June 2026

The Cerulean Sweater Theory of AI Recommendation

You know the cerulean sweater scene. It is the clearest explanation of what AI is doing to local business right now, and why being known by the model is not the same as being chosen by it.

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May 2026

What Is an ARO Score, and Why Does It Matter More Than Your Google Ranking?

Your Google ranking tells you where you show up in a list. Your ARO Score tells you whether AI actually recommends you when a buyer asks. Those are different questions with very different answers. Here's what the score measures, how it's calculated, and why the number matters.

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May 2026

AI SEO vs ARO: Getting Mentioned Is Not Getting Recommended

The market has landed on "AI SEO" as the term. It's fine as a search term. It's less fine as a strategy, because most of what's sold under that label measures whether you got mentioned. ARO measures whether you got chosen. There's a gap between those two things, and it's where most businesses are quietly losing buyers.

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