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Branded search inflates your return on ad spend (ROAS) by taking credit for demand you already own, and every input in the paid acquisition model is getting worse simultaneously.
This week, you’ll cover:
- The math on how branded search distorts performance reporting across the industry.
- Why AI-driven discovery will expose this distortion faster than any audit.
- A concrete framework for separating real acquisition from expensive demand capture.


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