State of B2B SEO 2026

Would your company still be found today if nobody clicked anymore — and people only asked questions? AIs increasingly research, compare and decide for B2B buyers, while zero-click searches and AI Overviews push classic rankings into the background. But is that really true? This talk delivers an honest State of B2B SEO 2026: what is truly dead, what still works surprisingly well, and how you can make your brand show up where answers are created. No buzzword bingo — data, straight talk and concrete levers for practice.

Time: 12:10 - 12:35
Room: Raum 1
B2B SEO State of 2026 Strategy Lead Gen Content

Nele Hilgenstock

Seo Manager, Wambo

Nele has worked in SEO since 2015 and has supported projects from start-ups to international corporations — both in-house and on the agency side. Since the end of 2020 she has been a core member of the agency wambo marketing in Bielefeld, where she leads the SEO team. She shares her passion for search engine optimisation not only in client work, with a particular focus on B2B SEO, but also as a trainer in the agency and in external seminars and webinars.