Search With Candour

Join Jack Chambers-Ward as he sits down with Alex Dees, co-founder and CEO of Meridian, to discuss how to optimise your brand and sites for AI-driven search engines like ChatGPT, AI Mode, and Perplexity.Discover strategies and insights on increasing visibility in the age of AI, if “chunking” your content works, and the future of e-commerce and agentic commerce.Follow Alex:Website: https://trymeridian.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-dees00:00 Introduction and Welcome01:22 Guest Introduction: Alex Dees01:47 The Rise of AI in Search02:18 Optimising for AI Search03:58 The Future of SEO and AI11:55 Measuring Success in AI Search16:38 Strategies for Effective AI Marketing17:45 Content Structuring and Chunking27:20 Combining Data for Better Insights30:15 AI in E-commerce31:31 The Future of E-commerce and AI32:17 The Role of Structured Data in AI33:41 Agentic Commerce: Trends and Insights35:23 Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)36:04 Challenges and Opportunities in Agentic Commerce44:23 The