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Long-form, implementation-level guides that are live now.

A single chess queen standing ahead of the board — visual metaphor for the AI-First CMO operating model

Playbook · Operating Model

The AI-First CMO

How one senior operator can combine strategy, weekly shipping, experimentation, automation, and measurement without recreating a traditional agency.

Updated July 2026 · By Andrii Kulyk

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Field Notes

Field notes

Eight practical articles grounded in the FunnelLeaders methodology, operating model, and clearly disclosed case evidence.

AI Search 6 min read Published

A citation is not the same as a recommendation

AI can cite your page without naming your brand. Learn the difference between information authority, visible brand mentions, and recommendation language — and why comparison content changes the outcome.

Three takeaways

  • Track mentions and citations separately
  • Build recognizable entity signals, not only source pages
  • Prioritize commercial comparison and decision contexts
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AI Search 7 min read Published

The 30/60/90-day AI visibility roadmap

What to baseline, build, distribute, and measure in the first 90 days — without promising an algorithmic result on an artificial deadline.

Three takeaways

  • Baseline before publishing
  • Pilot the highest-value prompt cluster
  • Define leading indicators before revenue attribution
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Websites 6 min read Published

What llms.txt can—and cannot—do

llms.txt may help document important content for emerging AI workflows, but it is not a magic ranking file. Use it as a compatibility layer, not as a substitute for crawlability, evidence, or authority.

Three takeaways

  • Keep it accurate and maintained
  • Do not call it a ranking factor
  • Fix content quality and technical access first
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Content 6 min read Published

Why AI content fails before the writing starts

Most weak AI content is not a model problem. It starts with an empty brief, unapproved facts, no point of view, and no acceptance criteria.

Three takeaways

  • Specify evidence and buyer job first
  • Separate generation from approval
  • Measure usable assets, not raw output
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AI Search 7 min read Published

The buyer prompt map every B2B company needs

Move beyond keyword lists. Map the questions buyers ask about problems, categories, comparisons, risks, implementation, pricing, and internal buy-in.

Three takeaways

  • Cluster by decision job
  • Score commercial intent and evidence gap
  • Connect each cluster to a page and measurement path
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Agentic Operations 7 min read Published

One operator, seven agents: where the model breaks

The model creates extraordinary capacity for structured digital work. It fails when no one can validate facts, approvals are unclear, or specialist responsibility is hidden.

Three takeaways

  • Define human gates
  • Disclose where specialists are required
  • Document continuity and escalation
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Analytics 7 min read Published

AI-search attribution without last-click fiction

A buyer may discover you in ChatGPT, validate in Google, return directly, and convert through a branded page. Here is how to capture evidence without pretending one source caused the entire deal.

Three takeaways

  • Classify AI referrers and landing pages
  • Enrich CRM source narratives
  • Combine digital evidence with sales validation
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AI Search 7 min read Published

SaaS GEO and service-company GEO are not the same

SaaS buyers validate features, integrations, alternatives, and security. Service buyers validate expertise, process, regional relevance, and delivery risk. The content and authority systems must reflect that difference.

Three takeaways

  • Use different prompt taxonomies
  • Build different proof modules
  • Measure the buying motion, not a universal template
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