Reddit or YouTube engagement will win in an AI-first search world?

86% of AI citations come from sources brands already control, yet Reddit dominates AI responses. Danny Kirk, founder of ReddiReach, has helped 500 brands grow on Reddit ethically and at scale, turning community engagement into measurable AI search advantages. The discussion covers strategic comment optimization that prioritizes reader value over brand mentions, reputation management through upvote-driven consensus building, and reverse-engineering AI citation patterns to identify high-impact discussion threads.