2026 is poised to become another record-smashing year for M&A in tech, media, and advertising.
2026 is poised to become another record-smashing year for M&A in tech, media, and advertising.
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Thursday, December 25, 2025
 
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Adweek
5 M&A Trends to Expect in 2026, From Multibillion-Dollar AI Deals to Further Holdco Consolidation
2026 is poised to become another record-smashing year for M&A in tech, media, and advertising.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Search Tests More Sources Section
Microsoft is testing a "more sources" section within the Bing Search results. This seems to load a different user interface, with long card-shaped search results that you can slide through as a carousel.
 
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Adweek
How A24 and Timothée Chalamet Dreamed Big for the Marty Supreme Marketing Campaign
The film brought Marty Supreme to life by blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Forgot The Holiday Decorations In 2025
For the past 15 or so years, Google would post holiday-specific decorations at the top of its search results for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Well, this year Google did not.
 
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Chief Marketer
Two Types Of AI In Advertising
AI is fueling advertising, and AI agents are running ads. As we close out 2025, take a moment to listen to this AdExchanger Talks interview with Paul Longo, GM of AI in ads for advertising, for his POV on both of those topics.
 
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American Marketing Association
Principles of Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

This course examines how nonprofits use marketing to publicize their mission and to gather contributions of time and money. The course also discusses marketing planning in the nonprofit organization.

 
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American Marketing Association
Brand Strategy 101

Learn how brand commitment, brand voice, design and implementation create the impactful brand strategy you need.

 
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American Marketing Association
Social Media Strategy and Proving ROI

Incorporate the latest platform trends for an effective campaign that delivers results and track them using attribution tools to create a comprehensive report.

 
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Marketing Week
How cybersecurity firm Gen used AI to create a YouTube series in three months
Gen’s CMO Krista Todd believes the AI-created campaign will have saved the team in the region of a million dollars, but saved funds should be reinvested.Source
 
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Neil Patel
The Future of Social Media Trends in 2026
Social media evolves fast. What’s trending today could be outdated by next month. Brands that don’t adapt risk getting left behind. Marketers who fail to adapt will struggle to stay visible, let alone competitive.
 
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Marketing Week
‘Constantly pushing innovation’: Netflix’s VP of marketing on its goal to generate fandom
EMEA marketing lead June Sauvaget on why the streamer measures success by cultural impact and how Stranger Things shows the power of fandom-led marketing.Source
 
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Seth's Blog
Popular new ideas
Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect
 
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Chief Marketer
Chief Marketer Unveils 2026 Marketers of the Year
Chief Marketer’s Marketers of the Year honors an elite group of executives who are redefining what’s possible in modern marketing. These leaders aren’t reacting to change—they’re driving it.
 
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CMSWire
The Metrics Are in Charge. Does Your Marketing Pay the Price?
From Gen-X blind spots to engagement obsession, marketing systems increasingly shape strategy instead of supporting it.Continue reading...
 
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