SEO & Brand Journalism: A Conversation with Katie Wagner

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The Unscripted SEO Interview Podcast

Jeremy Rivera

100 episodes

3 days ago

Hosted by Jeremy Rivera: A 17 year career expert in the SEO industry and his cohost Keith Bresee. Get insights, action items and anecdotes from experts like Lilyray, Kevin Indig, Rand Fishkin, Matt Mellinger and more in the SEO industry, who are not only well-respected, but have really interesting stories to share. 100% unscripted, 100% unrehearsed, 100% unedited, and 100% real. Guaranteed to provide those golden nugget lightbulb moments.

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SEO & Brand Journalism: A Conversation with Katie Wagner

The Unscripted SEO Interview Podcast

35 minutes 23 seconds

1 month ago

SEO & Brand Journalism: A Conversation with Katie Wagner

In this episode of the Unscripted SEO podcast, host Jeremy Rivera interviews Katie Wagner, President & CEO of KWSM Digital Marketing Agency. They dive deep into the evolution of SEO, the importance of brand journalism, and how businesses can adapt to the changing digital landscape including AI overviews and LLM-based search. Guest Information Katie Wagner President & CEO, KWSM Digital Marketing Former CNN Television Anchor (15 years in journalism) Founded KWSM in 2010 Expert in lead generation and brand journalism Connect with Katie: Website: kwsmdigital.com LinkedIn: Katie Wagner (red dress profile picture) Host Information Jeremy Rivera Founder, SEO Arcade Host, Unscripted SEO Podcast SEO Expert & Consultant Connect with Jeremy: About: Jeremy Rivera Bio Podcast: Unscripted SEO Key Topics Discussed 1. The Evolution of SEO From Google reverse engineering to brand journalism Impact of AI overviews and rich snippets The rise of LLM-based search (ChatGPT, Claude) How E-E-A-T and helpful content updates changed the game 2. Brand Journalism Strategy Creating deeper stories around the humans in a business Two-tier content approach: top-funnel educational vs. bottom-funnel conversion Quality over quantity in traffic and conversions Building credibility through authentic storytelling 3. Revenue-Focused Marketing Moving beyond vanity metrics to actual...