The Pennock Knockdown Ep. 39 The Future of Search: Mastering AEO and "Sightless SEO" with Michael Buckbee

Michael Buckbee, founder of Knowatoa, joins the show to break down the seismic shift from traditional search to "Sightless SEO"—a new reality where AI agents like Amazon’s Rufus and OpenAI make purchasing decisions before a customer ever hits your website. Michael shares how he built a "secret weapon" for brands to track their presence across the AI landscape, moving beyond technical meta-tags to the "BISCUIT" framework: a strategy for feeding AI models the high-quality brand data they crave to ensure your products aren't just ranked, but actually recommended.

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The Pennock Knockdown EP 36 with Carol Shih, Founder of Qode Space: Beyond the Pretty Picture: Data-Driven CRO, ADA Compliance, and The Gen Alpha Shift with Carol Shih

Is your "chic" website design actually killing your conversion rates? Carol Shih (Qodespace) joins us to expose the mobile UX mistakes and ADA compliance risks threatening 7-figure brands today. Tune in to learn how to replace founder intuition with data-driven CRO strategies that actually sell.

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The Pennock Knockdown EP 34 AI Broke SEO. Here's the New Framework for DTC Brands with Jason Berkowitz

This week, Nikki sits down with 15-year SEO veteran Jason Berkowitz, founder of Break the Web, to discuss the most turbulent year in search history. With Google's new AI Overviews "taking tons and tons of clicks" away from top-of-funnel content, the old playbook is officially broken. Jason breaks down the new foundational framework for DTC brands, explaining why Schema and digital PR are now more critical than ever.

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