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Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 9, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.Google said with SEO...

Fast Company

Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026: Advertising, marketing, and PR category winners

From Beverly Hills to London, eight companies took top honors in the advertising, marketing, and PR category of Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026.These eight companies stood out to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 judges for...

Marketing Dive

Boston Beer hires tech-savvy CMO to hone data-driven marketing

Allison Stransky will join the Samuel Adams owner from Samsung Electronics America, where she’s focused on applications of big data and AI.

Digiday

ShopMy, Google and WordPress are among this year’s Digiday Technology Awards finalists

This year’s Digiday Technology Awards finalists reflect an industry adapting to a rapidly changing digital landscape, with AI-ready infrastructure, first-party data, privacy and operational efficiency emerging as defining priorities.

Marketing Dive

Why brand personality matters more than ever

Callaway Golf’s recent marketing stumble emphasizes the need for brands to establish clear personality guardrails, writes Gartner’s Julie Reeves.

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Merchant Center AI Performance: AI Search Intent, Terms & Attribution

The Google Merchant Center AI Performance Insights which launched in July and has begun expanding to more regions earlier this month has also gained new metrics.

Adweek

Kitchen Table Finances: Intuit on AI and Everyday Money Management

Mark Notarainni the three marketing and technology elements redefining consumer financial empowerment.

Chief Marketer

Dairy Queen Bypasses Athletes for Mascots in Latest Social-Led Campaign

Marketing campaigns featuring athletes have become commonplace. So for a promotion tied to the kickoff of college football season, Dairy Queen highlighted team mascots instead.

Adweek

ADWEEK Appoints Tim Hart Chief Operating Officer

ADWEEK has appointed Tim Hart as chief operating officer, a newly created role designed to strengthen execution and accelerate the company’s evolution as a media, events and professional-intelligence platform.

Seth's Blog

Two schools of thought about school

Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect

Hubspot

How to optimize your website for AI search

Learning how to optimize your website for AI search is one of the hottest skills for marketers right now, because the audience for these tools is growing fast.

Fast Company

The 4 building blocks of brand authenticity

Intentionally design your brand with this blueprint.The word authenticity has become so ubiquitous in recent years, it could almost be ignored. And yet, authenticity is what makes identity matter.

EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING

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 changed and what is working right now. You’ll get up to speed on Advantage+ campaigns, understand how to use AI-assisted tools for copy, creative, and predictive testing, and learn how to set up the Conversions API so your measurement holds up in a privacy-first environment.