News publishers expect search traffic to drop 43% by 2029: Report

AI answers are taking clicks from publishers. Media companies warn that Google Overviews and chat experiences are speeding up traffic loss.

AI answers are taking clicks from publishers. Media companies warn that Google Overviews and chat experiences are speeding up traffic loss.
Google’s AI Mode checkout aims to reduce friction, but retailers question what it means for brand control, cross-sells, and customer data.
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Advertisers can now buy premium live sports inventory programmatically, combining massive reach with better frequency control and cross-device measurement.

Google’s 2026 Shopping policy updates give advertisers more flexibility to promote subscriptions, modern offers, and localized payment incentives.

A multi-year Apple–Google deal places Gemini at the core of Apple Intelligence and paves the way for a new Siri.
AI targeting, creative scale, and MMM promised efficiency but often delivered waste. Here’s how to reset PPC priorities for 2026.

AI didn’t kill copywriting. It killed low-grade informational SEO. Persuasion, positioning, and clarity now matter more than traffic volume.
The best AI tools for PR help teams write press releases, pitch journalists, and monitor brand mentions.
PPC experts share hard-earned lessons on automation limits, Performance Max misuse, post-click differentiation, and why judgment now matters more than levers.
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Prepare for UCP & ACP adoption by tightening product feeds, schema, and governance before agent-led checkout becomes default behavior.
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