’s research collaboration with Bain & Company

Scrunch AI partnered with Bain & Company to explore how AI agents like ChatGPT and Perplexity are reshaping brand discovery. Learn what marketers must do to stay visible and competitive in the age of ...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

Case Study: From underdog to powerhouse: BairesDev's 78% AI Search surge

BairesDev, a global leader in software outsourcing, used the Scrunch AI platform to go from limited visibility in AI Search responses to being a top brand across AI Search platforms like ChatGPT and P...

Wil Armstrong By Wil Armstrong
customers

Your most important site visitor is no longer human

As behavior shifts from search to AI, your most important site visitors today are no longer human—they’re the AI bots crawling your content to decide whether your brand gets cited in an answer.

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

March 2025 Product Update

Learn more about Scrunch AI’s March 2025 product updates: new Google Analytics integration and AI Traffic tab, custom tags for prompts, dashboard-level filtering and time-series tracking, and expanded...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
product

Scrunch AI welcomes Colleen Tuohy as Head of Marketing

We’re excited to announce that Colleen Tuohy has joined Scrunch AI as our new Head of Marketing. With 15+ years of experience spanning finance, insurance, and tech, Colleen brings deep expertise in st...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew

Anthropic has released web search for Claude

Claude bucks the trend for recent AI search or "search assistant" features: it makes it clear when it is searching the web, it exposes the search terms being used, and it exposes the underlying search...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
takes

Scrunch AI welcomes Adrian Del Busso as Head of Revenue

Scrunch AI is excited to welcome Adrian Del Busso as our new Head of Revenue. With 25 years of enterprise sales experience—most recently as Director of Strategic Accounts at Hearsay Systems—Adrian’s e...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew

3 key takeaways from CMO Summit New York

On March 12th, CEO Chris Andrew spoke at the CMO Alliance’s CMO Summit New York. Chris broke down the mechanics of AI Search and shared a practical framework for working directly with AI crawlers and ...

Wil Armstrong By Wil Armstrong
takes

Significant updates to ChatGPT Search are coming

ChatGPT's search capabilities are evolving rapidly, with OpenAI shifting away from Bing to in-house search indexing. These changes impact search visibility, SEO strategies, and how AI-powered search r...

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
takes

Scrunch AI launches out of beta to help more businesses win in the AI Search era

Scrunch AI is the marketing platform built for the AI search era. As AI replaces traditional search engines, businesses must adapt or risk losing visibility. Scrunch AI helps companies monitor, optimi...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
product

OpenAI announces Deep Research

OpenAI released Deep Research, an agent that can perform multi-step research for users. Here's some things to know for web and content teams.

Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
takes

ChatGPT launches Operator web browser agent

ChatGPT launched their Operator web browser agent today. This is a launch I've been anticipating for a while, so I was excited to try it out. Here are a couple things to know about Operator so far, w...

 Robert MacCloy By Robert MacCloy
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CEO Chris Andrew interviewed on CMO Confidential

A CMO Confidential Interview with CEO Chris Andrew. Chris shares his thoughts on how AI will dramatically alter customer purchase patterns and why marketers should be thinking about how to win “BOT en...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
takes

Announcing Scrunch AI

We've raised $4M to help marketers adapt to the AI era and are launching our initial set of tools, including a free performance report you can use to quickly understand how your brand shows up on AI p...

Chris Andrew By Chris Andrew
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