AI Citation Dominance Will Be The New SEO Leaderboard by 2026?

ChatGPT visits surged 90% year-over-year to nearly 6 billion. Josh Blyskal, Head of AI Strategy at Profound, reveals how his team’s billion-citation research shows context-driven content and strategic FAQ implementation drive 848% higher performance in AI search results. The discussion covers fanout query analysis for identifying actual LLM search patterns, prompt volume data for strategic content planning, and practical frameworks for transitioning enterprise SEO strategies to generative engine optimization before competitors dominate AI-driven discovery.