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Paid SearchGoogle Ads Switches Discover Billing to CPM for View-Through Conversions1m ago
AI SearchNext-Question Intent: Why Your Content Needs to Answer What Comes After8h ago
AI SearchCitations Over Keywords: How AI Search Is Rewriting Your Content Playbook16h ago
Email & CRMOpen Rates Are Dead: What Email Marketers Are Measuring Now in 20261d ago
Paid SearchGoogle Ads Now Blocks Low-Quality Advertisers From High-Intent Searches1d ago
SocialDentsu Resurrects 360i as Social-First AI Partner for Brands1d ago
Email & CRM10 Agency Pitch Guidelines That Actually Work: What ANA and 4As Say1d ago
ConversionCut Your Product Filters From 50 to 5 and Watch Conversions Jump1d ago
SocialHow KFC's Brand Refresh Signals What Fast-Casual Fried Chicken Needs to Win1d ago
Paid SearchEA's New Ad Platform Opens Gaming to Coach, Visa, and Your Brand2d ago
Paid SearchGoogle Ads Unleashes Smart Bidding Exploration, Here's How It Finds Hidden Conversion Gold3d ago
Paid SearchGoogle Gives You Five More Months to Ditch Dynamic Search Ads3d ago

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Paid SearchJune 17, 2026

Google Ads Switches Discover Billing to CPM for View-Through Conversions

Starting July 15th, some Demand Gen campaigns on Discover will shift from pay-per-click to pay-per-impression pricing. Here's what it means for your ad spend.

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AI Search8h ago

Next-Question Intent: Why Your Content Needs to Answer What Comes After

AI search systems reward pages that anticipate follow-up questions, not just initial queries. Here's what that means for your visibility.

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Photo: Mick Haupt

AI Search16h ago

Citations Over Keywords: How AI Search Is Rewriting Your Content Playbook

AI search engines like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews reward trustworthy, experience-first content, not keyword-stuffed pages. Here's how to shift your strategy to earn citations instead of just clicks.

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Photo: Brett Jordan

Email & CRM1d ago

Open Rates Are Dead: What Email Marketers Are Measuring Now in 2026

Privacy regulations and Apple Mail Privacy Protection are forcing a shift away from open-rate obsession. Here's what successful retention-focused email programs measure instead.

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AI Search

24 briefings

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AI Search8h ago

Next-Question Intent: Why Your Content Needs to Answer What Comes After

AI search systems reward pages that anticipate follow-up questions, not just initial queries. Here's what that means for your visibility.

4 min readRead

Photo: Mick Haupt

AI Search16h ago

Citations Over Keywords: How AI Search Is Rewriting Your Content Playbook

4 min readRead

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AI Search3d ago

AI Visibility: Why Your Business Needs to Show Up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Answers

AI answer engines now compete with traditional search results. Track where your brand appears in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini, or lose customers to competitors who do.

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Apps & AI

6 briefings

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Apps & AI4d ago

Build a Claude-Powered Command Center to Reclaim Your Mornings

Agency leaders and business owners are using Claude Code to automate the daily inbox chaos and get instant clarity on what actually matters.

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Photo: Sam McGhee

Apps & AI5d ago

How Bumble's YouTube Show Tackles User Decline Through Content

As paying users drop, the dating app launches a video advice series to rebuild trust and attract higher-quality members. Here's what that strategy means for apps competing on engagement.

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Apps & AIMay 30

Why Your AI Assistant Keeps Forgetting: 7 Fixes for Business Context Loss

LLMs lose information mid-conversation. Here's how to architect memory into your AI tools so they actually remember what matters for your business.

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Social

18 briefings

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Social1d ago

Dentsu Resurrects 360i as Social-First AI Partner for Brands

The agency brand returns as an agile team focused on creator partnerships and social strategy, signaling where marketing budgets are heading.

3 min readRead

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Social1d ago

How KFC's Brand Refresh Signals What Fast-Casual Fried Chicken Needs to Win

KFC's global CMO reveals a visual and positioning overhaul designed to reclaim leadership in the category it created. Here's what chains and QSRs can learn about staying relevant when competition heats up.

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Social4d ago

Pinterest Now Lets Creators Link Amazon Storefronts, Here's What It Means for Your Sales

Eligible creators can embed affiliate links directly in Pins, letting customers buy without leaving the app. If you're selling through Amazon, this is a new way to reach Pinterest's visual-first audience.

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Ecommerce

10 briefings

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Ecommerce5d ago

Own Your Pricing, Data, and Customer, Here's How DTC Actually Works

Direct-to-consumer brands keep the margin, own the relationship, and control the experience. Here's what Shopify says you need to launch right.

