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Kinds of stealing

Most cultures are built around the idea of private property. Grain is harvested once a year and stored for months. If someone steals the grain (which is difficult to securely lock up), it threatens the livelihood of the farmer and the stability of the community. By the time Hammurabi codified Babylonian law around 1750 BCE, […]

How to optimize landing pages for SEO to increase revenue with CausalFunnel

Bringing traffic to your website is one thing, but turning that traffic into paying customers is where most businesses struggle. Even if your ads attract the right audience, they won’t convert unless your landing pages are optimized for both SEO visibility and user engagement. The post How to Optimize Landing Pages for SEO to Increase Revenue with CausalFunnel appea

SiriusXM launches weekly Serie A soccer show with Italian league

SiriusXM debuts \"Serie A: Calcio - Made in Italy\" on November 20, featuring Adam Summerton and Charlie Stillitano covering Italy's top soccer league weekly.

NFL drives broadcast television to highest share in nearly a year

Streaming platforms Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and Paramount+ see viewership gains on football game days, according to Nielsen's October data.

Future of TV briefing: The creator economy needs a new currency for brand deals

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at why paying creators based on reach misses the mark and what IAB is doing to clear up the creator-brand currency situation.

SEM and PPC: How they work together in digital marketing

Given how search engines drive most online journeys today, it’s important to know how SEM and PPC work. Many people ask about the SEM and PPC difference. SEM includes both paid and organic methods, and PPC is a paid part of SEM. Think of SEM as the full strategy and PPC as the fast boost. The post SEM and PPC: How They Work Together in Digital Marketing appeared fir

Call & response

Comment section strategy. The post Call & Response appeared first on Carney.

How to make money with PPC affiliate programs: a complete guide

If you're looking to make money online through your business (no matter the size!), PPC affiliate programs can be a great way to generate revenue. PPC, or pay-per-click, is a popular form of affiliate marketing where you earn money every time someone clicks on an ad you display on your website. The post How to Make Money with PPC Affiliate Programs: A Complete Guide

Data shows Meta’s AI-Based ‘Vibes’ feed is struggling to hold attention

Initial results suggest not many people are interested in an AI-only video feed.

AppsFlyer releases eight products for measurement and AI automation

AppsFlyer announced eight products on November 18 addressing measurement, AI agents, data collaboration, and security for marketing operations.

YouTube improves timestamp controls, expands reply suggestions

The latest updates from the YouTube team.

Apple unveils most popular podcasts with 2025 year-end charts

Apple released comprehensive podcast rankings for 2025 on November 18, revealing listenership patterns and creator trends through localized charts worldwide.

Google expands free access to AI video creation tools in Vids

Google Vids now offers AI-generated voiceovers, transcript trimming, and image editing to Gmail users at no cost, previously limited to paid Workspace accounts.

Google launches Gemini 3 with generative UI for dynamic search experiences

Google introduced Gemini 3 on November 18, 2025, featuring state-of-the-art reasoning, generative UI capabilities, and Google Antigravity development platform.

Google adds privacy controls for Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island

Google announced Restricted Data Processing mode for three states effective January 2026, supporting compliance with new consumer privacy laws.

Announcing CRM syncs

Announcing Dreamdata CRM Syncs for HubSpot and Salesforce!This new feature automatically pushes all of Dreamdata's rich engagement data, AI signals, and audiences straight into your CRM.Now, Marketing can activate insights from Dreamdata within HubSpot and Salesforce, while Sales gets a real-time view of who’s engaged and ready to talk.This sync powers automated Sal

‘Clicks don’t pay the bills, pipeline quality does,’ becomes LinkedIn’s case for its pricey ad prices

LinkedIn's head of ads measurement, Jae Oh, explains why he believes the platform is \"phenomenally cheaper\" than others in the market.

The ‘hot dog vs. sandwich’ problem in AI advertising

The AI agents have come for programmatic advertising. And like AI’s invasion everywhere else, guardrails are needed, as Digiday editors discussed on this episode of the Digiday Podcast.

Paramount Skydance’s remarks show principal-based media unease isn’t going anywhere

The back-and-forth over whether Publicis Group and IPG were both buying and selling ads for Paramount shows how contentious the practice remains, even as the holdcos try to normalize it.

NEW: AI tool & social network usage graphs are in SparkToro

SparkToro’s data visualization just got a major upgrade, but rather than tell you about it, I’ll show you: BOOM. Rather than the previous visualization showing only the usage vs. country-level average, the new graph displays exactly the information you’ve been requesting: the percentage of the audience you search for that uses any given search engine and AI tool or

Overlay it on the line

A little trick for social ads. The post Overlay It on the Line appeared first on Carney.

Google tests “Journey Aware Bidding” to optimize Search campaigns

Google’s new Journey Aware Bidding model uses signals from the entire customer journey to drive smarter, more efficient Search optimization.

Google Search Console adds custom annotations to reports

Google Search Console now lets you add custom annotations to performance charts, making it easier to track when changes or external events occurred. The post Google Search Console Adds Custom Annotations To Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Testing, testing: Cost cuts for underperforming demand gen campaigns, and content summaries in Studio

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Learning something new usually means starting at the beginning. Or maybe not? YouTube is testing a new feature for Demand Gen that automatically lowers your costs if your target cost-per-acquisition (tCPA) campaigns aren’t doing well while they’re still learning. This means if your conversions fall short of what

Campaign budgets for Performance Max, AI Mode could become the default, and a brand inclusion confirmation

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! If you’ve been budgeting in your sleep, you can wake up now. Close that spreadsheet: Google is introducing total campaign budgets to Performance Max globally, letting you set a fixed spend cap without reverse-engineering daily averages. This matters a lot if you run time-sensitive campaigns where overspend is al

Google adds AI-Powered image and video tools to demand gen campaigns

New AI tools to help you expand your Demand Gen promotions.

Google AdMob launches consent syncing for apps using European CMP

AdMob introduces cross-app consent syncing for European regulations on November 10, eliminating redundant privacy prompts across multiple applications.

JCDecaux extends Brussels transit advertising contract through 2038

JCDecaux wins 8+2+2 year STIB contract covering Brussels metro, tram, and bus advertising with 180-200 new digital screens starting February 2026.

Google launches four new Demand Gen features for holiday campaigns

Google introduces brand suitability controls, A/B experiments, video enhancements, and AI image tools for Demand Gen campaigns in November 2025 update.

Google expands AI travel planning to 200+ countries with booking features

Google rolls out Flight Deals globally, introduces Canvas travel planning in AI Mode, and adds agentic booking for restaurants, events, and future flights.