Microsoft makes Clarity mandatory for publishers

Microsoft now requires third-party publishers to use Clarity, ensuring transparent, brand-safe ad placements and filtering noncompliant traffic.

Microsoft now requires third-party publishers to use Clarity, ensuring transparent, brand-safe ad placements and filtering noncompliant traffic.

The latest Editor update introduces campaign-level negatives, search term reporting for Performance Max, and smarter automation tools for large-scale ad management.
A survey of B2B leaders finds 97% view thought leadership as critical, with original research outperforming AI content for building trust.
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Here’s why treating ChatGPT like Google will guarantee your failure in the age of RAG, reranking, and probabilistic systems.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee helped build the modern web. Now he’s worried AI could help destroy its business model.

Google is expanding ad placements into mobile image search, giving brands a new, visually engaging way to capture user attention.

Last month, Google launched a form to report negative review extortion scams and it seems to work.

Advertisers should review and verify all phone numbers in their ads, as Google will soon disallow any linked to fraud or past policy violations.

GEO redefines visibility through AI availability – how likely your brand is to be recognized and recommended by AI systems.
Marketing leaders need to stop funding SEO for clicks and start designing budgets around brand authority in AI-first search.
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