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GTM 146: The Future of Search, AI, and Digital Presence with Mike Walrath, CEO of Yext
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Mike Walrath is the CEO and Chairman of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform that helps businesses manage and synchronize their digital presence across search engines, maps, apps, and voice assistants by ensuring that information like locations, services, FAQs, and brand content appears accurately and consistently wherever customers search.
He also co-founded WGI Group, LLC, to provide growth capital to early and expansion stage startups in enterprise software, consumer internet and digital media industries. Previously, Michael was co-founder and Chairman of Moat Inc. which was acquired by Oracle in April 2017. In 2003, Michael founded Right Media - the world's first open exchange for digital advertising. He served as Chairman and CEO of the company until its acquisition by Yahoo! in July 2007. At Yahoo!, he was responsible for the operation of the global advertising marketplaces organization.
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- Why marketers must now structure content not for humans, but for machines.
- How Yext evolved from managing listings to powering AI-ready data pipelines.
- Actionable steps SaaS companies can take to optimize for AI agents and search diversification.
- The role of hyperlocal data, competitive analysis, and personalized content in GTM strategy.
- Why software innovation must start with intelligence, not workflow.
- The decline of seat-based pricing and rise of outcome-based models.
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[00:10:00] – Why Google still checks MapQuest (and what that means for SEO today).
[00:11:30] – “We have to rebuild the digital presence for machines, not people.”
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[00:26:00] – Bespoke GTM: why no two locations (or campaigns) should be the same.
[00:29:00] – The shift from product-led to intelligence-led SaaS development.
[00:31:00] – Seat-based pricing is dying – how to move to value-based contracts.
[00:34:30] – Mike’s advice: get radically honest about macro changes, not just tactics.
Guest Speaker Links (Michael Walrath):
Host Speaker Links (Sophie Buonassisi):
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiebuonassisi/
- Newsletter: https://substack.com/@sophiebuonassisi
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Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
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Mike Walrath is the CEO and Chairman of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform that helps businesses manage and synchronize their digital presence across search engines, maps, apps, and voice assistants by ensuring that information like locations, services, FAQs, and brand content appears accurately and consistently wherever customers search.
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- Why marketers must now structure content not for humans, but for machines.
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- The role of hyperlocal data, competitive analysis, and personalized content in GTM strategy.
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