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EP 91: How AI Is Transforming SEO: Chris Attewell on Google, Bing and the Future of Search
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This week on Embracing Marketing Mistakes, Chris Norton is joined by Chris Attewell, former CEO of Search Laboratory and now board advisor at Realise Advisory, to explore how AI is changing the future of SEO.
Chris revisits his early years in digital marketing and explains how Search Laboratory moved from PPC into SEO, digital PR and integrated search. He breaks down how Google, Bing and ChatGPT are reshaping user behaviour, why brand authority now matters more than ever, and how AI overviews and multi platform search are shifting the mechanics of visibility.
Together they unpack the North Star trap, where teams chase a perfect strategy instead of delivering value in stages, and how marketers can link content, PR, social, brand and search without falling into silos.
Whether you work in digital, PR or brand, this episode gives you clear insight into how AI is transforming search and what it means for your marketing in 2025.
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Chapters
1. Setting The Table: AI And Search (00:00:00)
2. Chris’s Path From Sales To SEO (00:03:48)
3. Google, GenAI, And Competitive Pressure (00:09:33)
4. Lessons From Penguin, Panda, And Link Schemes (00:17:00)
5. The Birth Of Digital PR And Its Friction (00:23:45)
6. The North Star Trap Explained (00:30:20)
7. Breaking Silos: Brand, PR, SEO, Social (00:37:50)
8. Top‑Down Mandates And Phased Change (00:45:05)
9. Choosing Battles: Value Now Versus Vision (00:52:35)
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