Posts by Lee Delahoussaye

How to Buy AI Search Ads

How to Buy AI Search Ads

How to buy AI search ads in Perplexity Buying Perplexity ads has required working directly with Perplexity's sales team, with campaigns sold on a CPM basis to large brands and agencies. Advertisers purchased sponsored follow-up questions and media placements inside...

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ChatGPT ads: what to look for in 2026

Does ChatGPT have ads yet? ChatGPT does not offer public advertising as of December 2025, but it has moved into e-commerce through Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol. Users in supported markets can discover products, compare options, and complete...

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Perplexity Ads: What to Expect in 2026

Perplexity AI advertising: what to look for in 2026 As of this writing, Perplexity AI ads appear as sponsored follow-up questions and native placements inside the answer engine. Ads appear as "Sponsored" suggestions in the Related Questions section and as media units...

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Schema for AI Search: What, Why, and How

What is Schema Markup? Schema markup is code that helps search engines and AI systems understand your content by labeling it with specific, machine-readable types. Instead of AI systems guessing what your content represents, schema explicitly declares "this is a...

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Common Mistakes That Hurt AI Search Visibility

Why Well-Written Content Can Still Get Skipped You can have authoritative, accurate content and still get ignored by AI search systems. The reason? Structural and formatting choices that make content difficult for AI to parse, extract, and cite. What makes content...

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How to Write Clear, Structured Content for AI Search

What is Semantic Clarity in AI Search? Clarity isn't just about word choice—it's how you phrase, format, and punctuate so AI systems can interpret your content with confidence. AI systems look for clear meaning, consistent context, and clean formatting. Precise,...

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A Complete Guide to Getting Featured in AI Search

AI search is changing how customers find businesses. Unlike traditional Google search, where visibility means ranking on page one, AI search is about getting your content selected and cited in conversational answers. Systems like ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity...

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Lee Delahoussaye

Lee is the CEO of GenFirst and Mindtap Digital Marketing Expert with over 20 years of digital marketing experience working with brands including Goldman Sachs, Dell, Chick-fil-A, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Conoco Phillips. He founded GenFirst to help businesses thrive in the AI search era.

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