Perplexity: a new player in AI-driven search technology
Perplexity: a new player in AI-driven search technology
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By Eline Tol
Perplexity, a platform that uses AI to deliver search queries, processes more than 2 million queries daily. Despite Google handling the same number of queries in a fraction of that time, Perplexity offers an updated search experience that has the potential to have a major impact on the search advertising industry.
Impact on businesses and organizations
AI-driven search results from Perplexity with direct answers and source citations can reduce the need for clicks to Web sites. However, this offers companies a chance to be recognized as a trusted source. Traditional ads like Allstate's can dominate on Google, but Perplexity offers a more direct and informative answer, which improves the user experience.
Strategies for businesses
It is important for marketers to experiment with AI-driven search platforms. By testing different search terms, they can analyze the effects on their visibility and brand mentions. This can provide insights useful for fine-tuning marketing strategies.
The interactive capabilities of these platforms, where follow-up questions can be asked within the same context, create new ways for customer interaction. This allows companies to go deeper into customer needs without having to repeatedly input the same information.
The Future of Perplexity
Although Perplexity now operates primarily on a freemium model, future revenue models may be more commercially focused. Methods such as affiliate links or pay-per-click offer opportunities for companies to profit directly from their listing as a response source.
In this rapidly evolving digital world, companies must remain proactive and constantly revise their approach to remain competitive in the age of AI-powered search engines.