Insights · May 2026
Expert articles by the three Vincency co-founders on the current state of their disciplines — GEO and AI visibility, AI integration, brand identity, and photo/video production. Current mid-market context, May 2026.
Comparison of the four leading agency types in 2026: creative agencies, WordPress template shops, tech service providers, and systemic partners. Pros and cons, plus a B2B decision guide.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser on the general start of application of the AI Act on 2 August 2026: what Article 50 and Article 4 mean for medical practices, law firms, and real-estate agents, why the planned Digital Omnibus is no free pass, and seven steps every business can take now.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
McKinsey 2026: branding is the No. 1 marketing priority, while generative AI ranks 17th of 20. What this means for brand strategy in the German mid-market — and why it does not mean ignoring AI.
Lukas Schwarz
·Co-Founder, CEO & Vision Architect
Michael Kaiser on the data behind failed software projects (CHAOS, Flyvbjerg) and what AI really delivers in software development — between a +55% Copilot effect and −19% in the METR experiment. Why method, not AI alone, makes the difference.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser on the make-or-buy decision for AI agents: when mid-market companies should build AI technology in-house, when a specialized partner like ArkeonTech is the faster path — and how strategy, brand, and technology come together into a working stack.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser analyzes the state of Gemini 3.5 Pro in early June 2026: What the Flash release on May 19 reveals about Pro architecture, how Omni fits into the Google ecosystem, and why Google reversed its release strategy.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser with a comprehensive analysis of the GPT-5.6 leaks after the Opus 4.8 release on May 28, 2026: What Codex logs, Polymarket predictions and internal codenames (iris-alpha, ember-alpha, beacon-alpha) really mean — and why OpenAI is under massive pressure.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser with the full release analysis of Claude Opus 4.8 from May 28, 2026: a record 69.2 percent on SWE-bench Pro, four times higher code honesty, 1M token context, Effort Control, Fast Mode and Dynamic Workflows — soberly contextualized from the perspective of an AI integration agency.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser with a fact-checked leak analysis of the Claude Code source leak from March 31, 2026: what the source code objectively reveals about Sonnet 4.8, what evidence exists for KAIROS, Capybara/Mythos and Numbat — and why developers should not bet on rumors.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser on the state of Generative Engine Optimization in May 2026: the maxonline study on the DACH hallucination rate, AIO coverage at 48 percent, ChatGPT conversion 5x above Google Organic, the seven-layer Vincency GEO stack and two real client cases with ROI in under five months.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Michael Kaiser on the state of voice AI in May 2026: GPT-5, Claude Opus 4.7, the OpenAI Realtime API, the Model Context Protocol — and what has concretely changed for private practices, law firms and clinics.
Michael Kaiser
·Co-Founder & Head of Systems
Lukas Schwarz on corporate identity and logo design for German mid-market businesses in May 2026: the Slow Brands movement, the EU AI Act, authenticity as a competitive advantage. Frameworks that work in the AI era.
Lukas Schwarz
·Co-Founder, CEO & Vision Architect
David George on brand photography and video in May 2026: when generative AI is enough and when the mid-market still needs real camera production. Hybrid workflows, budget realities, premium cases.
David George
·Co-Founder & Creative Director
