Insights on AI-powered marketing, GEO optimization, and getting your brand recommended by AI assistants.
AI assistants now answer 58.5% of product queries without a single click. For e-commerce executives, that's not just a traffic problem—it's a fundamental restructuring of how customers discover, evaluate, and buy. Here's what the data reveals about who wins and who disappears.
Approximately 80% of DTC and mid-market e-commerce brands have zero measurable presence in AI-generated product recommendations. Here's what's driving that gap—and why the window to close it is narrowing fast.
Your brand could be perfect for a customer's needs—but if ChatGPT doesn't know you exist, you'll never get the recommendation. Learn why 90% of DTC brands are invisible to AI assistants, and the six-step strategy to fix it before the window closes.
Most e-commerce brands have no idea their products are invisible to AI search engines. This guide breaks down exactly what GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot can—and can't—see on your website, and what to do about it.
An analysis of 50,000+ AI-generated product recommendations reveals a structural market crisis—82% of active e-commerce brands receive zero mentions in AI search results, while a small elite captures the majority of $194 billion in AI-influenced purchases projected for 2026. Your brand might be in this 82%—and you won't know until it's too late.
Nearly 40% of e-commerce brands are either completely unrecognized or misrepresented by major AI assistants—not because of poor marketing, but because of a structural gap in how AI systems learn about the world. Here's what that means for your revenue, and what to do about it.
A single statistic defines the new e-commerce landscape: in the supplement category, the most-cited brand receives AI recommendations 19 times more often than the average competitor. This guide breaks down why citation concentration is accelerating, who wins, and the exact GEO playbook to move your brand from invisible to elite before the window closes.
Your brand ranks on page one of Google—but AI search engines are barely mentioning you. This guide breaks down exactly how generative AI engines evaluate brand authority, why traditional SEO metrics don't translate, and what e-commerce brands must do to win citations in the AI era.
Hexagon's analysis of 50,000+ AI-generated product recommendations reveals a winner-take-most dynamic reshaping e-commerce visibility—and the brands that act now will compound an advantage that late movers may never overcome.
AI assistants are replacing brand websites as the primary interface for product discovery. Here's what zero-click commerce means for your business—and the concrete strategies you need to implement today.
Generative engines don't just match keywords—they decode full contextual need. Here's what that means for your brand's visibility, content strategy, and conversion rate in an AI-first commerce landscape.
AI-influenced e-commerce revenue hit $45 billion in 2026—and the brands capturing that opportunity aren't winning on traditional SEO. Here's exactly what separates the cited from the invisible, and how to close the gap in 90 days.
Hexagon helps brands optimize for AI search engines and get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Our blog covers Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI marketing strategies, and how to improve your brand's visibility in AI-powered search results.