PPC mistakes that humble even experienced marketers
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The Halo Effect: Your Paid Media Went Offline, Can You Survive Without It? via @sejournal, @jonkagan
This paid media holdout study explains why organic gains mask deeper declines in traffic, orders, and brand-driven demand.
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Make 2026 The Year Your Business Thrives On Reddit [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Yes, yes we all know customer behavior is changing and Reddit conversations showing up in AI search is a big part of that shift. What are you doing about it? If your Reddit marketing strategy hasn’t evolved since 2024 (or you don’t have one to start with), you’re not just behind. You might be actively harming your brand. We’re…
Google pushes AI Max tool with in-app ads
Google is advertising its AI Max feature inside Google Ads campaign settings, promoting its own tools within the paid platform.
Bing Webmaster Tools officially adds AI Performance report
New insights include total citations, average cited pages, grounding queries, page-level citation activity, and visibility trends over time.
How to make automation work for lead gen PPC
Automation isn’t just for ecommerce. Learn how to drive more leads, cut costs, improve quality, and save time with AI-powered campaigns.
Why governance maturity is a competitive advantage for SEO
AI Overviews, redesigns, and rogue launches expose weak SEO processes. Discover why visibility governance protects rankings and teams.
Synthetic Personas For Better Prompt Tracking via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
New research shows synthetic personas can improve AI prompt tracking accuracy while cutting cost and research time dramatically.
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Google Can Now Monitor Search For Your Government IDs via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Results about you tool now monitors Search results for government-issued IDs like passports, driver’s licenses, and Social Security numbers.
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Why PPC measurement feels broken (and why it isn’t)
As browser restrictions limit identifiers, PPC measurement relies more on redundancy, modeling, and inference than perfect tracking.