One reason for the move to bring in new leadership: the commerce media and retail media worlds...
One reason for the move to bring in new leadership: the commerce media and retail media worlds...
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
 
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Digiday
Dentsu expands and consolidates its commerce and retail media offering under new leadership
One reason for the move to bring in new leadership: the commerce media and retail media worlds continue to grow at impressive rates
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Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 26, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
 
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Fortune
Over 1 million people clicked LinkedIn’s ‘seems like AI slop’ button as the platform fights to keep ‘dead internet...
One analysis found LinkedIn was “the most AI-saturated platform,” with more than 40% of its long-form posts being flagged as completely AI-generated.
 
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Social Media Today
Pinterest hobbies report highlights DIY and vintage
The platform said users are focused on hands-on, offline pastimes including kitchen- and nature-themed crafts.
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Showing Fewer PDF Files. But Why?
Google seems to be showing fewer and fewer PDF files, and when it does show PDF files, it seems not to show them from some pretty important sites, like IRS.gov, New York State, and some others.
 
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Social Media Today
Instagram launches First Draft for Reels
The new option allows users to generate a single video by automatically picking out the best parts from existing clips.
 
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Marketing Dive
Why United helped broadcast ESPN’s fantasy football show live from the sky
The activation demonstrates how Disney aids brand partners in marketing around sports as the media giant prepares to broadcast the Super Bowl.
 
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Adweek
Front Office Sports Debuts App, Adding Ad Inventory and Video
The product will feature video, text, and game programming, alongside a landing page that imitates the format of its flagship newsletter.
 
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Adweek
Fans Have More Friends: Heineken’s Formula for Real-Life Connection
U.S. CMO Alison Payne on how brand leaders can respond to changing consumer behavior without sacrificing positioning.
 
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Chief Marketer
Life Insurance Company Ethos Taps Celebrities For Marketing
Ethos’ advertising budget increases 50% as it pours dollars on its celebrity influencer strategy.
 
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Moz
Local SEO That Actually Works: Some Assembly Required (AI Not Included)
Traffic, rankings, and content output are all up. GBP actions are flat. Amanda Jordan explains why local SEO breaks at scale and shares the SEO-first audit framework that fixes it.
 
Digiday
USA Today Co. is reformatting content to attract more AI licensing deals
USA Today Co. is testing ways to reformat content for AI bots in a bid to attract licensing deals and unlock new revenue.
 
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EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING
Transform Your Marketing with AI
Selected by American Marketing Association
Transform Your Marketing with AI: Hands-On Workshop Series

There is a meaningful difference between understanding AI tools and having a workflow built around them. Transform your marketing approach with practical AI skills in this hands-on workshop series.

This four-week series is designed to get you to the second. Across four live sessions, you will use ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and others to build an actual marketing strategy, produce on-brand content, and set up performance reporting designed for your real work.

 
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American Marketing Association
Meta Ads in 2026: AI, Advantage+ and What’s Actually Working

Running Meta ads used to feel more straightforward. Now there are AI-driven tools to learn, privacy changes to work around, and a platform that looks different than it did 18 months ago. If you’ve been patching together what you know or avoiding Ads Manager altogether, two hours can close a lot of ground.

This workshop walks you through how Meta advertising has