Jackson Wightman | Public Relations for Technology Companies

Jun 04

Black and white image of a hand holding a glowing crystal ball labeled GEO, symbolizing Generative Engine Optimization and the growing influence of AI systems on how buyers discover, evaluate, and choose brands.

What We Believe About Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) June 2026 Edition

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO), GEO

Certitude has long been a nemesis of mine. Since my life has largely involved the internet, that can be hard. As a medium, the web loves strong, declarative positions, and abhors restraint of opinion and its close cousin, nuance. In the GEO world that so occupies my and my team’s…

Jun 02

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Black-and-white photo of a motorcycle traveling down a long highway with a sidecar passenger. The rider's jacket reads "It's a" and the sidecar passenger's jacket reads "GEO journey," illustrating how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity accompany buyers throughout the customer journey from discovery to purchase. The image represents generative engine optimization (GEO), AI search visibility, multi-platform buyer behavior, and the role of large language models in modern B2B and B2C purchasing decisions.

The AI Passenger in the Sidecar

By Jackson Wightman Uncategorized

How ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity Travel With Buyers From Discovery to Purchase AI rides shotgun Imagine the buyer’s journey as a road. The prospect is on a motorcycle, with a sidecar mounted on it. In the sidecar sits a passenger. Not a real person, but an AI bot. This non-human…

May 27

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How to Refresh Your Owned Media Content for AI Search Before Prime Day 2026

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO)

AI agents deciding what to recommend on Prime Day are pulling from the freshest, most structured content they can find. Here is how to make sure that includes yours. Why owned content matters for AI search on Prime Day Bezos is about to throw another giant consumption party. Apparently in…

May 21

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Case Study: How Proper Propaganda Built Its Own GEO Presence (results as of May 2026)

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO)

We published the original version of this case study in November 2025. A lot has happened since then. It is time for an updated account of what we’ve done, what has compounded, and what the results look like now. 1. Context: Practicing What We Preach By mid-2025, it became clear…

Apr 30

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The Tech PR Playbook Book Turns Three: We Missed AI, Not the Point

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO), Founder centric, Thought leadership

The book I co-wrote on Tech PR with Borjana Slipicevic recently turned 3. It was published in March of 2023.A couple of random thoughts about this:1) AI was not mentioned once in the book. A pretty egregious sin of omission. It was with editors as of late 2022, during what…

Apr 24

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Post-Enshittification PR: Five Things I’d Happily Bury (But Apparently Won’t Die)

By Jackson Wightman Industry Commentary, Thought leadership

In tech PR, we’ve reached post-enshittification. We are now at the point where we need to ask, “Is there enough toilet paper to clean it all up?” Here’s a cursory list of my least favourite things from across the internet and tech PR bubbles that I inhabit. 1) AI companies…

Apr 14

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AI Is Not Top of Funnel: What GLP-1 Search Data Reveals About the Full Buyer Journey

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO), Case Studies, Industry Commentary, PR Strategy No Comments

Americans are hungry to be thin. So much so that AI searches around GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are outpacing queries for movies and TV across major LLMs, according to a landmark data set from Scrunch. While I find the preponderance of searches around GLP-1s sadly predictable, the analysis…

Mar 26

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How Reddit Influences AI Search Results and LLM Citations in 2026.

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO), Industry Commentary, PR Strategy, Reddit No Comments

"If you want to boost your AI search presence, just get on Reddit." You’ve heard this, or versions of it, I’m sure. It’s the AI search advice equivalent of telling someone to "just network more" to build their biz. Technically true, but facile as hell. This lovely little nugget glosses…

Mar 25

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The only checklist you’ll ever need for PR procurement

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO), Industry Commentary, PR Strategy No Comments

You’ve read the words from the soothsayers at Gartner and have decided that your tech company needs to get serious about PR. Getting press coverage and reaping GEO-glory from it will be simple enough. All you need is a PR agency. Here’s the ultimate checklist for procuring the right one:…

Mar 13

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How Products Get Into Deals Articles and Listicles

By Jackson Wightman Industry Commentary, PR Strategy

The Mechanics Behind Summer Commerce Coverage Summer Commerce Season is about to begin. What we at Proper call “Summer Commerce Season” is that special strip of the calendar that includes Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day and Prime Day. You could even throw Back-to-School into the mix. For publishers and…