The Digital Marketing Podcast by Exposure Ninja

Tim Cameron-Kitchen

Learn powerful and profitable high-ROI marketing tips from Tim Cameron-Kitchen, founder of the relentlessly high-impact digital marketing agency, Exposure Ninja. Visit https://exposureninja.com/podcast for show notes and links.

  1. "ChatGPT Agent" Is Changing How People Buy AGAIN

    4天前

    "ChatGPT Agent" Is Changing How People Buy AGAIN

    ChatGPT Agent has launched with the ability to complete purchases autonomously — and it's changing how high-value customers buy, creating massive opportunities for prepared marketers. Available now in paid ChatGPT subscriptions, this tool completes complex purchasing tasks in under 3 minutes that take humans 30+ minutes of research and comparison shopping. For businesses targeting decision-makers, mastering ChatGPT Agent optimisation isn't just smart — it's becoming essential. In this episode, Charlie and Dale reveal: • How ChatGPT Agent actually works behind the scenes — including our live restaurant booking demonstration showing exactly how AI agents research and make recommendations • Why your conversion rate optimisation suddenly became 10x more critical — and the specific technical requirements that determine whether AI agents complete purchases on your site or abandon it immediately • The "Reading Mode" challenge that makes schema markup essential for AI visibility (even though humans never see it) • Why platform partnerships with OpenTable, Booking.com, and Shopify now directly influence your search visibility • The strategic shift from experimental (20% budget) to core strategy (80% budget) needs to happen right now I'll share real examples from our live testing, including how ChatGPT Agent abandoned difficult websites instantly and why it checked for vegetarian starters when booking restaurants — something most humans wouldn't consider. As Charlie said in the episode: "I feel like this and the rollout of AI Mode... is the trigger point that this is moving fast. If ChatGPT rolled this out, Google is gonna be hot on its heels." If you're ready to optimise for the reality that customers are delegating purchasing decisions to AI agents, this episode provides your complete action plan. Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-58/ Listen to these episodes next: What is AI Search? And Why Is It So Important? https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-56/ AI Search to Overtake Traditional Search by 2028 https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-54/ Everything Marketers Need to Know About AI Max for Search https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-53/

    53 分钟
  2. AI Is DECIMATING This Industry’s Marketing

    6天前

    AI Is DECIMATING This Industry’s Marketing

    We studied 7 million finance keywords and found one industry getting absolutely decimated by Google's AI Overviews. The results are staggering: 58% of Google searches now end in no clicks, ChatGPT serves 5.5 billion monthly active users, and AI Overviews appear in 38% of mortgage searches and 52% of financial advisory queries — yet most businesses remain completely unprepared for this shift. But here's what shocked us most: this isn't just happening to "AI-vulnerable" industries. For marketing leaders ready to adapt rather than resist, this represents the greatest competitive advantage opportunity in a decade. In this episode, I reveal: • The startling reality behind our 7 million keyword analysis — including why even "Your Money or Your Life" topics aren't immune to AI disruption • How AI Overviews create an average 15.49% drop in click-through rates (and why this is actually fantastic news if you sell products directly) • The Investopedia case study that will terrify content marketers • Why "the middleman is dying" • Our three-pillar framework for AI marketing success • Real client results showing 72% increases in AI Overview appearances in just one quarter I'll share concrete examples from our client work, including how we helped Zugu Case dominate AI recommendations for iPad accessories by implementing our omnipresence strategy across multiple platforms. If you're ready to reorient your marketing strategy towards where users are actually going (rather than clinging to declining organic traffic), this episode provides your complete roadmap for thriving in the AI-first marketing era. Get the "How AI Overviews Are Disrupting Finance Marketing" white paper: https://exposureninja.com/ai-overviews-finance/ Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/362/ Listen to these episodes next: How To Rank in Google’s AI Mode https://exposureninja.com/podcast/357/ 9 Reasons Why Your Traffic Is DOWN This Year https://exposureninja.com/podcast/361/ Copy This 11,000+ Lead Full Funnel Marketing Strategy https://exposureninja.com/podcast/355/

