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OpenAI's Policy Shift Cements Its Ad Platform Role
SocialMay 2, 2026

OpenAI's Policy Shift Cements Its Ad Platform Role

ChatGPT advertising update -> OpenAI updates its privacy policy formalizing data-sharing with marketing partners as it continues to build its ad platform infrastructure. It also explains it's receiving purchase data from advertisers. "The changes, which include explicit language about receiving...

By Glenn Gabe
Specify Your Business Type for Better Platform Advice
SocialMay 2, 2026

Specify Your Business Type for Better Platform Advice

When you post asking for email marketing platform recommendations, please also let us know your business. Some platforms are better for ecommerce DTC brands whilst others better serve coaches and consultants.

By Sarah Stiffin
Turn Every People Also Ask Into Ranking Gold
SocialMay 2, 2026

Turn Every People Also Ask Into Ranking Gold

Most people scroll past 'People Also Ask.' Winners turn every question into a ranking opportunity.

By Mos Clement
Get a Full Technical SEO Audit with Claude
SocialMay 2, 2026

Get a Full Technical SEO Audit with Claude

Claude can do a technical SEO audit for you. Use this prompt. "Run a technical SEO audit on [yoursite . com] Check for and report on: - Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) for the homepage and top 5 landing pages...

By Flavio Amiel
Automate Your Marketing: Just State Needs, Get Results
SocialMay 1, 2026

Automate Your Marketing: Just State Needs, Get Results

Stayed up way too late building a social media machine for our Velocity members. Basically chains the right skills in the right order and automates your marketing team You just say what you need and it handles the rest. Loving it so far

By Matt Gray
Repetition Turns Fragments Into Trust and Recognition
SocialMay 1, 2026

Repetition Turns Fragments Into Trust and Recognition

You are the only person who sees every single piece of content you create. Your audience? They're catching fragments, glimpses, moments. Repetition isn't just okay, it's necessary. It's how you build trust. It's how you become recognizable. It's how you grow.

By Amber Figlow
Claude Avoids Ads, yet Fuels Ad Platform Growth
SocialMay 1, 2026

Claude Avoids Ads, yet Fuels Ad Platform Growth

Funny enough, while Claude is “not into ads (yet)” they’re the best thing that happened to ad platforms. In a world where anyone can develop their dream app, their dream service - they all need distribution. Only that distribution money...

By Adam Singolda
Traffic Dips Often Reflect Data Errors, Not SEO Issues
SocialMay 1, 2026

Traffic Dips Often Reflect Data Errors, Not SEO Issues

When you see a chart like this, do you think: A. Bad SEO B. Google changed its mind C. Third-party traffic charts aren't accurate https://t.co/PeFhtAiN4a

By Cyrus Shepard
AI Mode Shifts Search Toward Trust, Not Clicks
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Mode Shifts Search Toward Trust, Not Clicks

AI Mode transforms search into a trust-driven journey, where clicks validate content rather than initiate discovery. https://t.co/zIgCRWEJat via @gregjarboe, @sejournal

By Tom Pick
Scale Growth Requires Both Creative Volume and Diversity
SocialMay 1, 2026

Scale Growth Requires Both Creative Volume and Diversity

Creative Volume =/ Creative Diversity If you want to scale you need both though. Creative diversity at scale is how you truly grow.

By Kody Nordquist
Missing Reddit: Hidden Driver of Lost Enterprise Deals
SocialMay 1, 2026

Missing Reddit: Hidden Driver of Lost Enterprise Deals

The enterprise deal you just lost? There’s a good chance the decision was shaped in a Reddit thread 6 months ago. Not in Salesforce. Not in HubSpot. Not in your attribution model. Reddit is now the 3rd most visible site in Google Search. If you’re not...

By Ross Simmonds
SEO Volatility Rises as Google, Bing Unveil AI Updates
SocialMay 1, 2026

SEO Volatility Rises as Google, Bing Unveil AI Updates

SEO Video Recap: More Google ranking volatility, Google back button hijacking notices, will AdSense trigger the penalty, Bing Webmaster Tools teases new AI reporting and Google and Microsoft earnings https://t.co/ZSaUOxsPHh

By Barry Schwartz
AI Is Redefining Corporate Communications and Earned Media
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Is Redefining Corporate Communications and Earned Media

The New Earned Media: Why Corporate Comms Is Being Rewired for the AI Era https://t.co/tSk0Q1W5iZ

By Sarah Evans
Pillar‑Cluster Architecture Beats Backlink Quantity Every Time
SocialMay 1, 2026

Pillar‑Cluster Architecture Beats Backlink Quantity Every Time

"Just buy more backlinks" is the worst SEO advice on the internet. One of my travel sites outranks competitors with 10x fewer backlinks. The cheat code: - Pillar pages for broad topics - Clusters for the specifics - Internal links wired between them It's very...

