Digital Marketing
Regulators Rewrote Ad Auction Rules but Left Owners Intact
Four regulators hit Google and Amazon in six days. Nobody had to sell anything - but everyone must explain the auction. What it means for advertisers.
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Lookback Windows: The Setting Quietly Steering Your Ads
Lookback windows decide which ads get credit and what your bidding algorithm learns. Here's how Google, Meta and Amazon differ in 2026 - and what to fix.
Digital Marketing
Google Data Strength: What It Means for Your Ad Account
Google's "data strength" isn't a score in your account - it's a four-step framework, and legacy upload paths are already switched off. Here's what to do.
Digital Marketing
Programmatic In 2026: Where Your Ad Dollar Actually Goes
PPC Land's programmatic explainer maps the auction, the top DSPs and the waste. Here's what growth teams should change in their media plans right now.
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CTV Advertising in 2026: The Money, Math and Measurement Gap
CTV ad spend hits $38bn in 2026 as streaming beats broadcast. Here's how connected TV buying actually works, and where the measurement cracks are.
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Earned Media in the AI Era: Why Niche Beats Big Reach
Earned media is coverage nobody paid for. Here's how the PESO model works, why niche publishers now beat mass reach, and how AI answers changed the game.
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CHIPS Explained: Partitioned Cookies Now Work in All Browsers
Partitioned cookies (CHIPS) hit cross-browser Baseline in December 2025. Here's what the Partitioned attribute does, why it survived Privacy Sandbox, and what to check.
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Marketers Fear AI Ad Backlash That Viewers Don’t Feel
FreeWheel found 48% of TV ad buyers assume viewers hate AI creative. Only 10% of viewers actually do. Here's what that 38-point gap means for your testing.
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AI Ad Labels: 4 Triggers Dutch Trade Body Says to Check
Dutch ad body VIA Nederland maps four AI disclosure triggers under EU AI Act Article 50 — and why over-labeling your campaigns costs you clicks.
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Ghost Bylines: Crypto PR’s Earned Media Problem Widens
Press Gazette says it cannot verify four more crypto writers published by Forbes and Entrepreneur. Here is what the ghost byline problem means for PR and brand safety.
