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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Digiday

Amazon News, Politico and Warner Bros. Discovery are finalists for the 2026 Digiday Awards finalists

This year’s Digiday Awards finalists demonstrated how innovation, audience insights and multiplatform storytelling can work together to create more engaging and accessible experiences.

Marketing Dive

Applebee’s CMO on differentiating marketing in a value-obsessed industry

Michelle Chin digs into how the casual dining chain’s marketing is evolving, including through a new partnership with agency BBDO Chicago.

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search On URLs: Ranking Factor, Hyphens vs Underscores & Emojis

Google posted its first video in a series of what they are calling The Non-Canonical Cabinet. In this video, Cherry Prommawin and Gary Illyes discussed how Google Search deals with URLs.

Social Media Today

Reddit announces plans for upcoming US elections

The platform outlined its commitment to election resources and explained how it intends to prevent misinformation from spreading online.

Social Media Today

Meta assists with scam crackdown in West Africa

The company joined Google, Microsoft and others in a larger law enforcement effort designed to disrupt criminal networks.

Chief Marketer

Why Bob’s Discount Furniture Tweaks its Microdrama Strategy After First Season Drives $9 Million

Chief Marketing Officer Steve Nesle discusses the brand’s innovation budget and why it switched to using content creators for its entertainment series “Till Decor Do Us Part.”

Adweek

Fandom Doesn’t End When the Game Does—Neither Should the Marketing

This post was created in partnership with Roku Sports fans spend hours following their favorite teams, players, podcasts, and traditions. For brands, those interests create opportunities to connect with consumers […]

CMSWire

Contact Center Leaders: You Have About 10 Minutes Before Customers Give Up on AI

Asked by Five9 what makes for good customer service, consumers named quick resolution, fast response times, polite service and knowledgeable staff.Continue reading...

Digiday

Ikea’s CMO sees LLMs as the newest place a brand has to hold its line

Even the annual report is brand copy now as far as the LLMs are concerned. They don’t separate the ad campaign from the investor documents. Put a …

Adweek

The Power of Shared Experiences

This post was created in partnership with Screenvision Media The cinema is one of the few places where brands can count on undivided attention—if they can earn it. During an […]

Search Engine Roundtable

OpenAI Drops UTM Parameters From ChatGPT Results (GPT-6)

OpenAI seems to have removed or replaced the UTM parameters it placed on links within the ChatGPT results. This makes it harder to know if a click came from ChatGPT versus some other platform.

Seth's Blog

Things people don’t say

Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect

EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING

American Marketing Association

Digital Marketing Copywriting – October 2026

This small-group online training will help you build your writing skills by exploring the latest techniques and best practices in copywriting for the web (specifically social media, blogs, and email). Uncover the technical foundations and the creative instincts that make good writing repeatable across platforms.