From search engine to assistant: How to take your brand to the top in AI.
The way we search for and discover brands is undergoing a radical transformation. Until recently, the Traditional SEO set the rules of the game: positioning a page in the top search results was the key to attracting traffic and generating recognition. However, with the advent of generative AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini o Perplexitythe paradigm has completely changed. Today, brands no longer compete to appear among ten blue links, but to be in the top ten. response generated by an intelligent system.
What has changed with generative AI?
Previously, users searched for. Now, ask. While traditional search engines offered thousands of links to explore, traditional search engines offered thousands of links to explore. generative AI assistants deliver a only answerDirect, synthesized and increasingly personalized. This evolution completely transforms the logic of digital positioning: you are no longer competing to appear on the first page of results, but for be the only reliable answer that the AI considers relevant to the user.
This implies a profound change in search behavior. People no longer type their queries into a web search engine, but formulate them on a conversational promptThey expect to get a clear and precise solution. And what they receive is not a list of options, but a response that integrates contextual data, individual preferences, previous interaction patterns and even behavioral history. The experience becomes more efficient, personalized and closedif your brand is not within the knowledge of the model, is left out of the conversation.
What is Search Generative Experience (SGE)?
The new evolution of the Google search enginewhich integrates generative artificial intelligence to offer complete, conversational and personalized answers directly on the results page. Instead of displaying a list of links, SGE generates a block with a synthesized answer from multiple sources, reducing the need for the user to click for information. This experience allows to keep asking questions in the same thread and adapts the content according to the search intent (compare, explore, learn, decide, etc.), completely transforming the user's behavior on the web.
This change has further boosted the phenomenon of the zero-clickwhere more than 35 % of Google searches no longer generate clicks because users find the information they need in the results themselves. With SGE, this percentage will continue to grow, which presents a big challenge for brands: if they don't appear as part of the content that feeds AI responses, they are simply left out of the decision point.
The key question is no longer "what keywords am I positioning for?" but "what does the AI say about my brand when someone asks?"
How can your brand position itself in this new ecosystem?
Here are some practical keys:
- Optimize your content for natural language: AI assistants are trained with quality, contextual and useful data. Write with how users ask questions, not just how they search. Work more with question-answer type formats, glossaries or detailed explanations.
- Strengthen your digital authority: LLMs (Large Language Models) draw from credible sources. Improve your media presence, generate in-depth technical content and look for mentions in recognized publications. If you are quoted in relevant media, you are more likely to be referenced by the AI.
- Bet on evergreen and specialized content: AI is looking for long-lasting, well-structured and targeted content. Guides, whitepapers, case studies and interviews with experts in your industry will be key assets to feed the models.
- Explore new discovery platforms: Not everything goes through Google. Many users are already querying the AI directly. Have you tried typing in your own category and seeing what brands come up? It's an eye-opening exercise. If you're not there, someone else will be.
- Work on conversational SEO: Adapt your SEO strategy to include FAQs, semantic content and rich snippets that AI models can better interpret.
Why is it urgent to act now?
According to recent studies, users are beginning to rely more on AI responses than on influencers.. This gives us a clue: digital influence is migrating.
Brands that adapt to this change will now be able to lead the conversation. Those that don't... will likely disappear from it.
At NATEEVO we are making it happen, from our Digital Fullness vision, we are already helping brands to repositioning your content in the age of conversational AI. With SEO strategies adapted to the new environment, prompts-based content architecture, and digital authority actions, we drive brand discovery in smart assistants.
Would you like to start positioning yourself in AI conversations? Let's talk.
