TL;DR Mentions and citations tell you whether your brand shows up in AI answers. They don’t tell...
TL;DR Mentions and citations tell you whether your brand shows up in AI answers. They don’t tell...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
 
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Distilled
Beyond Mentions and Citations: 5 KPIs for the Next Era of AI Search
TL;DR Mentions and citations tell you whether your brand shows up in AI answers. They don’t tell you whether that visibility is consistent, valuable or built to last. We tested five proposed KPIs that go a layer deeper: These aren’t settled industry standards.
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Advertising Bulk Edit/Appeal Disapproved Assets
Microsoft has released the ability to adjust and appeal disapproved assets in bulk. This feature is named Bulk edit disapproved assets and should be live globally in all Microsoft Advertising accounts.
 
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Marketing Dive
WPP’s streamlined strategy secures new business as revenue declines narrow
While WPP sees opportunities with AI, CEO Cindy Rose noted that the technology could lead to deflationary impacts on agency pricing.
 
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Social Media Today
LinkedIn updates feed display to drive more post replies and comments
The app is focusing on relevance and ranking engagement based on how pertinent an interaction is to each user, per a creator economy expert.
 
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Digiday
Zoom relies on creators to boost AI search results
Zoom has a brand awareness problem, but not in the way that you think. The tech company is trying to convince people that it’s an end-to-end, …
 
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Social Media Today
YouTube adds vertical livestream practice mode
Creators can use the feature to test chat, green screen and other streaming effects before going direct.
 
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Digiday
OpenAI is coming for SMB advertisers
The company is going after smaller advertisers. Its job listings prove it.
 
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Marketing Dive
Bazooka puts reality TV rivalry center stage in social-forward campaign
Two stars of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” go head-to-head in an effort that features in-person activations and a social content series.
 
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Chief Marketer
Ad Tech’s Last Neutral Party Just Picked A Side
When Publicis Groupe announced its $2.167 billion acquisition of LiveRamp, the industry found itself asking a question it had never had to ask before. LiveRamp wasn’t one identity vendor among many.
 
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Brain Pickings
The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When...
The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth.
 
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Seth Godin Marketing
Give me one reason
When your project, proposal or resume is rejected, it’s tempting to try to understand why. Scrutinize the rejection letter and turn the short sentence into a paragraph or an essay, then play it over and over in your search for how to do better next time.
 
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EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING
UX Foundations for Marketers
Selected by American Marketing Association
UX Foundations for Marketers

Your digital campaigns are only as effective as the experiences behind them. This two-part series bridges the gap between marketing strategy and user experience design, giving digital marketers the knowledge, frameworks, and practical skills to directly influence the digital experiences that drive engagement, conversions, and ROI.

Across both sessions, you will move from understanding the fundamentals of UX and how they connect to marketing performance, to applying design thinking and accessibility standards to the real digital challenges you face every day. Whether you are collaborating with a design team, briefing an agency, or evaluating your own digital properties, this series will sharpen how you think about and advocate for the end user at every stage.

 
Transform Your Marketing with AI
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