Day 3
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Studio Two
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May 14, 2026
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2:30 pm
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3:00 pm

How To Win In Modern Search By Balancing SEO, GEO, and AEO Efforts

About This Session

The traditional search playbook is officially dead. Between AI-generated summaries and chat-based discovery, if you aren't visible where the bots are looking, you simply don't exist to the modern car buyer.

This session dives deep into the high-stakes balancing act between Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), giving you the blueprint to stay findable in an AI-first world.

Key Takeaways:

  • The critical differences between traditional keyword ranking and winning the "AI snapshot"
  • How to optimize your website content for Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative search results
  • Tactics for securing your spot in the answer engines that today’s shoppers use to research vehicles
  • Why your data hygiene is now your most important marketing asset

Stop chasing blue links and start winning the territory that actually drives showroom traffic.

Speakers

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Tina Cuatto

VP of Product Management, DealerOn

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Gary LaDue

Marketing Director, Modern Automotive Network

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Elizabeth Shults

Director of Digital Operations and Marketing, RML automotive

moderator

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Kyle Mountsier

Partner/COO, ASOTU