By Flavio Amiel
Well‑Funded Groups Manufacture Doomer Narrative Online
SocialMay 1, 2026

Well‑Funded Groups Manufacture Doomer Narrative Online

Doomerism *is* inorganic though. That’s why massively well funded groups are spending millions pushing doomer messaging on social media. Here’s a WaPo piece on some of this https://t.co/ImB0mFy7yk

By Taylor Lorenz
Turn LinkedIn Posts Into Paid Course Opportunities
SocialMay 1, 2026

Turn LinkedIn Posts Into Paid Course Opportunities

Your next LinkedIn post could lead to a PAID course deal with LinkedIn Learning. How do I know? Well... It happened to me... My LinkedIn courses have been watched by 96,000 people. Here's a break down on how I brought the...

By Ross Simmonds
Gaming Ads: Unlocking an Underused Advertising Powerhouse
SocialMay 1, 2026

Gaming Ads: Unlocking an Underused Advertising Powerhouse

Scott Ensign, Chief Strategy Officer at @ButlerTill, discusses why gaming is still one of the most misunderstood and underutilized channels in advertising and how brands can finally unlock its full potential. https://t.co/bgRersWIG8

By AdTechGod
Avoid Over‑Splitting Budgets; Tiny Campaigns Waste Data
SocialMay 1, 2026

Avoid Over‑Splitting Budgets; Tiny Campaigns Waste Data

Just audited an ad account spending around 300k/month and they currently have 107 active campaigns with budgets as low as $20/day. Don't do this.... ever please. I'm all for unique strategies when running an account etc... but when you split your account...

By Kody Nordquist
Martech Inversion: From Cockpit to Engine Room
SocialMay 1, 2026

Martech Inversion: From Cockpit to Engine Room

The Great Martech Inversion: When the Cockpit Becomes the Engine Room by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/o8VHexq82B @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #AI #CX #CRM #MarketingSuccess #MarketingStrategy #AIAgents https://t.co/SShWmRJUvC

By Tim Hughes
Google Webmaster Report: April‑May Highlights Unveiled
SocialMay 1, 2026

Google Webmaster Report: April‑May Highlights Unveiled

A really massive Google Webmaster report (missed last month so April and May are together) - catch up here https://t.co/MCm57rHrrX https://t.co/zm7tIODJml

By Barry Schwartz
Claude
SocialMay 1, 2026

Claude

Want to ideate a few programmatic pages for your site? This Claude prompt will help. (I recommend you don't go overboard. Just 10-20 pages will be a good starting point.) The prompt: "Based on my product [your url]) and my integrations/features: (name some...

By Flavio Amiel
Brands Must Own AI Answers: AEO & GEO Essential
SocialMay 1, 2026

Brands Must Own AI Answers: AEO & GEO Essential

Is your brand showing up when AI answers your customers' questions? https://t.co/Ayo4Ffm1Wz Don’t miss @LIZkMILLER on why AEO and GEO aren't optional anymore, and the platforms leading the charge.

By Holger Müller
Build Repeatable AI Workflows for Scalable PPC Success
SocialMay 1, 2026

Build Repeatable AI Workflows for Scalable PPC Success

"The AI outputs are inconsistent." If you’re tired of AI feeling like a hit-or-miss magic trick, you need a workflow, not a better prompt. Ann Stanley joins us to break down how to build repeatable AI systems for PPC that actually scale. Watch:...

By Frederick Vallaeys
Ideas Flow From X to LinkedIn via Social Media
SocialMay 1, 2026

Ideas Flow From X to LinkedIn via Social Media

Ideas spread in this order: X -> YouTube -> IG -> TikTok -> FB ——————> LinkedIn

By Matthew Berman
Most Media Sites Block Key Bots in 2024
SocialMay 1, 2026

Most Media Sites Block Key Bots in 2024

I've been scanning the top 275 media websites [since 2024] for their robots.txt rules and checking which Bots are disallowed. Here is the latest update:

By Oleg Ciubotaru
Seeking Effective Prompt for GPT Image 2 Thumbnails
SocialMay 1, 2026

Seeking Effective Prompt for GPT Image 2 Thumbnails

Anyone figure out how to generate great YouTube thumbnails with GPT Image 2 yet? Have a good prompt?

By Peter Yang
Turn Every Content Piece Into Instant Lead Magnet
SocialApr 30, 2026

Turn Every Content Piece Into Instant Lead Magnet

Cloudflare just made agents first-class customers (buy domains, deploy infra, pay subscriptions). Translation: you will drive more revenue with this. For us: this unlocks on-demand microsites, subdomain experiments, and lead magnet velocity - but only if we gate every spin-up with...

By Eric Siu
CIOs Must Witness Marketers' Complex Multi‑Channel Challenges
SocialApr 30, 2026

CIOs Must Witness Marketers' Complex Multi‑Channel Challenges

"CIOs rarely have the opportunity to observe how marketers do their work, the complexity of integrating multiple tools, or the effort required to scale campaigns across dozens of channels." Time to change that. #CIO #CMO #DigitalLeadership https://t.co/Vjv8aDlma4

By Isaac Sacolick
Unified Workspace Lets You Focus on Strategy, Not Admin
SocialApr 30, 2026

Unified Workspace Lets You Focus on Strategy, Not Admin

Social media is your most powerful channel. Treat it that way. You didn't get into social media for the admin. But somewhere between the brief, the approval chain and the reporting tab, the strategic thinking gets completely lost. Sked is the one...

