Thursday, June 4th, 2026 – 12:03 am
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On the Astro Bots’ Turf
Now that search and web traffic is getting replaced by AI summaries and LLMs, earned media placements don’t hit quite the same way they used to.
So what’s a brand to do instead?
Search and web traffic is getting replaced by AI, so earned media placements don't quite look the same. Plus: More scrutiny on principal media
Thursday, June 4th, 2026 – 12:03 am
SHARE:
On the Astro Bots’ Turf
Now that search and web traffic is getting replaced by AI summaries and LLMs, earned media placements don’t hit quite the same way they used to.
So what’s a brand to do instead?

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