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Blend Interactive partners with ai12z.

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We're thrilled to be an ai12z partner — furthering our commitment to solving complex web problems.

We are proud to announce that Blend Interactive is now an ai12z partner, adding AI-powered search and assistants to the sites we design, build, and support.

With today’s AI-powered search tools, both clients and site visitors have increased expectations on how they get their answers — including being able to easily search a site for content beyond simple navigation.

In this space, we have been impressed with ai12z, an experience platform that adds an AI assistant — such as a smart search bar or chat assistant — on top of a site’s existing content. For the financial service, association, and healthcare teams we work with, that helps visitors find answers and finish tasks without a major editorial lift.

Combined with Blend’s work building sites that cater to deeply structured content, our partnership with ai12z promises to be a powerful next step in our clients’ journey into better GEO, SEO, and site usability. We’re excited to get started.

About Blend Interactive

Blend Interactive is a web strategy, design, and development firm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Since 2005, Blend has guided teams through complicated web and content problems — from goals and planning to design and development. Our work spans content-first strategy, information architecture, accessible design, and .NET CMS development on platforms including Optimizely, Umbraco, and Contentstack. We believe the best websites are built when the thinking comes first.

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ai12z: our AI search tooling partner.

We're thrilled to be an ai12z partner — furthering our commitment to solving complex web problems. Need a better way for users to find content on your site? ai12z is the solution you're looking for.

Learn More about ai12z.

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