Answer engines separate content from product: evidence beats citations for CMOs
sanderssays · x · 2026-10-08
sanderssays explains to CMOs a key insight: answer engines (LLMs) aren't grateful for your content when asked to recommend a product. They neatly separate the information entity from the product entity — being cited isn't being recommended. The pot of gold comes from evidence, not citations: brands must build model-verifiable proof rather than just publishing content for indexing. A pointed AEO/GEO strategy take for marketing practitioners.
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