Part of GEOly's "GEO / AEO Expert Watch" series · meet **Katie Thompson**, a quick map of their public work and where to follow them — with links to the original sources.
Who is Katie Thompson
BrightonSEO speaker whose talk is titled "Is newsjacking still relevant if nobody wants news?"
These experts are the industry’s first-hand newswire: Google updates, platform changes and community reactions converge here first. In GEO, timeliness itself is an edge. Their recurring focus areas include: SEO, Search Marketing.
What GEO / AEO practitioners can learn from Katie Thompson
- **Stay close to first-hand news**: AI-search rules change fast; following authoritative sources saves detours. - **Separate signal from noise**: not every fluctuation demands action — build a framework to tell trends from short-term jitter. - **Turn news into action**: for each major update, ask "what does this mean for my brand’s visibility?"
**GEOly angle**: Public viewpoint clue: "Is newsjacking still relevant if nobody wants news?" Original writing, cases, and latest conclusions will be added weekly.
What it means for brands going global
Global-facing brands need not chase every headline, but they do need a mechanism to translate industry moves into "what should I do." GEOly’s industry reports and monitoring compress the noise into actionable conclusions.
Follow Katie Thompson: homepage & socials
- No public homepage on file yet
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*This profile is an editorial compilation of publicly available information, curated by the GEOly team for industry learning and reference. All links point to the expert's own public pages. Contact us for any correction or removal.*