    11 分钟
  3. 9 Reasons Why Your Traffic Is DOWN This Year

    7月21日

    9 Reasons Why Your Traffic Is DOWN This Year

    Website traffic drops can feel like a punch to the gut, especially when millions in revenue are at stake. While traffic declines are amongst the most stressful experiences for marketing leaders, they're rarely mysterious once you understand the underlying patterns. After diagnosing and resolving hundreds of traffic drops over the past decade for £10m+ turnover B2B and B2C businesses, we've identified exactly why websites lose visibility — and more importantly, how to fix it. In this episode, I reveal: • The two distinct categories of traffic drops (gradual vs sudden) and why misdiagnosing the type often makes recovery impossible • How AI Search tools like ChatGPT (now processing 1 billion daily searches) are quietly siphoning traffic from traditional search, and the strategic shift from capturing clicks to earning AI recommendations • The "SEO neglect" phenomenon that's causing gradual ranking erosion, including why content from 2021 (like we found on OVO Energy's site) is losing competitiveness without regular updates • Why Google's 300 annual micro-updates create cumulative traffic decline that often goes unnoticed until it's severe (like OVO Energy's drop from 5,400 to 3,000 first-page keywords) • The technical migration mistakes that can obliterate traffic overnight — including the email we received: "We moved from Magento to Shopify three weeks ago and rankings keep dropping" • How to distinguish between real traffic drops and measurement errors (the relief when it's just a tracking problem!) I'll walk you through real client examples, including our diagnostic process for major algorithm update impacts and the systematic approach that helps businesses not just recover, but emerge stronger. Whether you're facing a gradual slide or sudden plunge, this episode provides your complete diagnostic framework for identifying the root cause and implementing targeted recovery strategies before your competitors capitalise on your visibility loss. Get The Show Notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/361/ Listen To These Episodes Next: 58% of Google Clicks Are Gone. What Now? https://exposureninja.com/podcast/359/ The New AI Threat Terrifying Every Global Brand https://exposureninja.com/podcast/360/ What is AI Search Optimisation (and How To Do It) https://exposureninja.com/podcast/358/

    23 分钟
  4. What You Need To Know About June 2025 Google Core Update

    7月9日

    What You Need To Know About June 2025 Google Core Update

    The June 2025 Google Broad Core Update is reshaping search results across industries, and the data reveals some interesting patterns that every marketing leader needs to understand. While broad core updates typically roll out over three weeks, this one brings unprecedented changes: AI Overviews have jumped to 15% visibility in some sectors, zero-click searches have grown from 56% to 69%, and certain industries are experiencing massive volatility while others remain surprisingly stable. In this episode, Dale and Charlie reveal: Why the US is seeing "really, really high volatility" while Europe remains largely unaffected (and what this geographic pattern tells us about Google's rollout strategy)The shocking discovery that health websites — typically hammered during YMYL updates — are showing minimal impact this timeHow AI Overviews are being aggressively pushed into traditional search results, with desktop coverage jumping 9.19% overnightWhich specific industries are winning and losing during this update (arts and entertainment are getting crushed, while real estate remains stable)The five key factors causing ranking drops: thin content, poor E-E-A-T, outdated information, technical debt, and low-quality backlink profilesDale and Charlie share real data from Semrush's Sensor algorithm volatility tracker, showing exactly which sectors are most volatile. They also discuss the disturbing trend of informational content sites losing ground to major news publishers like the BBC. If your rankings have dropped or you're seeing unusual traffic patterns, this episode provides your complete action plan for navigating the next two weeks of volatility, including why the worst thing you can do right now is panic and make drastic changes. Watch or listen now to understand what's really happening during this update and position your business for recovery. Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-57/ Listen to these episodes next: What is AI Search? And Why Is It So Important? https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-56/ AI Search to Overtake Traditional Search by 2028 https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-54/ Have Google’s AI Overview Ranking Factors Been Revealed? https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-52/

    28 分钟
  5. The New AI Threat Terrifying Every Global Brand

    7月7日

    The New AI Threat Terrifying Every Global Brand

    The search marketing landscape has fundamentally changed, and major global brands are scrambling to adapt as AI tools disrupt traditional SEO strategies, creating unprecedented opportunities for forward-thinking marketers. May 2025 marked a pivotal moment: Google's market share dropped below 90% for the first time in a decade, whilst AI platforms now process over 2 billion queries daily. More critically, 58.5% of US searches result in zero clicks to websites, and ChatGPT actually shows a higher percentage of commercial intent searches than Google itself. For businesses that have relied on organic traffic for years, mastering AI search optimisation isn't just smart — it's becoming essential for survival. In this podcast, I reveal: • The shocking statistics behind the search revolution (including why major household name brands are "terrified" of losing their organic traffic goldmine) • The two fundamental mindset shifts every marketer must make to thrive in the AI-first search era — from "getting traffic" to "being included in the conversation" • Our proven five-pillar framework for AI Search Optimisation, including why a strong SEO foundation is still crucial (AI tools are essentially doing web searches in the background) • How to optimise your content structure and authority signals so AI tools consistently recommend your brand over competitors • Real examples of how we're securing recommendations across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and other platforms for our clients I'll share specific strategies from our client work, including how strategic digital PR placements in publications like Modern Dog Magazine directly influence AI recommendations for entire industries. As I explain in the podcast: "The game has moved from always having to get the click onto your website to being the brand, product, or service that is recommended in the answer." The businesses that master this transition now will establish an insurmountable competitive advantage, whilst those clinging to traditional SEO-only strategies risk being displaced entirely. If you're ready to implement these strategies whilst your competitors remain fixated on yesterday's playbook, this episode provides your complete roadmap for dominating the new era of AI-powered search. Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/360/ Listen to these episodes next: How To Rank in Google’s AI Mode https://exposureninja.com/podcast/357/ 58% of Google Clicks Are Gone. What Now? https://exposureninja.com/podcast/359/ What is AI Search Optimisation (and How To Do It) https://exposureninja.com/podcast/358/

    20 分钟
  6. What is AI Search? And Why Is It So Important?

