Writing

On search, AI, and the questions behind both.

Search & AI

The Agent Is the New Buyer

The Agent Is the New Buyer - Search & AI essay by Ajay Rathod

The visitor audited the page. The buyer will audit the product. The next software buyer may never visit your homepage. It may not watch the product video, download the report, or sit through the demo your sales team spent three weeks preparing. It may arrive with one instruction: Find a platform that can do this … Read more

July 11, 2026
Guides

The Shortlist Is the New SERP

The Shortlist Is the New SERP, a guide by Ajay Rathod on winning the AI vendor-selection prompt

AI chatbots now build the B2B vendor shortlist before your sales team gets a call. How that shortlist gets assembled, the four levers that influence inclusion, and where the system still breaks

July 4, 2026