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Tariff concerns push 34% of shoppers to start holiday buying early

Wunderkind survey reveals 34% of consumers began holiday shopping in October as 71% cite higher prices from tariffs as top concern heading into Black Friday Cyber Monday 2025.

Newton research launches agentic AI analytics app within Snowflake for advertising measurement

Newton Research integrates specialized marketing measurement agents with Snowflake Cortex AI on November 4, enabling brands to run media mix modeling and incrementality analysis directly within secure data environments.

Bulk email restrictions from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft: What you need to know

Updated with news that Google is cracking down on non-compliant senders ahead of the holidays. The post Bulk email restrictions from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft: What you need to know appeared first on MarTech.

YouTube separates organic & paid metrics in channel analytics

YouTube now lets creators filter analytics metrics by organic versus paid traffic, ending confusion about how advertising affects channel performance. The post YouTube Separates Organic & Paid Metrics In Channel Analytics appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Content optimization: 15 tactics to boost SEO & AI visibility

Content optimization means improving your pages for both search engines and AI tools so they reach more people and convert better.

12 best email marketing tools for automotive businesses in 2025

Email marketing needs in the automotive industry are unique. Dealerships, repair shops, and automotive service centers face challenges that differ significantly from those in other sectors.

How will AI impact marketing and ad agency headcount?

Some 91% of agency leaders say they see a future in which headcount is somewhat or substantially reduced because of artificial intelligence. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Implementing ABM? Why a Customer Advisory Board should be step one

Customer advisory boards help B2B marketers refine ABM programs through deeper insights, stronger alignment, and increased advocacy from key clients. Discover how CABs fuel better results. Read more. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Post performance report: Nonprofit organizations bringing their missions to social media

We’re back with another installment of the Post Performance Report (PPR)—a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, Read more... The post Post Performance Report: Nonprofit organizations bringing their missions to social media appeared first on Sprout Social.

The CMO-CTO power struggle: Solving the web effectiveness stalemate

When marketing and technology clash, SEO and site performance suffer. Bill Hunt outlines how to unify both for long-term digital resilience. The post The CMO-CTO Power Struggle: Solving The Web Effectiveness Stalemate appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

What comes after ‘data-driven marketing?’

Did you ever think we would see the day when data-driven' marketing would be seen as backwards-looking marketing? The post What comes after ‘data-driven marketing?’ appeared first on MarTech.

Best AI website builders in 2025: which ones actually ship a decent site?

AI website builders promise a lot: “Describe your business in a sentence and we’ll generate a beautiful, high-converting site in 30 seconds.” Sometimes you actually get something usable. A lot of the time, you get a generic template with lorem ipsum swapped out for slightly better lorem ipsum. If you’re […] The post Best AI Website Builders in 2025: Which Ones Actua

Should I be buying email lists for lead generation

Why purchased lists fail and what generates leads that convert.

Customer segmentation that works: Beyond basics to real results

Customer segmentation has always been a marketing essential, but it has changed over the past few years. Basic demographic labels like age, gender, or location no longer tell the full story because none of your customers fit into neat boxes, and none of them are exactly alike. Each one of them acts, thinks, and buys in specific, complex ways.

PodEngine, Interview Valet introduce podcast authority score to bring clarity to audience metrics

PodEngine, a Cardiff-based podcast intelligence platform founded by Joe Tannorella, has partnered with Interview Valet, a U.S. podcast interview marketing agency, to introduce the Podcast Authority Score, a new metric designed to measure podcast quality, credibility, and audience trust with greater transparency than ever before. For brands, creators, and PR professi

Podcast hosts outperform traditional influencers in driving ad results, study finds

Podcast creators are highly influential – even though most listeners don’t think of them as traditional “influencers” – but a new study by podcast company Acast has revealed a “paradoxical trust dynamic” which elevates podcasters above conventional influencers. The 2025 Podcast Pulse report finds that 84% of weekly podcast listeners say a podcaster has changed […]

Engineering the AI resume: SEO’s new path to the C-suite

As brand SERPs give way to AI-generated profiles, SEOs must rethink visibility, trust, and reputation for a new era of search and strategy.

How APIs extend data access and automation in Google Ads and Meta Ads

Go beyond dashboards. Use platform APIs to access deeper data, connect insights, and automate workflows that reveal new opportunities.

5 ways AI is changing where and how influence happens in affiliate marketing

AI is shifting discovery upstream, changing where influence happens. Learn how to measure value and performance before the click. The post 5 ways AI is changing where and how influence happens in affiliate marketing appeared first on MarTech.

If the AI bubble bursts, marketing could take the first hit

Marketers love AI, but the sector's growing debt and shaky foundations, means they could be the first to suffer if the hype-driven boom turns into a bust. The post If the AI bubble bursts, marketing could take the first hit appeared first on MarTech.

How showing up — even when you’re scared — builds marketing confidence

Vulnerability isn’t weakness. It’s how you build trust and authentic leadership. Here's how courage and connection can transform your marketing. The post How showing up — even when you’re scared — builds marketing confidence appeared first on MarTech.

5 marketing maturity levels: From siloed to autonomous by Semrush Enterprise

Assess where your teams sit on five levels of marketing maturity: from siloed operations to autonomous systems, and what benefits you access at each level.

Using attribution paths to transform your Google Ads strategy

A practical guide to using GA4 Attribution Paths to correct misaligned bidding, evaluate funnel impact, and justify budget allocations across campaigns. The post Using Attribution Paths To Transform Your Google Ads Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

5 marketing maturity levels: From siloed to autonomous by Semrush Enterprise

Assess where your teams sit on five levels of marketing maturity: from siloed operations to autonomous systems, and what benefits you access at each level. The post 5 marketing maturity levels: From siloed to autonomous appeared first on MarTech.

Small businesses maintain marketing budgets despite economic fears

LocaliQ surveyed 300+ small businesses revealing 54% will maintain 2026 marketing budgets while social ads surpass search, video investment rises 53%, and AI adoption holds at 60%.

10 best heatmaps for WordPress plugins

Heatmaps are visual reports that represent recorded clicks on different areas of a web page. The information provided in a heatmap is extremely valuable to... The post 10 Best Heatmaps for WordPress Plugins appeared first on The Daily Egg.

The 5 best usability testing tools compared

Usability testing helps designers, product managers, and other teams figure out how easily users can use a website, app, or product. With these tools, user... The post The 5 Best Usability Testing Tools Compared appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Seven video ad servers compete for dominance in 2025 CTV marketplace

Major video ad servers including GAM, FreeWheel, Publica, SpringServe, Adtelligent, Aniview, and Project Limelight target different publisher segments with specialized CTV capabilities.

Common crawl supplies paywalled content to AI companies despite publisher objections

Nonprofit organization Common Crawl provides major AI companies access to millions of paywalled news articles while claiming compliance with publisher removal requests, investigation reveals.

E-commerce PPC audit checklist: Optimize campaigns and improve profitability

Are you tired of not knowing where half of your money goes, even after spending thousands on ads each month? It's at this point that an eCommerce PPC audit comes in handy. So, what is an e-commerce PPC audit? An ecommerce PPC audit checks your paid advertising campaigns from top to bottom. It reviews account structure and campaign performance and finds ways to impro