Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 27, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Digiday
Why Edward Jones’ agentic AI trial comes with limits
Edward Jones tests agentic AI to drive marketing productivity, taking a measured approach as it stops short of full automation.
 
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Adweek
Ticker: CNN’s First of All Celebrates 100 Episodes, CNBC Layoffs
Layoffs hit CNBC as fewer than a dozen positions have been eliminated as part of an editorial overhaul.
 
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Digiday
WPP is betting its future on getting paid for outcomes
At the presentation for its new strategy, WPP made the most explicitly public cases that the future of agency compensation look less like a staffing invoice and more like a performance contract.
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Web Mentions In Retailer Store Pages
Google is testing adding "web mentions" to the retailer store page under the reviews section.
 
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Chief Marketer
WPP Braces For Big Change, As New CEO Cindy Rose Says It Will Ditch The Holdco Label
During Thursday’s earnings call, CEO Cindy Rose announced a new plan to reposition WPP as a single company, rather than an agency holdco.
 
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Adweek
Week of Feb. 16 Morning News Ratings: Today Remains No. 1 Despite Losing Viewers
CBS Mornings saw double-digit growth in the prized Adults 25-54 demo.
 
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Clickz
Why Unique Vintage Replaced ROAS With Contribution Margin Per View
Most apparel brands know their gross margins. Fewer know whether the traffic they are paying for actually generates profit after returns, fulfillment, and media costs are factored in at the product level.
 
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Chief Marketer
Hertz Unleashes a Pack of Dogs and a Pop-Up Café at the World’s Largest Gathering of Golden Retrievers
The concept of “stress-free travel” may sound like a distant fantasy, but Hertz is on a mission to alleviate travel anxieties through its Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program—and a pack of friendly golden retrievers known as the Gold Squad.
 
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Marketing Dive
How Progressive balances AI use with authenticity as scrutiny persists
The insurance provider’s “Drive Like an Animal” campaign leveraged AI to reduce production time while still considering consumer sentiment.
 
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Marketing Dive
How WPP aims to cut down agency complexity with its Elevate28 strategy
A cost-savings plan will impact jobs, but the agency network plans to reinvest in talent in areas like commerce, analytics and influencers, executives indicated.
 
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Brain Pickings
The Vampire Problem: The Paradoxical Psychology of Why It Is So Hard to Change
"Many of [life's] big decisions involve choices to have experiences that teach us things we cannot know about from any other source but the experience itself."
 
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EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING
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American Marketing Association
Balancing Human Creativity with AI Efficiency

In this interactive AMA session, Heather Whaling, CEO of Geben Communication, will help marketers uncover their personal zone of genius—the work only they can do—and identify where AI can amplify, automate, or accelerate their impact. 

 
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American Marketing Association