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What’s up, Savvy Nation!

AI search is upon us–the winners are already getting traffic and leads from AI visibility.

Are you showing up on ChatGPT and LLMs?

SEO + AI = The New Game

ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and other LLMs are where real customers are asking questions. 

These searchers are 4.4 times more likely to convert than traditional organic search visitors.

By 2028, AI-generated results may overtake organic search traffic, which means if you’re relying on SEO alone, you’re falling behind.

So we needed to pivot.

We’ve shifted our client strategies at TrioSEO to get content cited in AI answers, not just ranked on Google.

Our AI Search Insights

Thanks to Semrush Enterprise, we’re now able to track search results with the AI Visibility Index.

Download the full AI Visibility Index study here.

Here are the facts that stood out:

1/ GEO Search Is Massive

ChatGPT gets 2.5B prompts daily and 190M+ active users worldwide.

For context, ChatGPT got 1B daily searches just 8 months prior.

That’s more than double the number of searches in less than a year!

The scale is now too big to ignore.

And it’s not slowing down.

2/ Shifting from Ranking to Citations

We’re steadily shifting from aiming for rankings with Google SEO to earning citations with AI SEO.

The question now is no longer: “Are you #1 on Google?”.

It’s: “Is AI quoting your brand?”

3/ Share of Voice > Mentions

Mentions matter, but where you appear in AI answers matters more.

If your brand is always cited first, your share of voice is strongest.

That’s the new metric.

4/ ChatGPT ≠ Google AI Mode

ChatGPT and Google AI mode produce varying results:

• Different brands show up

• Different sources are cited

• Different industry patterns surface

Optimizing for one won’t cover the other.

You need both.

5/ Tracking Competitor Overlap

Semrush tracks co-occurrence.

This means you can track which competitors show up alongside you in AI answers.

It’s a live map of who AI compares you with.

6/ Brand and Source Diversity Show Who Dominates

Some brands are wide open, while others are owned by a few.

Using the AI Visibility Index allows you to analyze industry dynamics:

• Brand diversity: The number of brands appear vertically.

  • Low: Few players

  • High: More competition, more opportunity

Source diversity: The publishers AI trusts the most

AI pulls answers from websites and domains.

Semrush tracks:

• Top sources

• Diversity of these sources

• Overlap between ChatGPT and Google AI Mode

The data reveals who AI trusts–and who it doesn’t.

7/ A Moving Benchmark

AI search visibility isn’t static.

Your visibility today is no guarantee you’ll still show up tomorrow.

The AI Visibility Index helps keep you on track with monthly updates on:

• Shifts in brand mentions

• New competitor overlaps

• Updated leaderboards

Being the Cited Source is the New SEO

AI is rewriting the rules of search.

Page 1 rankings don’t guarantee mentions.

Being mentioned by AI is the new scoreboard you can’t afford to skip.

I’m already evolving my playbooks to match this shift.

Don’t get left behind.

Build an SEO + AI strategy for your business with my team at TrioSEO. Lock in our offer when you sign up today:

All the best,

Connor

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