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AI Search · 8 min read · September 2026

What is Google AI Mode (and why has everyone stopped clicking)?

Google now answers the question before anyone visits your website. What AI Mode is, what zero-click search does to your analytics, and a checklist to get ahead of it.

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Sunset city skyline with text 10 Years in Digital Marketing A Reflection overlaid on buildings and river Fun
10 min read·Sep 2026

Ten years in digital marketing: the boom, the buzzwords, and the bits that never changed

A decade of digital marketing, from Power Editor and click farms to a pandemic boom, rising Google costs and the AI merry-go-round. What changed, and what never did.

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AI Search Engine Technology Concept. Person using laptop with AI-powered search bar interface and digital icon representing chatbot, neural network, cloud computing, big data, global search technology AI Search
7 min read·Sep 2026

How to show up in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Gemini

Search is splitting in two. How Australian businesses get quoted in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews, not just ranked on Google.

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SEO target grunge concept graphic representing the debate over whether SEO is dead in 2026. SEO
5 min read·Aug 2026

Is SEO dead in 2026?

No, it just grew a second head. What changed, what still works, and where to put your effort now AI answers some of the questions.

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A vintage soft-drink bottle cap, representing the Pepsi Number Fever prize campaign. Fun
7 min read·Aug 2026

The Pepsi "Number Fever" fiasco: marketing's most expensive mistake

In 1992, a printing error turned 800,000 Pepsi bottle caps into million-peso "winners". The story of Number Fever, and what every marketer can learn from it.

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Business owner reviewing a Google Ads budget and cost-per-click figures on a laptop. Google Ads
6 min read·Aug 2026

How much do Google Ads cost in Australia?

What Google Ads really cost here, and the real reason most campaigns get clicks but no leads. Usually it is the landing page.

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A McDonald's store facade, representing audio branding and jingles. Fun Strategy
6 min read·Jul 2026

Do jingles still work? The power of audio branding

Sound sticks where slogans slip. Why a good jingle still lodges in your head, and how to use audio branding without annoying everyone.

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Person scrolling Facebook and Instagram on a phone, where Meta ads reach Australian audiences. Meta Ads
6 min read·Jul 2026

Meta ads for Australian businesses: what actually works

Your Meta ads do not have a targeting problem, they have a thumb-stop problem. What works on Facebook and Instagram in 2026.

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Business owner comparing digital marketing agencies during a meeting. Strategy
7 min read·Jul 2026

How to choose a digital marketing agency

Every agency makes the same promises. The questions that sort the good from the costly, including the one most cannot answer.

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A person following a mobile phone map navigation tool whilst walking around a town, Google Maps street walk Local
5 min read·Jun 2026

Local SEO for Adelaide businesses

Get found in your suburb. The Google Business Profile and review moves that decide who shows up when someone nearby searches.

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A hand touching a search bar icon on a minimal abstract background, representing the online search where SEO and Google Ads compete for attention. Strategy
6 min read·Jun 2026

SEO or Google Ads: where should your first $2,000 go?

A straight decision framework, honest timelines, and why most businesses end up doing both.

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Person waiting for a slow website to load on a phone, tempted to leave. SEO
5 min read·May 2026

Core Web Vitals: why a slow site costs you leads

Why a slow website quietly loses you leads, and why your perfect PageSpeed score might be lying to you.

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Two wedding rings, representing marketing as a long-term relationship. Fun Strategy
6 min read·May 2026

Why marketing is like getting married (and the Mere Exposure Effect)

Why one ad never makes a sale. The Mere Exposure Effect, brand touchpoints and retargeting, explained through the world's least romantic analogy.

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AI Search is here. Are you ready to rank in it?

AI platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini now serve direct answers, not just links. Our free white paper explains how to get your business found in AI search, and the practical tactics behind Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO). The playbook we use to get our clients showing up in AI answers. Yours to download.

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