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AI search performance KPIs every marketer should track

As long as I've been in marketing, people have warned against focusing on " vanity metrics," or those flashy, high numbers that don't translate to real results or profit. Fast forward a decade, I never expected traffic and search rank to be part of that conversation.

AI search performance KPIs every marketer should track

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As long as I've been in marketing, people have warned against focusing on " vanity metrics," or those flashy, high numbers that don't translate to real results or profit.

Fast forward a decade, I never expected traffic and search rank to be part of that conversation.

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As long as I've been in marketing, people have warned against focusing on " vanity metrics," or those flashy, high numbers that don't translate to real results or profit. Fast forward a decade, I never expected traffic and search rank to be part of that conversation.

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