The 20% That Drives 80% of Revenue (And How to Find It)

2025-12-22T14:42:01+00:00December 11th, 2025|

The 20% That Drives 80% of Revenue (And How to Find It) Most marketing teams aren't short on ideas. They're short on clarity. There's always more to do: pages to update, content to rewrite, tests waiting in a backlog, analytics that need untangling. When everything looks important, nothing moves fast. The highest-performing B2B teams

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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): How to get cited by AI

2025-10-10T13:36:53+00:00October 10th, 2025|

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and how to get cited by AI: The new front page for B2B brands When Your Buyers Ask ChatGPT For Help - Will It Point to You? Your best-fit buyers aren’t Googling like they used to. They’re asking ChatGPT. Or Claude. Or Copilot. Or Perplexity. And those tools are answering.

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From Experiments to Execution: Putting Custom GPTs to Work in SEO & Content Production

2025-12-04T23:15:48+00:00September 29th, 2025|

A preview of Leslie Carruthers' talk at State of Search 2025, with a 1-page fix to turn your AI trials into real results. Most B2B marketing teams are stuck in the AI experimentation phase. You've worked with ChatGPT, but you're not seeing a consistent impact on search visibility or business results. If you're

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The B2B Marketer’s Blueprint for an AI + Human Hybrid Team

2025-10-02T12:33:56+00:00September 29th, 2025|

TSG Founder Leslie Carruthers to share a proven framework for driving real ROI with AI at LavaCon 2025. We keep hearing the same thing from B2B marketing leaders: “We have AI tools, but our workflows are still slow, messy, and manual.” The pressure is on to hit goals faster and do more with

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4 Free AI Tools B2B Marketers Are Using Right Now

2025-11-10T17:41:28+00:00August 13th, 2025|

TL;DR: We’re gifting you 4 plug-and-play AI tools our clients are using right now to save time and scale marketing. You can dive in, or reach out and we’ll walk through what’s best for your team with you. Find them organized here so you can work through them in the same order I’d recommend

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The LinkedIn Update That Saved a CMO’s Job (And Could Save Yours)

2025-07-30T14:38:08+00:00July 30th, 2025|

This is the 15-Minute LinkedIn fix every marketing executive needs in 2025. Last month, a Fortune 500 CMO was passed over for a CEO role. The feedback? "Strong traditional marketing background, but no visible AI leadership." Her LinkedIn profile mentioned "digital transformation" five times. AI? Zero. Meanwhile, 73% of senior marketing roles now require

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AI as Teammate: The 5-Stage Integration Map

2025-04-11T11:52:00+00:00April 3rd, 2025|

AI as Teammate: The 5-Stage Integration Map How modern teams are building better workflows, faster cycles, and smarter outcomes—with AI embedded in the org chart. Your Team’s Not Broken. It’s Just Missing a Teammate. You've added tools. You've explored use cases. But if your AI adoption still feels like an experiment—it's because most teams

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AI in B2B Marketing: content creation for B2B Manufacturing

2025-09-30T08:20:24+00:00December 13th, 2024|

Case Study: Accelerating Content Creation with AI for a B2B Manufacturing Leader In just six months, The Search Guru helped a B2B manufacturing company transform its digital content strategy with AI-powered solutions, achieving a 200% increase in content output and a 75% reduction in creation time. Here’s how we helped them get there.

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AI in SEO: The Pros, Cons, and What It Means for Your Strategy

2025-09-30T08:20:58+00:00December 9th, 2024|

Aka: The Human Element in AI-Powered SEO: Why Expertise Still Matters Digital marketing is changing fast, and artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a big role in that shift—especially in SEO. Savvy businesses are already weaving AI into their strategies, and it’s easy to see how this technology is transforming the way we optimize

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E-E-A-T in B2B SEO: Navigating the Complex World of Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trust

2025-09-30T08:21:39+00:00November 13th, 2024|

TL;DR E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) is crucial for B2B SEO success. It impacts rankings, builds credibility, and drives conversions in long, complex sales cycles. Implementing E-E-A-T strategies can help prove ROI and overcome resource limitations. Read on for practical tips and a free E-E-A-T assessment offer. Just give me the tips. Hey

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