Date: April 16th, 2026Summary: Kevin King shares a special Marketing Misfits crossover edition covering AI search and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), why 90% of websites are invisible to AI, schema markup strategies, the AIDA copywriting formula, email segmentation tactics, a Liquid Death case study, and practical tips for optimizing content for AI answer engines.Key Points DiscussedKasim Aslam's research on how AI answer engines choose their sourcesWhy schema markup is the new backlink and only 12.4% of websites use it correctlyThe Dark Psychology of Gen Z Buyers with Sarah LevingerGoogle's quiet restriction of AI training sources from hundreds to just 10The AIDA copywriting formula and how most marketers get it wrongEmail segmentation: behavioral vs. demographic targetingCheckThat.ai as a baseline AEO measurement toolLiquid Death case study: testing the brand before the product7 ways AI search differs from traditional Google searchFAQ schema optimization for Answer Engine OptimizationThe cigar band origin story and Collective Minds Society tripLinks MentionedE-Com Mastery AI Nashville ReplaysMarketing Misfits NewsletterThe Dark Psychology of Gen Z Buyers (YouTube)The Rise of AI Answer Engines with Kasim Aslam (YouTube)The New AI-SEO Playbook in 2026 with Tracy Graziani (YouTube)Dragon Fish - Email Marketing & AEO HelpCheckThat.ai - AI Brand Perception ToolCollective Minds Society Cigar & Whisky Trip (Feb 2027)Marketing Misfits PodcastLink to written version of the newsletter: [Insert link here]Trivia Question AnswerOnly 12.4% of websites use schema markup correctly, and those sites earn 2.8 times more AI citations than those without it.ConnectWebsite: BillionDollarSellers.comTwitterLinkedIn