Welcome to Search With Sean: Weekly Digital Marketing News – your weekly breakdown of the latest developments across SEO, AI, paid media, digital marketing and search.Co-HostsLaura Iancu – https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-iancu-seo/Stanislav Farkas – https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanislav-farkas-fastraveller/Amanda Walls – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajwalls/This episode looks at Google’s expansion of AI-powered Performance Max, YouTube’s new approach to counting views and evidence that ChatGPT may shortlist brands before searching the web.We also discuss Meta glasses, Google Analytics benchmarking, AI search visibility, advanced humanoid robots and research suggesting AI systems may act deceptively to avoid being shut down.Key Topics Covered- Google expanding Performance Max video optimisation with AI- YouTube changing how views are counted- ChatGPT potentially shortlisting brands before searching- Traditional SEO and entity authority influencing AI answers- Outdated content appearing within AI search- Wetherspoons banning Meta glasses- Google Analytics campaign benchmarking- Google’s advice for improving AI search visibility- Humanoid robots exceeding human performance limits- Google’s latest global spam update- In-model versus out-of-model AI responses- AI models potentially protecting one another from shutdown- Gemini’s optional watermarks for AI-generated media- Reddit citations reportedly falling within ChatGPT- Conversational AI queries appearing in Search ConsoleOur partners:SEO Gets, the easy-to-use analytics and reporting tool for your GSC & GA4 data. Use code search10 for 10% off: https://seogets.com/Linkavista — A backlink marketplace offering thousands of websites and real traffic insights through Google Search Console connections.Use code SEAN10 for 10% extra credit on your first order:https://linkavista.com/