How I use SparkToro's MCP for Claude to find content gaps from audience research, with Brian Gorman
AI

How I Use SparkToro's MCP to Find Content Gaps

SparkToro's new MCP lets you use audience research as context in Claude. Here's how I stacked it with Screaming Frog and Otter to map a client's audience against their content and spot the gaps.

June 2026 6 min read
Entity maps plus the Open Knowledge Format, the future of SEO, with Brian Gorman
AI

Entity Maps and OKF: The Future of SEO?

Two protocols worth testing while llms.txt and markdown duplicates fizzle: entity maps chart how your site connects, and Google's Open Knowledge Format carries what your business knows.

June 2026 6 min read
How to do a market evaluation for SEO, fast, simple, and effective, with Brian Gorman
SEO Strategy

How to Do a Market Evaluation for SEO

A fast, simple way to benchmark a client against the competition, turn the gaps into realistic timelines, and forecast better than "three to six months."

June 2026 7 min read
4 ways to thrive in the AI search era: subject matter expertise, audience research, relevance networking, and YouTube, with Brian Gorman
AI

4 Ways to Thrive in the AI Search Era

Skip the jargon. Four focus areas that actually move AI visibility: expert-led content, deeper audience research, relevance networking, and YouTube.

June 2026 6 min read
SMX Boston 2026: My Key Takeaways, with Brian Gorman and the Boston skyline
SEO Strategy

SMX Advanced Boston 2026: My Key Takeaways

The biggest lessons from SMX Advanced Boston: AI has to prove its ROI, become a source not a summary, build real authority, and go deeper on audience research.

June 2026 9 min read
AI Meta Descriptions
SEO

Google's AI Meta Descriptions

Google is increasingly rewriting meta descriptions with AI. Should you still bother crafting them manually?

October 2025

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