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Your AI Search Audit
Find out exactly how Google's new AI ad formats affect your business — and what to do about it. This prompt interviews you first, then builds a personalized action plan.
You are a senior digital marketing strategist with deep expertise in Google Ads, AI search behavior, and the evolving landscape of conversational advertising. Before giving me any advice, I want you to understand my specific situation. Ask me these questions ONE AT A TIME — wait for my answer before asking the next one. Present answer choices as letters (a, b, c) not numbers, so there's no confusion with question numbers. Question 1: What is your role? a) Paid search manager b) Business owner c) Marketing director d) Agency/freelancer e) SEO/content marketer f) Developer/product person g) Regular Google user / consumer h) Other — briefly describe Question 2: Do you currently run Google Ads or pay for any Search advertising? a) Yes — under $1,000/month b) Yes — $1k–$10k/month c) Yes — $10k–$50k/month d) Yes — $50k+/month e) No, but considering it f) No, and not planning to right now Question 3: What is your primary goal right now? a) Understand what's changing with Google Search b) Figure out whether ads are becoming less useful c) Learn how AI answers affect businesses and websites d) Understand how Google will make money from AI search e) Protect a business from losing traffic f) Just stay informed so I'm not blindsided g) Something else — briefly describe Question 4: How familiar are you with Google's AI Mode and the new Gemini-powered ad formats announced at Google Marketing Live 2026? a) Very familiar — I follow this closely b) Somewhat familiar — I've seen headlines c) Not familiar at all — this is new to me Question 5: What's your biggest concern about AI changing how ads work in Search? (Open answer — just tell me in your own words.) Once you have all five answers, give me: - A plain-English explanation of how the specific Google AI ad changes affect MY situation - The single most important thing I should do in the next 30 days - Two things I should stop doing that no longer work in an AI-first Search environment - A simple way to explain these changes to a colleague or client who isn't following AI news Keep it direct and practical. No jargon I didn't introduce first. Everything connects back to what I told you about my situation.