AI For ROI

05/17/2026

Google just officially confirmed it:

AI search didn’t kill SEO.
It evolved it.

Their new guidance for AI Overviews and generative search makes one thing clear:
Helpful, original, people-first content still wins.

Not hacks.
Not fake mentions.
Not AI spam pages.

The future belongs to brands creating:
• real expertise
• authentic insights
• strong technical foundations
• content humans actually want

SEO is no longer just ranking.
It’s becoming AI discovery.

Official Google guide: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide

05/12/2026

Google killed FAQ rich results.
AI Overviews just changed again.
Reddit is winning AI search visibility.

Most brands are still optimizing for the old internet.

The ROI Report — Issue 002.

Here’s one for the marketing update image:

Meta redefined attribution.
LinkedIn passed YouTube in B2B video.
Google Marketing Live is days away.

At the same time, AI is moving from demo to deployment.

The platforms are changing fast.

05/11/2026

73,750 jobs cut in 2026 just from 5 major tech companies.

At the same time:profits climbed, AI spending exploded, and companies redirected billions from payroll into infrastructure and automation.

This isn’t just about layoffs.

It’s about a new operating model.

The companies moving first with AI are learning faster, automating faster, and scaling with smaller teams.

The gap between AI adopters and everyone else is already starting to widen.

The question is no longer:“Is AI coming?”

It’s:“How fast can businesses adapt?”

Comment “AUDIT” if you want to see what parts of your workflow could be automated this quarter.

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05/08/2026

Google has a new design studio 🔥 now on mobile

05/07/2026

https://youtu.be/JVOk2joPINU?si=wCGxcz7BuqsoU2YA

Thinking about running ads?

Use this tool to analyze your competitors’ ads, messaging, keywords, and strategy for pennies before spending thousands on campaigns.

Smarter data. Better decisions. Better ROI.

Most marketers pay $200-500 a month for SEMrush or Ahrefs to do competitor research. In this demo, I show how I get the same — and in some ways better — comp...

05/06/2026

Most newsletters tell you what happened.
The ROI Report tells you what to do about it.
Weekly: AI tools, paid media, SEO, SaaS, IPOs, and the operator plays moving the needle.
Tuesdays, 7am PT. Free on LinkedIn ↓

Records on Wall Street, Reckoning in SaaS

05/04/2026

Most businesses don’t have a growth problem…
They have a workflow problem.

AI agents don’t just “help” — they take over the work.

→ Automate repetitive tasks
→ Delegate entire workflows
→ Scale without adding overhead

This is how you unlock real ROI.

Spending too much time in the day-to-day?
Run a quick audit of your business 👉 https://audit.aiforroi.co/

05/03/2026

https://youtu.be/BQSsAhG7kVo?si=bDIFljmD_jsALOLr

Last week xAI shipped the biggest Grok update of the year, and almost nobody is talking about it.

Grok 4.3 with always-on reasoning. A 1 million token context window. Voice cloning that takes 90 seconds. AI video generation at 5 cents per second. Pricing that beats every other major AI tool on the market.

In this video I walk you through everything new in Grok — the models, Grok Imagine for image and video, the voice cloning, and a fun storyboard demo to show you what this thing can actually do for real business work.

No jargon. Beginner-friendly. Just the facts on why Grok is the most slept-on AI tool right now.

Grok Just Changed the Game (And Nobody's Talking About It)

05/03/2026

Ship applications and plug-in’s or get shipped. just build. Focus on things that bring you a return on time and money.

05/02/2026

Got new headshots done.

Wanted something that actually reflects how I operate
serious about business, but not boxed into the traditional lane.

Building systems, testing AI, and focused on real results.