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Practical writing on AI agents, industrial-scale SEO, and the new shape of marketing for businesses growing past their first ceiling. Published weekly. Built on the same content engine we run for clients — proof, not promise.

520 articles a year. · Three authors. · Three categories. · Read in 4–8 minutes.
Why Your SEO Strategy Is Optimizing for the Wrong Engine
SEO + GEO · 7 min read

Why Your SEO Strategy Is Optimizing for the Wrong Engine

Your SEO strategy is optimized for the wrong engine. See the three-layer GEO stack, the citation audit to run this quarter, and what to stop funding now.

The Real Cost of Not Having a Lead Qualification Agent
AI Agents · 8 min read

The Real Cost of Not Having a Lead Qualification Agent

Lead qualification without AI quietly costs growth-stage teams six figures a year. See the real numbers, the agent architecture that works, and build-vs-buy.

Why AI Is Rewriting the Economics of Every Professional Service
Industry Thesis · 7 min read

Why AI Is Rewriting the Economics of Every Professional Service

Professional services economics are being rewritten by AI: how hour-based pricing breaks, what buyers should ask, and the two strategies that still work.

Why Your Website Is the Highest-ROI Asset You're Underinvesting In
Websites · 7 min read

Why Your Website Is the Highest-ROI Asset You’re Underinvesting In

Website ROI is the most underrated line in your budget. See how conversion rate, speed and AI citation turn your site into a compounding pipeline engine.

GEO vs. SEO: Why the Rules of Search Just Changed
SEO + GEO · 8 min read

GEO vs. SEO: Why the Rules of Search Just Changed

GEO vs SEO explained: what each system rewards, why backlinks are losing leverage, and how to earn AI citations without losing your Google rankings.

How AI Agents Replace Your First 10 Marketing Hires
AI Agents · 8 min read

How AI Agents Replace Your First 10 Marketing Hires

Marketing agents can cover the first 10 marketing hires' work. See the 10 functions they absorb, cost comparisons, build order and where they break down.

Competing above your weight class with AI
Industry Thesis · 7 min read

Competing above your weight class with AI

AI leverage lets a 12-person company execute like a 40-person team. Learn where it compounds fastest, why enterprises stall, and how to build it in 2025.

The real cost of a slow, generic website
Websites · 8 min read

The real cost of a slow, generic website

A slow website quietly drains conversions, inflates paid CPCs and blocks AI citations. See the 2026 performance standard and a 5-step audit to fix it.

Building content that AI search engines quote
SEO + GEO · 7 min read

Building content that AI search engines quote

AI search is deciding which brands get quoted. Learn the 4 properties of quotable content, schema signals and entity work that earn AI citations.

The voices behind the engine

Three authors. Three lenses. One thesis.

Every article is written by our content team and reviewed by the Studio Máté team. Each voice owns a category and writes about what they actually build for clients every week.

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Sofia Reyes
AI Strategy Lead

Sofia is part of the Studio Máté content team, writing about AI agents, automation, and how modern businesses put them to work.

Category: AI Agents
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James Okafor
Head of SEO + GEO

James is part of the Studio Máté content team, covering SEO, GEO, and the shift to generative-engine optimization.

Category: SEO + GEO
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Mira Ashford
Creative Director

Mira is part of the Studio Máté content team, writing about high-performance websites, conversion, and digital growth.

Category: Thesis & Websites
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