    7月2日

    What is AI Search? And Why Is It So Important?

    AI Search is transforming how customers discover businesses, creating unprecedented opportunities for marketing leaders who understand its mechanics and implications. ChatGPT reached 5 billion visits last month. While Google still dominates at 105 billion visits, Semrush projects AI Search will overtake traditional search by 2028 — though our AI Search experts here at Exposure Ninja believe it's happening much faster. For switched-on businesses, AI Search represents a game-changing opportunity: these platforms break down complex queries and deliver personalised recommendations that traditional search simply cannot match. In this episode, we reveal: How AI search actually works — breaking complex queries into multiple searches and synthesising hundreds of sources for personalised answersWhy smaller businesses can outcompete giants — and we've real examples, including with our client, Golf Course Lawn, beating Amazon in fertiliser searchesKey differences between SEO and AI Search optimisation — why brand mentions and digital PR now matter more than traditional link buildingContent formats AI platforms favour — based on successful client implementationsThe pyramid approach to getting started— from technical foundations to strategic brand buildingWe share real client success stories, including how Zugu Case dominates iPad case recommendations across AI platforms. As Charlie explains in this episode: "AI Search works differently. You do not have to be the biggest brand to compete. There's a massive first mover advantage to adapting to AI Search now." If you're ready to position your business for the future of search while competitors focus solely on traditional SEO, this episode provides your strategic foundation for dominating AI Search platforms. Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-56/ Listen to these episodes next: Working with YouTube Influencers Just Got 10x EASIER https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-55/ AI Search to Overtake Traditional Search by 2028 https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-54/ Everything Marketers Need to Know About AI Max for Search https://exposureninja.com/podcast/dojo-53/

    57 分钟
  7. 58% of Google Clicks Are Gone. What Now?

    6月30日

    58% of Google Clicks Are Gone. What Now?

    Zero-click searches now account for 58.5% of all Google searches — more than doubling since 2022 — creating unprecedented disruption for traditional content marketing whilst opening massive opportunities for forward-thinking product-based businesses. Whilst media companies panic about disappearing traffic and affiliate commissions, smart marketers are quietly turning this shift into their biggest competitive advantage. The fundamental insight: people still need to buy things. They just research differently now. In this episode, I reveal: • Why 58% of searches ending without clicks isn't the death of SEO — it's the evolution of it (and how to position your business as the winner) • The three types of zero-click search that are reshaping customer behaviour — and which one represents your biggest opportunity for capturing high-intent buyers • Real client success stories, including how we helped Zugu Case become the top AI-recommended iPad case and supported a 35% visibility increase for our largest client in just six months • The critical difference between top-funnel searches (where AI dominates) and bottom-funnel searches (where you can still capture sales) — and how to identify which keywords in your industry fall into each category • Your complete three-step optimisation strategy for dominating AI Overviews, from getting featured in AI answers to building third-party authority that influences recommendations • Why traditional content sites are facing extinction whilst product-based businesses can thrive — and the specific tactics that separate winners from losers in the new search landscape I'll share specific examples of how our clients appear in AI Overviews, the exact content formats that AI tools prefer to cite, and why getting mentioned across high-authority publications is now more valuable than traditional backlinks. As I explain in the episode: "The searcher is still going to make a purchase at the end of the research journey, but we just need to make sure it's your store, your brand, or your product that's being featured when somebody is ready to make that purchase." If you're ready to turn the zero-click "crisis" into your competitive advantage whilst your competitors mourn lost traffic from irrelevant content, this episode provides your complete blueprint for winning in the new search economy. Get the show notes: https://exposureninja.com/podcast/359/ Listen to these episodes next: What is AI Search Optimisation (and How To Do It) https://exposureninja.com/podcast/358/ How To Rank in Google’s AI Mode https://exposureninja.com/podcast/357/ Copy This 11,000+ Lead Full Funnel Marketing Strategy https://exposureninja.com/podcast/355/

    30 分钟

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Learn powerful and profitable high-ROI marketing tips from Tim Cameron-Kitchen, founder of the relentlessly high-impact digital marketing agency, Exposure Ninja. Visit https://exposureninja.com/podcast for show notes and links.

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