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Pinterest is rolling out new AI-powered ad tools and measurement partnerships to drive better performance and brand safety for advertisers. The big picture. Pinterest is investing heavily in generative AI capabilities for more engaging, personalized ad formats and automating campaign optimization. What’s new. Pinterest is launching an “Ad Labs” innovation program to test prototypes like:…

Google is making it easier for merchants to pull in product listings from their sites through automated “website crawl” feeds in Merchant Center. How it works. Google uses structured data markup on merchant websites to automatically extract up-to-date product information like titles, pricing, availability and images. The big picture. The automated feeds aim to reduce…

Google is notifying some advertisers that they must transition away from paying for Google Ads via credit or debit card by July 31 or face account suspension. The big picture. The move is part of Google’s effort to steer high-spend advertisers toward more automated payment methods better suited for scaling ad investment. Details. Impacted advertisers…

Google will continue developing AI features despite ongoing and potential issues, according to Liz Reid, the company’s head of Search. What it means. When it comes to AI in Search, Google will continue to take thoughtful risks, test extensively and quickly respond to any problems, Reid said during an all-hands meeting last week, CNBC reported….

Reddit is partnering with ad measurement firm Integral Ad Science (IAS) to provide advertisers with third-party validation for campaign delivery across its platform. Why it matters. The integration of IAS’s Total Media Quality suite gives Reddit advertisers globally an added layer of trusted, independent measurement around brand safety, viewability and invalid traffic. Why we care….

YouTube tapped its machine learning capabilities to analyze over 8,000 of the top ads on its platform this year, surfacing five key creative trends that resonated. Why it matters. The findings, extracted using custom AI models that processed text, visuals, audio and more, provide a data-backed playbook for how brands can stand out on YouTube….

Google is rolling out an update to attribution models in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to more accurately credit paid search campaigns for driving conversions. Why it matters. The change addresses an issue where conversions that should be attributed to paid search clicks were sometimes incorrectly assigned to organic search, especially for single-page applications. Why we…

YouTube is testing serving ads directly embedded into video streams – the latest move in its war on ad-blockers. Why it matters. The “server-side ad injection” approach bakes ads into the core video file itself, making them indistinguishable from content for client software and extensions that try to filter out advertising. Why we care. By…

Your manager just informed you that you have a new PPC client. How exciting! Once the news settles in, the questions start flowing into your mind: When do I start working with them? What services am I going to provide them with? What does their business do? Where are they located?  Overwhelmed and don’t know…

SMX Advanced Day 2 kicked off with Aaron Levy reminding us about the complex nature of search marketing and the need to focus on customers in our strategy. Here are some highlights of his keynote talk, which included a look back at what the search marketing industry has been through, how the new wave of…