AI & Search (GEO) | Public Relations for Technology Companies

Jan 12

How AI decides which brands are real

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO) No Comments

AI systems do not evaluate brands the way humans do. They do not assess ambition, vision, or momentum. They evaluate stability. A brand is treated as real by an AI system when it appears repeatedly, consistently, and independently across trusted sources over time. This behavior is well documented in research…

Jan 12

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The invisible brand problem. When AI knows your category but not you

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO) No Comments

A growing number of CMOs encounter a specific pattern when testing AI search. When they ask an AI system to explain their category, the response is accurate and confident. When they ask which companies lead that category, their brand is missing or described inconsistently. This happens because AI systems learn…

Jan 12

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Why your brand has strong SEO but barely shows up in ChatGPT

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO) No Comments

Many CMOs are seeing a growing disconnect between traditional search performance and real-world brand visibility. Their websites rank well for priority keywords. Organic traffic has not collapsed. Content output remains steady. Yet when prospects, analysts, or buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini to explain the category or recommend vendors, the…

Jan 09

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What Tech Leaders Should Look for in a PR Agency Built for AI Search

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO), PR Strategy No Comments

Tech brands want to show up in AI search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Overviews because that is where the next wave of discovery is happening. If your brand is not visible in those places you are invisible to the future of search. But most PR agencies are still…

Jan 06

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Generative Engine Optimization Is Changing PR. Here’s How to Choose the Right Firm.

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO), PR Strategy No Comments

A Clear-Eyed Guide to Evaluating GEO Claims in an AI-Driven Media Landscape Generative engine optimization has officially entered the PR conversation. Brands now want to know how they show up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and whatever comes next. That shift is overdue. The harder question is not whether…

Jan 06

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The Rise of AI-Driven Media Targeting in Tech PR

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO), PR Strategy No Comments

If you are launching a technology product today, media targeting cannot be based on instinct alone. The press landscape is fragmented, competitive, and algorithmically influenced. Reporters specialize deeply. Audiences are distributed across platforms. Search engines and AI systems now shape discovery as much as editors do. So the question is…

Jan 02

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From Attention to Memory: The Central Theme of Tech PR in 2026

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

I’m not much for year-end reminiscing, and I’m usually pretty bad at predicting the future. But as I get ready for another CES, I feel unusually confident about one thing. 2026 is going to lock in a real shift in PR. We’re moving out of the attention era and into…

Jan 02

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The Brand Narrative Stack (aka RAG Bot Candy)

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO) No Comments

Attention and volume are dying Gods. Narrative consistency is the usurper that’s likely to inherit and restore their broken down palaces. As we know, AI search engines are basically pattern-matching monkeys working at a ridiculous scale. They draw from what already exists. This is why top consumer tech companies are…

Dec 10

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What are the implications of ChatGPT’s shopping research feature?

By Jackson Wightman AI & Search (GEO) No Comments

In late November, OpenAI launched a new "shopping research" feature inside ChatGPT. If, as The Economist reported, two thirds of consumers in rich countries plan to use AI to help with holiday shopping, the release date is not a coincidence. ChatGPT's new functionality produces a tailored-for-you buying guide around a…

Nov 25

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What Tech PR Agencies Know a Lot About GEO

By Proper Propaganda AI & Search (GEO)

The firms leading the next wave of PR for the age of AI search. If you spend even a little time thinking about tech PR agencies specializing in Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), you can feel how fast the industry is shifting. AI search is no longer a side topic. It’s…