Colleen Newlin
02.06.2026
02.06.2026
Search has changed, and not subtly.
AI-powered search engines now decide what gets surfaced, summarized and trusted before users ever click a link. Visibility is no longer just about ranking on page one. In many cases, it’s about whether AI considers your brand credible enough to reference at all.
That shift is what we call AI SEO. And no, it’s not just SEO with a new label.
Traditional SEO focused on keywords, backlinks, rankings and traffic. Those fundamentals still matter, but they’re no longer the finish line.
AI-driven search experiences prioritize something different: clear answers, strong context and credible expertise.
If your content is built to chase algorithms instead of actually helping people, AI will pass it over. Fast.
AI doesn’t reward volume or vague thought leadership. It prioritizes content that is:
Surface-level blogs and generic takes won’t cut it anymore. AI favors brands that know their lane and stay in it.
At BRK, we don’t write content to fill space. We build content that’s useful enough to be reused, summarized and cited.
One of the biggest shifts with AI search? Not every win comes with a click.
AI search tools often deliver answers directly, pulling insights from trusted sources without sending users to a website. Your brand can influence decisions without showing up in traditional analytics.
That’s why AI SEO is as much about authority and positioning as it is about performance. Being trusted matters more than being loud.
We don’t treat AI SEO as a bolt-on tactic. We build it into the foundation of how content is planned, written and distributed.
Our focus is on:
It’s not about gaming the system. It’s about earning relevance.
The brands that win won’t be the ones publishing the most content. They’ll be the ones publishing the clearest, smartest most credible content in their category.
At BRK, we don’t optimize for what worked last year. We build visibility for what’s next.