
This YesPress feature examines why many large direct-to-consumer (DTC) fashion brands — despite hundreds of millions in revenue and massive social followings — are underrepresented in AI-generated shopping recommendations. AI assistants tend to favor brands with strong editorial coverage, structured product data, and broad third-party authority over those that rely mainly on paid social, influencer, and email marketing. The piece maps the visibility gap across brands like Fashion Nova, Gymshark, Princess Polly, and Cuts Clothing, and outlines how DTC labels can close it without matching the marketing budgets of legacy giants.

An editorial argument that the marketing playbook is splitting in two. Semrush answers what is happening in search; YesPress answers what the world and AI should know about your company. As millions shift from searching Google to asking ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, visibility is no longer enough — companies must become authoritative, citable sources. The piece frames Semrush as analytics (measuring demand) and YesPress as publishing (shaping perception), arguing the smartest companies use both.

Ross Hudgens is the founder and CEO of Siege Media, a content-led SEO agency he built from a one-person freelance operation in 2012 into a 100-person, Inc. 5000 honoree (six consecutive years) backed by private equity at an eight-figure valuation. A Chapman University marketing graduate, he cut his teeth as the first employee at Single Grain before going solo after Google's Penguin update reshaped the industry. Today he advises brands like Zapier, Casper, and Airbnb on organic growth, co-created the GrowthComet agency training course, angel-invested in SparkToro, and in 2026 published 'Generative Engine Optimization: The Definitive Guide to AI SEO' with Wiley — cementing his position at the forefront of AI-era search strategy.