Michael Sacca (Leadpages) on AI-powered landing pages, personalization, and the future of search 🚀

In this conversation, Michael Sacca shares how Leadpages is weaving AI landing page optimization into real marketing workflows - from personalization that actually moves the needle to what Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) means for search and conversions.

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💡 Highlights

• How AI landing page optimization boosts conversion rates with smarter on-page decisions 🤖
• Practical ways to implement AI-driven personalization without overwhelming your stack
• Why AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) matters as search shifts to assistants and LLMs 🔎
• Navigating privacy & data considerations when deploying AI
• The future roadmap for AI inside SaaS marketing tools 🚀

⚡Quotes from the Episode

"Can AI be an analyzer of customer data, a designer, or even a generator of entire assets? That’s what we’re experimenting with—expanding from just a landing page builder into a conversion optimization platform, with AI at the heart of that story.” - Michael Sacca

“If we can get you the answer faster, we can increase conversions.” - Michael Sacca

“One exciting use case is syncing ad creative with landing page optimization. Imagine designing a page, having ads produced, and feeding both into a system that constantly optimizes them together. That’s where we’re heading.” - Michael Sacca

🧾 Chapters

00:00 Introduction – Dietmar Fischer welcomes Michael Sacca from Leadpages

05:17 Making AI accessible for SMBs in landing page optimization

10:28 Building an AI-first landing page builder

15:37 The exciting shift in Martech and AI adoption

20:59 Exploring personalization and customer experience challenges

26:09 Conversational landing pages and chatbots in Beta

31:19 The cusp of transformation: AI’s role in marketing workflows

36:39 Lessons from 13 years of Leadpages and the future outlook

41:45 Closing remarks and where to find Michael Sacca

Where to find Michael Sacca:

🔗 Website: leadpages.com

🧑‍🦰 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michaelsacca

🙅 X/Twitter: x.com/michaelsacca

🎙️ "On the Record" Podcast: lp.leadpages.com/podcast/

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