Turn real-time data into smarter customer journeys by Edna Chavira

Turn real-time data into smarter customer journeys by Edna Chavira

Today’s marketers are being asked to do more with less—but siloed tools and fragmented data make it nearly impossible to deliver personalized, efficient, and ROI-driven campaigns. Join us for a live panel discussion on how top brands are using Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) to unify customer data, streamline operations, and build real-time profiles that drive measurable growth. […]

Confessions of a PPC-only agency: Why we finally embraced SEO

Confessions of a PPC-only agency: Why we finally embraced SEO

In 2024, shifts in how search engines and AI tools surface content forced us to rethink our stance on SEO – from something we ignored to something we needed to master. SEO didn’t fit – until performance became the priority For the longest time, we didn’t just avoid SEO – we openly dismissed it. At […]

Google AI Mode traffic data comes to Search Console

Google AI Mode traffic data comes to Search Console

Google’s AI Mode counts toward the totals you see in your Search Console Performance report, starting today. Also, Google updated its Search Console help document (What are impressions, position, and clicks?) with a new section to clarify how clicks, impressions, and positions are counted in AI Mode. This addition to GSC comes as Google’s AI […]

WhatsApp adds discovery tools, ads, subscriptions

WhatsApp adds discovery tools, ads, subscriptions

WhatsApp is rolling out three major updates to its “Updates” tab – channel subscriptions, promoted channels, and ads in Status – in a move designed to help users discover more content and help businesses grow their reach. Driving the news. Promoted channels give admins their first opportunity to boost visibility in the directory, making discovery easier for […]

New TikTok AI tools let you generate branded videos from images, text

New TikTok AI tools let you generate branded videos from images, text

TikTok launched a new wave of generative AI tools to help marketers rapidly create custom video content, using just product images or short text prompts. Driving the news. As part of its Symphony suite, TikTok now offers image-to-video and text-to-video capabilities, allowing marketers to turn still visuals or written prompts into five-second branded clips. The […]

Google PMax, Smart Campaigns to prioritize high-intent offline conversions

Google PMax, Smart Campaigns to prioritize high-intent offline conversions

Starting June 17, Google Ads will change how it optimizes offline conversions (e.g., store visits, sales) across Performance Max (PMax), Omnichannel Goals, and Smart Campaigns. The focus is to prioritize locally engaged users on high-intent channels like Google Search and Maps. Why we care. Google is shifting focus from conversion volume to higher-quality offline actions. […]

ChatGPT Search gets ‘smarter’ and adds image-based queries

ChatGPT Search gets ‘smarter’ and adds image-based queries

OpenAI upgraded ChatGPT’s built-in search capabilities to better understand complex queries, provide more coherent responses in longer chats, and allow users to search using images. Why we care. ChatGPT continues to evolve its nascent search platform. It’s important to be aware of changes like these because they could impact your visibility in ChatGPT’s answers and […]

Google Adds AI Mode Traffic To Search Console Reports

Google Adds AI Mode Traffic To Search Console Reports

Google has updated its Search Console documentation, confirming it includes AI Mode data in Performance reports. This is a change to note when reviewing your metrics, as it may impact traffic reporting patterns. Understanding AI Mode and What’s Changed AI Mode is Google’s interactive AI-powered search experience, which builds on AI Overviews to provide more […]

Evaluating OpenAI’s Sora and other AI video generators

Evaluating OpenAI’s Sora and other AI video generators

As AI video generators become increasingly accessible, creators are turning to tools like OpenAI’s Sora, InVideo, Canva’s Magic Studio, and others to speed up production and reduce costs.  But how do these platforms actually perform?  This article evaluates six leading AI video tools – based on real-world use, user feedback, and classroom experimentation – to […]

How To Weed Out Less Qualified Audiences From Your PPC Campaigns

How To Weed Out Less Qualified Audiences From Your PPC Campaigns

To my fellow marketers, I first wrote this title in the summer of 2020, back when I thought, “Wow, surely things couldn’t get worse.” Needless to say, I was wrong. Here’s the actual quote I started with last time: “If you’re reading this, then it is early July, you’ve made it this far in the […]