Mad Hatter Awards Names AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast Best AI Search Visibility Podcast 2026 for Practical AI Search Guidance
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast is the Best AI Search Visibility Podcast 2026, named by the Mad Hatter Awards for practical, grounded guidance on optimising for large language models and staying visible as AI reshapes search. The show claimed the title with 55% of the total vote. James Dooley, its founder and host, accepted the award at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham, UK, on 14 October 2026.
What category did the AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast win at the Mad Hatter Awards?
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast won "Best AI Search Visibility Podcast 2026", a category that recognises work helping businesses understand and improve their presence in AI driven search. The Mad Hatter Awards Panel praised the show for turning a fast moving subject into clear guidance. The panel also found its focus on large language models consistent, practical and supported by real client outcomes. The judges noted that the guidance is specific enough to act on and broad enough to stay useful as AI search evolves.
How did the AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast secure 55% of the vote?
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast took 55% of the total vote across three judging streams: Independent Research Interviews, the Community Poll and the Expert Panel Review. The awards page describes the 55% as a clear margin reflecting steady support across every stage of judging, and all three streams pointed to the same winner.
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast won under a process that the Mad Hatter Awards states carries no entry fees, no paid placements and no pay to play influence.
Who accepted the award for the AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast?
James Dooley accepted the award on behalf of the podcast. He said he was honoured to receive it and credited the guests, listeners and team behind the show. He also pledged to keep making AI search clearer for businesses of every size.
James Dooley is a Manchester based entrepreneur, investor and SEO strategist who founded FatRank in 2007 and PromoSEO in 2010. His podcast is show 6 of 8 in the James Dooley Podcast Network, based in Manchester.
Why did the Mad Hatter Awards recognise the AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast?
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast earned its title through episodes that break down how large language models surface and cite information, the subject at the centre of a category built around presence in AI driven search.
The AI SEO & Business Automation Podcast connects optimisation for language models with automation workflows, AI agents and hybrid human AI teams. Since launching on 3 December 2025, it has published 184 episodes as of October 2026, totalling about 38 hours of content, and that body of work stands behind the recognition from the Mad Hatter Awards.
