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Stop treating AI like Google, and stop treating it like a person
Featured · The Instruction Age

Stop treating AI like Google, and stop treating it like a person

Two opposite mistakes wreck most people's results with AI: treating it like a search box, or treating it like a self-aware mind. It is neither. The skill that changes everything is learning to instruct it.

October 2026 · 6 min read
Why we are building Cites X in Asia first
Beta

Why we are building Cites X in Asia first

We are opening Cites X in private beta, starting in Singapore and Hong Kong. The thesis: buyers now ask AI who to trust, and winning that answer starts with brand, then earned media, in the markets global tools cover thinnest.

October 2026 · 5 min read
The media contact gap: what 5,000+ reporter profiles reveal about reaching the press in 2026
Research

The media contact gap: what 5,000+ reporter profiles reveal about reaching the press in 2026

We mapped thousands of reporters across global outlets. Only about one in eight publishes a findable public contact. Here is what that means for getting covered, and cited by AI.

October 2026 · 5 min read
Why buyers now ask AI who to trust, and how to become the cited answer
AI visibility

Why buyers now ask AI who to trust, and how to become the cited answer

Buyers now ask AI tools who to trust. Here is how to become the answer ChatGPT, Claude and others cite.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Brand before PR: the order most teams get backwards
Brand strategy

Brand before PR: the order most teams get backwards

Chasing press before fixing your brand wastes both. Get the order right, and your PR finally lands.

October 2026 · 4 min read
The brand-led funnel: from strategy to citation in five steps
How it works

The brand-led funnel: from strategy to citation in five steps

How Cites X turns a brand strategy into AI citations, in five steps: strategy, angle, content, pitch, coverage.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Build a brand strategy in a day, without a six-week workshop
Brand strategy

Build a brand strategy in a day, without a six-week workshop

Skip the six-week branding project. Build a clear, usable brand strategy in a day, then put it straight to work.

October 2026 · 4 min read
AI visibility 101: what "share of answer" means and how to grow it
AI visibility

AI visibility 101: what "share of answer" means and how to grow it

Share of answer is how often AI tools name you to buyers. Here is what it means and how to raise it.

October 2026 · 4 min read
GEO vs SEO: optimising for the answers AI gives, not just search
AI visibility

GEO vs SEO: optimising for the answers AI gives, not just search

SEO ranks pages. GEO earns citations in AI answers. Learn the difference and why brand drives both.

October 2026 · 4 min read
A self-serve PR stack for lean startup teams
Startups

A self-serve PR stack for lean startup teams

Run brand-led PR yourself, without an agency retainer or a full-time comms hire.

October 2026 · 4 min read
A self-serve PR stack for nonprofits on a tight budget
Nonprofits

A self-serve PR stack for nonprofits on a tight budget

Tell your story and earn coverage without diverting money from the mission.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Breaking into Southeast Asia: the outlets and desks that matter
Southeast Asia

Breaking into Southeast Asia: the outlets and desks that matter

Southeast Asia is many markets, not one, and here is how to pitch it without wasting a single send.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Winning coverage in Latin America: language, culture, and timing
Latin America

Winning coverage in Latin America: language, culture, and timing

Translation is not localisation: here is how to earn real coverage across Latin America's markets.

October 2026 · 4 min read
The message house: the one document that keeps every pitch on brand
Brand strategy

The message house: the one document that keeps every pitch on brand

One page that turns your brand strategy into pitches, content and coverage that always sound like you.

October 2026 · 4 min read
How to pitch Asian tech media, and what gets ignored
Media relations

How to pitch Asian tech media, and what gets ignored

What earns a reply from Asian tech reporters, and the common mistakes that get your email deleted.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Re-branding without losing the market: a practical playbook
Re-branding

Re-branding without losing the market: a practical playbook

A practical playbook for re-branding without losing the customers, press and AI visibility you already earned.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Beauty brand launches: earning editor attention in a crowded category
Beauty

Beauty brand launches: earning editor attention in a crowded category

How beauty brands earn editor attention in a crowded category: build the brand first, then pitch the right writers.

October 2026 · 4 min read
F&B openings: turning a local launch into national coverage
Food & beverage

F&B openings: turning a local launch into national coverage

How to turn a single local food or restaurant opening into regional and national press coverage.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Web3 communications: making a complex product credible to the press
Web3

Web3 communications: making a complex product credible to the press

How Web3 projects win serious press: explain the product in plain language and build a brand that signals trust.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Agency economics: serving more clients with AI, without losing quality
Agencies

Agency economics: serving more clients with AI, without losing quality

How agencies use AI to serve more clients at the same standard, keeping human judgement where it counts.

October 2026 · 4 min read
Measuring PR that matters: from clips to citations to pipeline
Measurement

Measuring PR that matters: from clips to citations to pipeline

Move PR measurement beyond clips to AI citations and pipeline, and turn coverage into a growth channel you can steer.

October 2026 · 4 min read

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