Megantic

03/06/2026

Is your site ready for AI agents? We can run Google's new Agentic Browsing audit on any URL and in under 60 seconds ⏰ so you can see exactly how an AI agents read, navigate, and interact with your site. Check out the link below!

For context, Google's latest I/O announcements have confirmed what we've known for months: search is no longer just about rankings.

One of the most significant updates was Google's formal recognition of llms.txt as part of reporting for website quality, accessibility and crawlability. Try for yourself.

Google’s announcement is evidence that the search landscape is changing fast, and for brands, how sees and understands your site is now the key to getting recommended.

We’re seeing a total shift in how Australians shop, and the brands that jump on AEO early will have a competitive advantage.

We've already been preparing for this shift and many more affecting eCommerce to maximise our clients’ rankings, authority and revenue.

Get your Agentic Browsing Audit in under a minute. A free tool to help eCom brands:

https://aeoanalysisengine.com/agentic-score/?utm_source=social

03/06/2026

📣 Google dropped some massive announcements at I/O 2026, and the most significant AI announcements since the rise of generative search...

The two new models leading the charge:

1️⃣ Gemini 2.5 Omni: A major leap in multimodal AI. It can create, understand and edit content across virtually any input and pushing the boundaries of what AI can perceive and generate.

2️⃣ Gemini 2.5 Flash: The first model in Google's latest family to combine frontier intelligence with action, shifting AI from answering questions to completing tasks.

Google is investing heavily in an agent-first future. With advancements to , its agent development platform, AI is evolving from a writing tool into an ecosystem of agents that help us act.
The vision: Everyone can build and design regardless of technical expertise.

Read about these two models and 98 other things you may have missed at Google's I/O 2026:

➡️ https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/google-io-2026-all-our-announcements/

We've been busy! Here’s a rundown of the top announcements, launches and demos at I/O 2026.

01/06/2026

It was a big week recently in Sydney with the Australian Ecommerce Agency Summit and K:SYD 2026 back to back.

As expected, AI was the through-line across both days. Not "what tools are you using," but the gap between agencies using AI internally and those confidently turning it into client-facing services. A few things that stuck with us:

📣 Mac King (Domaine) on the agency role as orchestrating data across the 40+ tools in a modern stack, with the agency owning the intelligence layer that compounds over time.

📣 Brenden Rawson (Andzen) on AI being the engine but IP being the fuel. A decade of audits and production data becomes your proprietary layer, something every agency should be utilising.

📣 Blake Waldron (Checkout Components) on practical guardrails and the real risk of AI agents mutating production Shopify data.

📣 Angus Cowan (Mktg Emails) on benchmarks, anomaly detection and sentiment analysis to break the exponential risk curve as agencies scale.

K:SYD was a packed house and the new roadmap landed well. As one of a small handful of ANZ agencies with deeper Klaviyo partner access, we get early visibility into where the platform is heading, which means our clients are positioned to act on what's coming, not catch up to it.

The bigger picture: AI is rewriting how consumers discover and buy. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews are the new front door, and most brands are still optimising for a search landscape that's being replaced underneath them.

This is where Megantic is built to play. We help brands win across organic AND AI search (SEO + AEO), so you show up wherever your customers are looking.

Serious about owning your category in the AI era? We're running audits for a select group of brands now, mapping exactly how visible you are inside the LLMs your customers use. Reach out to James Coakes, Jeremy Hanger, or Evan Pavlidis to get on the list 🔥

Thanks to Tiara Tragas, Will Lynch and the EAG team, and to Hayley Johnstone, Brian Kealey and the Klaviyo APAC crew for two excellent days!

15/05/2026

Definitely a new type of social activity for us! Megantic hosted our first ever ‘Hot Wing Challenge’ 🌶️

Part team-bonding, part endurance test.

We had plenty of laughs along the way and a few tears too (spice-related) as the sauces got progressively hotter.

“My tongue is completely numb”
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“Can someone pass some milk?!”
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“It’s not that hot.”
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11/05/2026

AI has shaken up the commerce industry. From how customers discover products to how brands manage returns, the buyer journey is changing at every stage.

Many retailers that are trying to keep pace with these changes are starting to feel overwhelmed. That’s why we partnered with Blend AI, clearer.io and VerityAI to unpack what’s actually happening across the commerce market and what retailers need to prepare for next.

Check out our transformative report of AI on the sector: https://www.megantic.com.au/blog/new-report-from-megantic-blend-ai-clearer-io-and-verityai-reveals-the-impact-of-ai-across-the-retail-buyers-journey/

07/05/2026

AI doesn't rank like Google. It picks the clearest answer.

Right now, eCommerce stores are losing recommendations not because their products are bad, but because AI can't confidently identify what they sell.

💡 Ambiguity lowers confidence, while clarity increases citation. AI chooses the clearest answer.

Our blog explains 6 things you can do today that reinforces intent signals so AI picks you, read it below:
https://www.megantic.com.au/blog/why-ai-picks-some-pages-and-ignores-others/

🚀 Start by taking a look at your key pages and with the highest-traffic collection pages... that's where the wins are.

06/05/2026

Day 1 of RetailFest was HUGE 🎩 non-stop sessions, coffees and an unforgettable cabaret show at the The Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub to top it all off.

After the success of last year, we went even bigger! Hosting over 130 retailers with our stylish partners: Lexer, Attentive, Athos Commerce, Instant and Swym. ✨

A very exciting start to the conference, and we still have two more days to go!

If you're at , say hello to our friendly team:

- Jeremy Hanger, General Manager
- Vancho Pockov, Co-Founder
- Matthew Bovey, Partnerships Manager
- Evan Pavlidis, Enterprise Strategy Lead

05/05/2026

Search Experience Optimisation (SXO) is how modern search engines and AI systems decide which brands deserve visibility, trust, and long-term relevance.

The eCom brands that master SXO will gain compound advantages:

📈 Better organic visibility
📉 Lower bounce rates
⬆️ Higher lifetime value.

Every click, scroll, review and mention becomes a signal that teaches the algorithm something about your brand. Engagement teaches trust.

Are you familiar with the SXO framework?

Learn more: https://www.megantic.com.au/blog/what-is-sxo/

Search Experience Optimisation is the practice of aligning content, design, and functionality with user intent in a way that can be interpreted by machines. For eCommerce brands, this shift is particularly significant. Product pages, category pages, buying guides, and educational content now operate...

29/04/2026

The foundation of involves having a well-structured site architecture, accurate product data, logical category hierarchies, and authoritative content, all of which remain core. But deploying them with AI interpretation in mind requires a meaningfully different approach.

The ones that aren’t are already being skipped. And this is a real shift happening right now.

We sat down with Sue Johns-Chapman from the Global Agency Awards to talk about how Answer Engine Optimisation is reshaping search, drawing on insights from our 2026 Search Landscape Whitepaper.

Well worth the read if you’re thinking about where is heading next.

Check it out here: https://globalagencyawards.net/2026/04/29/aeo-whitepaper/

23/04/2026

Did you know there are 16,000+ apps available to customise your Shopify store? With so many options, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. To help, we narrowed it down to a definitive list you can start using today!

The right apps can dramatically improve your store’s performance, discoverability, and operational efficiency. This list highlights some of the best Shopify apps across key functional areas, including site speed, SEO, filtering, translations, geo-targeting, reviews, backups, and omnichannel expansion.

New blog: https://www.megantic.com.au/blog/comprehensive-list-of-recommended-shopify-apps-for-2026/