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Ecommerce5d ago

Six New Ecommerce Tools Reshaping How You Sell Online (June 2026)

Livestream commerce, visual search, AI product intelligence, and logistics upgrades are moving fast. Here's what's new and why it matters for your bottom line.

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Ecommerce8d ago

How Fox One is capturing World Cup obsessives with hyper-niche streaming positioning

A DTC service is breaking through streaming clutter by targeting fans willing to go to absurd lengths for tournament coverage. What this means for how you reach your most dedicated customers.

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Email & CRM

7 briefings

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Email & CRM1d ago

Open Rates Are Dead: What Email Marketers Are Measuring Now in 2026

Privacy regulations and Apple Mail Privacy Protection are forcing a shift away from open-rate obsession. Here's what successful retention-focused email programs measure instead.

4 min readRead

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Email & CRM1d ago

10 Agency Pitch Guidelines That Actually Work: What ANA and 4As Say

Two major trade groups just released recommendations to cut the chaos out of agency selection, focusing on trust and transparency. Here's what it means for your next hire.

4 min readRead

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Email & CRM7d ago

AI Email Tools Are Now Table Stakes: Here's What Actually Moves the Needle

Inbox competition is fierce. AI email platforms now handle subject lines, send-time optimization, and revenue attribution so your team doesn't have to. Here's how to pick the right one.

5 min readRead

Web & Speed

4 briefings

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Web & Speed9d ago

Bots Now Outnumber Humans on the Web: What Your Business Needs to Know

Automated traffic has crossed 57% of all webpage requests worldwide. Here's what that means for your site's performance, security, and bottom line.

4 min readRead

Web & SpeedMay 19

Your site no longer just has to load fast, it has to answer the tap fast

Google made responsiveness an equal ranking signal and tightened the load target. A laggy tap is now a measurable ranking and revenue problem.

3 min readRead

Web & SpeedMay 18

A robot is browsing your site to buy for its owner. Can it actually check out?

Agentic browsers now navigate and purchase on a person’s behalf. If your site is slow or your checkout is clumsy, the AI gives up and moves on.

3 min readRead

Conversion

4 briefings

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Conversion1d ago

Cut Your Product Filters From 50 to 5 and Watch Conversions Jump

Salesforce data shows how stripping down site complexity drives faster buyer decisions. Here's what works for manufacturers and retailers.

4 min readRead

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ConversionMay 31

Quattr's AI Landing Page Generator Connects Paid Ads to Search Visibility

A new tool automatically creates landing pages aligned with AI search intent, designed to boost conversion potential by bridging paid and organic channels.

3 min readRead

ConversionMay 17

Cookies did not die, but the replacement was 85% wrong, so own your data

Google reversed course on killing third-party cookies, but tracking got noticeably less reliable anyway. First-party data is the only durable strategy left.

3 min readRead

Paid Search

21 briefings

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Paid Search1d ago

Google Ads Now Blocks Low-Quality Advertisers From High-Intent Searches

Google is tightening its Limited Ad Serving policy to limit impressions from unqualified advertisers on searches prone to negative experiences. Here's what that means for your ad spend.

3 min readRead

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Paid Search2d ago

EA's New Ad Platform Opens Gaming to Coach, Visa, and Your Brand

Electronic Arts launches a self-serve advertising platform across its game library. Here's what it means for reaching gamers where they play.

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Paid Search3d ago

Google Ads Unleashes Smart Bidding Exploration, Here's How It Finds Hidden Conversion Gold

Google's new Smart Bidding Exploration features let you discover conversion opportunities your current strategy is missing. Here's what changed and why it matters for your bottom line.

4 min readRead

Local SEO

11 briefings

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Local SEO3d ago

Your Industry's AI Prompts Are Reshaping SEO, And Your Content Strategy

As AI Overviews and conversational search engines replace keyword-driven discovery, understanding how your customers actually prompt LLMs is now critical to staying visible. Here's what changes across industries.

4 min readRead

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Local SEO3d ago

Your Local SEO Ranking Tanked: Here's How to Get Back in the Map Pack

A real estate business recovered lost Google Business Profile visibility by fixing three things: location keywords in titles, genuine review velocity, and profile gaps. Here's the playbook.

4 min readRead

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Local SEO6d ago

Google Is Silently Deleting Your Review Replies, and You Won't Know It

A new study reveals Google rejects business owner responses to customer reviews without notification, leaving your reputation management efforts invisible.

3 min readRead

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