Episode 978 · The Stack Overflow Podcast
Solving integration woes with a hackathon
14 Aug 2026 · 28 min
Episode notes
Ryan welcomes Meryll Blanchet, Director of Engineering for Adobe Brand Visibility, to chat about Adobe’s recent acquisition of Semrush, how Adobe Brand Visibility was born from Semrush’s AI visibility product and Adobe’s LLM Optimizer, and how Adobe used a three-day internal hackathon instead of a large-scale infrastructure integration to quickly deliver value to customers. Episode notes: Adobe Brand Visibility is a GEO software that helps companies improve their AI visibility, citations, and share of voice. You can preview the new product here.Connect with Meryll on LinkedIn.…
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by The Stack Overflow Podcast · English · Tech & Science
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