Business Branding 2026 - Control Your Brand SERP (James ft Paul Truscott, Luke Bastin & Mike Lovatt)

James Dooley, Mike Lovatt, Paul Truscott and Luke Bastin discuss why business branding and brand SERP management matter in 2026. The conversation explains how a corporate brand search result acts as a digital shopfront because prospects, AI users and referral leads often Google a business before making a decision. They cover online reputation management, branded search results, AI overviews, LLM citations, testimonials, reviews, press mentions, case studies, autosuggest control and customer trust signals. The discussion also explains how businesses can suppress negative articles through stronger positive content and better authority signals. They highlight why brands should respond to reviews, fix customer issues quickly, promote success stories and build messaging around the right ideal customer persona. This podcast is aimed at business owners, marketers and SEO professionals who want to improve corporate branding, trust and online visibility.