In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson covers the rise of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), new data on webinar marketing trends, and quirky industry news—from AI-driven Safari updates to Chuck E. Cheese going media mogul.

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Best Moments:

(00:54) The shift from SEO to AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) due to AI's impact on search

(02:19) ChatGPT's user growth to 800 million weekly active users, doubling from February

(02:39) How websites need to include listicles and answer core questions to appear in AI search results

(04:06) Apple's plan to redesign Safari to focus on AI search engines

(05:03) Chuck E. Cheese launching its own branded media network

(06:46) Webinar marketing data showing Wednesdays and Fridays have highest registration rates

(07:32) 2PM identified as the optimal webinar time with highest attendance rates

(08:05) Most webinar registrations happen in the week before the event (78.9% within two weeks)

(08:30) Update on Meghan Markle's podcast performance and comparisons to "Do This, Not That"

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