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Google’s AI Overviews slammed by news publishers, sites that are susceptible to google's HCU, Why brand authority matters in SEO, Key takeaways from Google's search liaison, and How to turn marketing from B*llsh*t to holy sh*t

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Careers, Business, Marketing

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In episode #2827, Eric Siu and Neil Patel discuss how AI-generated content is perceived to be taking traffic away from traditional publishers, insights from Danny Sullivan regarding SEO recovery strategies, and the need for modern brands to focus on building mental availability. Don’t forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube! Check out more of Eric’s content (Leveling UP YT) and Neil’s videos (Neil Patel YT) TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) Google’s AI Overviews slammed by news publishers (02:06) Sites that are susceptible to Google's HCU (04:14) Why brand authority matters in SEO (06:38) Key takeaways from Google's search liaison (10:50) How to turn marketing from B*llsh*t to holy sh*t (12:41) That’s it for today! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Go to https://www.marketingschool.io to learn more! Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric’s ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency X @neilpatel X @ericosiu

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0:00.0

All right, so we have talked about Google AI overviews, but have you seen how they've been recently slammed by tons of news publishers?

0:07.5

No. A lot of news publishers are saying, A, the information is inaccurate.

0:13.7

You know, this is on Search Engine Journal.

0:15.7

A lot of people are complaining how a lot of the AI overview content

0:18.9

is inaccurate.

0:20.1

But you want to, if you had to take a guess,

0:21.7

what do you think the number one thing news publishers are griping about because of AI reviews?

0:26.0

That they're taking the traffic?

0:27.0

They're taking the traffic.

0:28.0

Yeah. And I don't know where they're getting this from but we're seeing it increase in

0:32.9

traffic and we have a lot of data points on this. You know like as you say that I'm like I look at it I'm like no like

0:37.9

who can I'm not when I look at the AI overviews it makes me want to click to the

0:41.8

result three more.

0:43.4

We're seeing the same thing.

0:45.0

And forget what we believe.

0:47.0

We're seeing data that is causing more clicks,

0:49.2

not by a lot.

0:50.0

It's a little bit more than 1%

0:51.8

that we've seen an average increase for people who are doing

0:53.8

SEO.

0:54.8

Not a big increase, but the notion of people like, man, they're jacking all my traffic.

0:58.6

It's like, no, they're not jacking all your traffic.

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