00:00 In today’s episode
02:03 Why is organic shop traffic falling? Analysing market data and US trends
04:15 Shocking Shopify stats: 15x increase in orders from AI channels!
05:10 From search to recommendation: How the customer Discovery phase has changed
07:00 Agentic Commerce – what is it? Autonomous and conversational shopping
08:15 Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP): A new standard for online trade
10:23 Shopify Catalog & Agents Plan: Solutions for brands (including non-Shopify)
14:10 How to control brand reputation in AI responses?
15:39 The end of "fluff": Why AI requires concrete and clean product data
17:26 SEO vs. GEO: What is Generative Engine Optimisation?
21:05 3 pillars of visibility in LLMs: Data, sentiment, and external citations
23:36 The importance of Reddit and forums: Why contextual reviews are key to GEO
27:35 AI purchase demo: How Shopify Checkout integrates with OpenAI
30:15 Building a brand beyond your own shop
33:58 Action plan for e-commerce owners: Where to start a brand audit in AI?
36:45 Technical product page optimisation for bots (HTML vs. images)
39:20 A chance for the "underdogs" – how smaller brands can gain an edge over giants
41:30 Commodity vs. Emotional products: Where will AI perform best?
43:53 Summary: Why it pays to be "AI native by default"
46:40 A full-time job: The dynamic pace of change in the Shopify ecosystem