Core updates are becoming more frequent in Google's algorithm ecosystem. Sam Torres from Gray Dot Co predicts 2025 will see more official core updates than any previous year. This lightning round discussion examines the increasing pace of Google's algorithm changes and what SEO professionals should anticipate as these updates become a more regular part of the search landscape. Show Notes

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• Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Traffic drops require a systematic diagnostic approach. Sam Torres, Chief Digital Officer at Gray Dot Co, shares her framework for identifying the true source of organic search performance declines. She outlines a three-step process: validating the business impact of traffic changes, isolating patterns through data analysis, and determining whether issues stem from technical problems, content relevance, or external factors. Torres also demonstrates how to effectively communicate findings to executives using data-backed forecasts and resource-based scenarios. Show Notes

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• Sam Torres: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Anders Indset discusses the evolving relationship between humanity and AI, emphasizing the need for caution as AI advances towards superintelligence. He highlights the rapid changes in technology, such as quantum AI and decentralized energy systems, and the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities. Indset warns of the ethical and societal implications, including the risk of losing human creativity and the need for global regulations to ensure equitable access to AI. He advocates for a future where AI enhances human potential while maintaining the essence of human experience and consciousness. Indset also touches on the importance of generalists in a world where AI automates many tasks, and the necessity of proactive regulation to avoid a "zombie apocalypse" scenario.

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• Anders Indset: Website // LinkedIn
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• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Anders Indset, a world-renowned philosopher and keynote speaker, discusses his journey from SEO to business philosophy, emphasizing the importance of understanding exponential technology and AI. He introduces the Norwegian mindset, or the Viking code, highlighting its blend of collectivism and individualism. Indset explains how this mindset fosters high performance through community and individual growth, citing examples like Viktor Hovland and Kasper Ruud. He stresses the need for leaders to balance management and leadership, celebrating progress over failure, and fostering a culture of trust and healthy discussions to drive innovation.

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• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Jonathan Ames, Director of Marketing at ButterCMS, discusses the intricacies of improving a headless CMS. He delves into how enhancing flexibility and user experience can significantly boost content management efficiency. Jonathan shares insights on integrating new technologies to streamline workflows and ensure scalability. Show Notes

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• Jonathan Ames: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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Director of Marketing from ButterCMS, Jonathan Ames, discusses the impact of a CMS on SEO. In this episode, Jonathan shares his perspectives on: how CMS choice affects website SEO performance, key features of SEO-friendly CMS platforms, the role of CMS structure in organic growth and visibility, importance of CMS scalability and flexibility for SEO success, and best practices and common pitfalls in CMS SEO optimization. Show Notes

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• Jonathan Ames: Website // LinkedIn
• The Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // Twitter
• Benjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn //  Twitter

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As AI shopping assistants reshape e-commerce visibility, SEO leaders need a gameplan. Chris Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, shares tactical approaches for maintaining brand presence in generative AI platforms. He recommends implementing monitoring systems to understand how AI crawlers and agents interact with your site, testing whether AI can complete key customer journeys, and experimenting with emerging paid opportunities like Perplexity Ads to stay ahead of shifting consumer behavior.

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As AI search evolves, SEO professionals face new optimization challenges. Chris Andrew, CEO of Scrunch AI, explains why optimizing for AI retrieval is a long-term necessity rather than a passing trend. He details how OpenAI's development of its own search index represents a significant market shift away from traditional search engines, requiring marketers to understand how language models retrieve, cite, and reference content to maintain brand relevance in AI-powered search environments.

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SEO professionals face a strategic dilemma between traditional search and AI platforms. Chris Andrew, Co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, explains why optimizing for both simultaneously is possible by focusing on human-centered content. He reveals how AI models access content in real-time, allowing faster indexing than traditional search engines, and why AI-generated search results present a growing opportunity that shouldn't be ignored while maintaining traditional SEO foundations.

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Keyword research faces significant evolution in the AI search era. Chris Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch AI, explains how traditional keyword targeting must adapt as search fragments across multiple AI platforms. He outlines how single keywords now expand into countless prompt variations with contextual nuance, requiring SEOs to develop more sophisticated mapping processes that connect traditional keywords to the complex intent patterns emerging in conversational AI search.

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