Digital Marketing
In-Housing vs Agency: A Debate That Refuses to End
PPC Land argues the in-housing debate was never settled. Here's a practical framework for deciding what to own, what to rent and what to hybridise.
Author: Crazy4Marketing Desk.
Social Media
YouTube’s Co-Viewed Views: A Number Brands Can’t Check
YouTube's new co-viewed views metric can triple a video's audience number — but only creators see it, and brands have no way to verify it.
E-commerce
TikTok Shop Bans Package Inserts and Review-Bait Cards
TikTok Shop's new US packing rules ban promotional inserts and review-request cards, killing a free owned channel for sellers. Here's what to do next.
E-commerce
Alibaba’s Causal Ranking Model Lifts GMV 0.36% in Live Test
Alibaba researchers trained search ranking against causal effect, not prediction, and reported a 0.36% GMV lift in a 41-day live A/B test. Here's why it matters.
E-commerce
GMV Explained: The Unaudited Number Behind Retail Media
GMV is a bid target, a commission base and a retail media denominator. Here is how it is calculated, why definitions differ, and where it misleads.
AI in Marketing
Reinforcement Learning Is Now Running Your Ad Bids
Reinforcement learning quietly powers Smart Bidding, Meta ranking and DSP optimisation. Here's how the loop works, and where it fails advertisers.
Digital Marketing
The Conversion Funnel Is Broken, But Still Runs Your Budget
Platforms say buyer journeys aren't linear anymore, yet every ad interface still sells by funnel stage. Here's how to use stage rates without fooling yourself.
Digital Marketing
CTR Is Breaking: Why Your Click-Through Rate Lies
Click-through rate looks simple: clicks divided by impressions. In 2026 the numerator, the denominator and the benchmarks are all moving. Here's what to do.
E-commerce
Why Your 3PL Now Decides What Your Ads Can Promise
A PPC Land explainer on third-party logistics shows why warehouse location now sets your delivery estimate, badge eligibility and ad performance.
AI in Marketing
Why LSP, A Coding Protocol From 2016, Runs Your Ad Stack
The Language Server Protocol turned 10 and quietly became the blueprint for MCP - the layer now carrying Google, Meta and X ad automation. Here's why it matters.
