DMS 2026 — Featured Session | Tommy Ellingham

The Future of Search Marketing:
Practical Strategies for Visibility in the GEO Era

Session Overview

AI-powered search is fundamentally changing how people discover, evaluate, and engage with information online. From generative results to conversational assistants, search engines are compressing traditional funnels and shifting influence from websites to algorithm-driven answers.

This shift is redefining digital visibility across SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), while reshaping how trust, authority, and brand credibility are formed—often in zero-click environments where users never reach a site.

In this session, Tommy Ellingham breaks down what AI-driven discovery means for brand perception and competitive positioning, and how algorithms now interpret and present “expertise” on behalf of users.

You’ll walk away with practical steps to future-proof your visibility—how to structure content for AI discoverability, align SEO and GEO, strengthen authority signals, and build trust with both human buyers and machine-led recommendation systems to drive sustainable demand in an AI-first world.

  • What’s changing: How generative search and AI assistants are reshaping discovery and decision-making
  • SEO + GEO alignment: Building a unified visibility strategy for human and machine audiences
  • Authority signals: Strengthening trust, credibility, and expertise in zero-click environments
  • Action plan: Practical frameworks to future-proof brand presence and demand generation

Speaker

Tommy Ellingham
Tommy Ellingham
International Director
Semrush
Tommy Ellingham serves as International Director at Semrush, leading enterprise revenue growth across global markets within the MarTech ecosystem. He is a high-performance commercial leader with deep expertise in SEO, GEO, and digital visibility strategy—helping enterprise brands leverage search intelligence, competitive insights, and behavioural data to accelerate growth.

Tommy partners closely with CMOs and digital leaders to turn search, content, and performance marketing into measurable commercial impact through technology, insight, and strategic execution.