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3D illustration of Google Ads new terms in July 2026 and how AI automation rules impact advertisers, featuring AI-driven ad creatives, global targeting, landing pages, and compliance verification layers
Google Ads' New Terms Are Live: What the July 2026 AI & Automation Rules Mean for You
Google's July 2026 terms update grants its AI systems broader authority to automatically format, select, and generate targets, ad assets, and landing page destinations on your behalf. While automation continues... Read more...
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Google Search Console Now Tracks Your Instagram, TikTok, X & YouTube Performance
Google has introduced a powerful update to Google Search Console, allowing marketers to link and track Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube accounts directly. For the first time, you can measure... Read more...
Illustration of Meta live video ads and Instagram livestream shopping tools, featuring a creator hosting a live product demo on mobile with sponsored ad, shoppable product cards, and live performance analytics
Meta Brings Live Video Ads to Instagram, Plus New Livestream Shopping Tools
Meta has upgraded Instagram Live for social commerce, introducing Live Video Ads to drive cold traffic outside your follower base into active broadcasts. Combined with new in-stream shopping tools and... Read more...
Illustration of Meta's June personalization change and its impact on advertisers and privacy, featuring off-site data flowing into a Meta funnel across ads, feed, Reels, and AI with privacy controls and tracking toggles
What Meta's June Personalization Change Means for Advertisers and Privacy
Meta's June 2026 data personalization update fundamentally redefines how off-site data is utilized, expanding Pixel and Conversions API (CAPI) inputs to shape organic Feed content, Reels suggestions, and Meta AI... Read more...
Illustration of Meta lowering the Advantage+ Shopping threshold to 25 for smaller stores, featuring a small storefront connected to API and data layers with a clean product catalog ready to perform
Smaller Stores Can Now Run Advantage+ Shopping: The Threshold Just Dropped to 25
Meta has officially lowered the Advantage+ Shopping campaign requirement from 50 purchases a week down to just 25 weekly conversions. This change opens the door for smaller direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce... Read more...
Illustration of Meta location-based ad fees starting July 1 with up to 5 percent surcharges across 6 markets, featuring a world map with regional percentage pins and an invoice showing base spend and location surcharge
Meta's New Location-Based Ad Fees Start July 1: Up to 5% in 6 Markets
Starting July 1, 2026, Meta is implementing new location-based ad surcharges ranging from 2% to 5% for impressions delivered in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Turkey. This fee... Read more...
Illustration of Meta's automotive ad deadline for migrating from Nielsen DMA to Comscore market codes, featuring a switch module transitioning paused campaigns to delivering campaigns with car ad cards
Meta's Automotive Ad Deadline Just Passed: Migrate to Comscore or Your Campaigns Pause
As of June 22, 2026, Meta has officially discontinued Nielsen DMA targeting (dma_code) for automotive model ads, replacing it with Comscore Market codes (comscore_market_codes). Any campaign or catalog feed still... Read more...
Illustration of the Google second spam update 2026 breakdown, featuring a filtering machine processing incoming pages by templated locations, doorway pages, cloaking, and mass AI content into approved and flagged results
Google's June 2026 Spam Update Has Been Rolled Out
Google’s June 2026 Spam Update shook up search results by targeting scaled AI content, thin local templates, and doorway page structures. If your organic traffic or lead volume took a... Read more...
> Illustration of the Google May 2026 core update and SEOs watching unconfirmed June movement, featuring search performance charts spanning May to June with a completion marker and SEO monitoring dashboard
Google's May 2026 Core Update Is Done and Rolled Out
Google just hit search results with a double whammy: the May 2026 Core Update and the June 2026 Spam Update, plus an unexplained stretch of mid-month volatility. Before you panic... Read more...
Illustration of the Google Ads bidding update on August 17 and advertiser actions, featuring a before-and-after timeline with audit tasks, budget health meter, cost per conversion chart, and bid strategy controls
Google Ads Bidding Update Hits August 17: What Every Advertiser Needs to Do Now
A major Google Ads Smart Bidding update takes effect on August 17, 2026, and it could quietly raise your CPA if you aren't prepared. Google is changing how it handles... Read more...
Illustration of Meta launching live video ads and virtual cards, featuring a creator hosting a live product demo on mobile with sponsored ad, secure virtual payment card, and partner brand integrations
Meta launches live video ads and virtual cards
Meta is shifting its social commerce strategy into high gear with a massive suite of shopping updates unveiled at Cannes Lions 2026. From expanding Live Video Ads globally to introducing... Read more...
Illustration of Google adding the Gemini-powered Ask feature to Ad Manager, featuring an AI assistant surfacing real-time revenue, impressions, and top ad placement insights within the Ad Manager dashboard
Google adds Gemini-powered Ask Ad Manager
Google has launched Ask Ad Manager in beta, bringing a Gemini-powered conversational AI agent directly into the publisher-side platform. Designed to help publishers troubleshoot line items, build custom reports, and... Read more...