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1. AI Search Is a 3rd-Party Citation Problem With an On-Page Corroboration Base: The Data Across SaaS, Ecommerce and Finance — Aleyda Solis, aleydasolis.com (2026-08-02)
   SaaS citation data: earn third-party mentions, back them up on your own pages

2. Nearly 90% of AI Citations for B2B SaaS Come from Off-Site Sources — Ethan Crump, Foundation (Ross Simmonds' firm) (upd. 2026-07-30)
   50 B2B brands, 7 verticals: Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn drive citations

3. The B2B AI Discovery Playbook: Lessons from 380k Answers with Ross Simmonds — Ross Simmonds, AirOps (2026-10-09)
   380k answers: how AI shortlists vendors; reviews and page-type strategy

4. What Page Types Do LLMs Cite? A Study of 28 B2B SaaS Companies — Abishek Balaji, TripleDart (2026 (Q1 data))
   Ties citations to leads: homepages and comparison pages convert, generic blogs don't

5. Traffic is no longer a reliable growth metric — Kyle Poyar (with Josh Grant, Webflow), Growth Unhinged (2025-11-02)
   Webflow: ChatGPT referrals convert 6x; seven learnings free (last section paywalled)

6. Why HubSpot is winning at AI visibility in B2B SaaS — Christy Correll, MarTech (2025-10-28)
   Breaks down a category leader into a four-part SaaS playbook

7. How AI Chat is Rewriting B2B Software Buying [Insights From 1,000+ Decision Makers] — Tim Sanders, G2 (2025-10-06)
   Half of software buyers now start research in an AI chatbot

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