By Chase Dimond
Blocked AI Crawlers Yet Still Indexed: Surprising Findings
SocialApr 30, 2026

Blocked AI Crawlers Yet Still Indexed: Surprising Findings

I was shocked by how often publishers who blocked AI crawlers were still in the index, this was a very good read. https://t.co/MgfBu9kA36

By Wil Reynolds
Automate WordPress SEO with GSC‑Driven Updates
SocialApr 30, 2026

Automate WordPress SEO with GSC‑Driven Updates

roborank automates: - Refreshing your Wordpress/Webflow SEO content - Uses GSC to know what to improve - Helps you do KW research based off GSC data (using Ahrefs/DataForSEO) You hit a button, and it'll: - Updates your Meta Titles and Meta Descriptions (better than...

By Flavio Amiel
Marketers Must Restructure Social Teams for Expanding Channels
SocialApr 30, 2026

Marketers Must Restructure Social Teams for Expanding Channels

Marketers face an urgent need to restructure social teams to keep up with channel scope https://buff.ly/el2Bhjr

By Trish Carey
Single Brain Automates Ad Insights and Creative Scaling
SocialApr 30, 2026

Single Brain Automates Ad Insights and Creative Scaling

Many people have been *talking* about having a single brain to help them get things done faster. Here’s an example of ours in action where you ask an agent how your ads are performing, then ask a creative agent to create...

By Eric Siu
Meta's Empty Promises Keep Platform Favoring Content Thieves
SocialApr 30, 2026

Meta's Empty Promises Keep Platform Favoring Content Thieves

People getting all excited about Instagram supposedly changing rules to favor original content have a bad memory. Meta's made nearly the same announcement so many times throughout the years, and we still have this hell scape that benefits slackers and...

By Jon Loomer
AI Is Killing SaaS Glossaries and FAQ Traffic
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI Is Killing SaaS Glossaries and FAQ Traffic

B2B organic traffic has been down 40% in the past year. But it’s not hitting everything equally. Certain types of pages are getting hit way harder than others… …and according to Gaetano DiNardi, the pages dying fastest are the ones most...

By Adam Robinson
Embrace Zero‑Click Marketing, Stop Fighting Platform Algorithms
SocialApr 30, 2026

Embrace Zero‑Click Marketing, Stop Fighting Platform Algorithms

2 choices: A) Fight the platforms, reject user preferences, and try to keep getting those rare clicks. B) Do everything you used to do on your site natively on the platforms (social, search answers, AI responses), aka: Zero Click Marketing I keep trying...

By Rand Fishkin
Validate on Facebook First; Platform Isn't the Problem
SocialApr 30, 2026

Validate on Facebook First; Platform Isn't the Problem

The biggest mistake early-stage ecom founders make is thinking they have a platform problem. They usually don’t. They have a product problem. If your product can’t work on Facebook, there’s a good chance it doesn’t have real demand yet. Because Facebook is still the...

By Davie Fogarty
AI-Powered Platform Generates Full GTM Stack Instantly
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI-Powered Platform Generates Full GTM Stack Instantly

The music is about to stop.Vibe coding rewired software. Vibe marketing is about to rewrite everything else. Lantern just dropped the first real platform: 50+ agents running on a full Revenue Ontology. Feed it a creative brief → get personalized campaigns, ABM...

By Hasan Toor
March 2026 Google Core Update: Winners, Losers, and Reversals
SocialApr 30, 2026

March 2026 Google Core Update: Winners, Losers, and Reversals

Better late than never - I was finally able to publish the “winners and losers” list for the March 2026 Google Core Update, plus some analysis about what changed. In some cases, reversals happened after the update, so I made a...

By Lily Ray
Facebook Ads Blueprint: $1K/Day Dropshipping Success
SocialApr 30, 2026

Facebook Ads Blueprint: $1K/Day Dropshipping Success

How I Make $1K/Day Dropshipping With Facebook Ads WATCH HERE 👉 https://t.co/KOPmxD6dXm In this video, I break down the Facebook Ads strategy I use to scale dropshipping stores, including how to test products, read the data, increase budgets, avoid burning money,...

By Kamil Sattar
AI Workflow Replaces $120k Strategist for $20/Month
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI Workflow Replaces $120k Strategist for $20/Month

this guy replaced a $120,000/yr Ad Performance Strategist with a single Claude workflow for $20/mo. marketing agencies right now: https://t.co/n3xPScNGa3

By Data Chaz
Today's Top Marketing AI News Roundup
SocialApr 30, 2026

Today's Top Marketing AI News Roundup

ICYMI Top #Marketing #AI News Stories today: https://t.co/sRsnE2jbmK Top stories from @martechismktg @MarketingBrew @lawdotcom @TrialsArena @AdobeForBiz @Digiday and more. https://t.co/OvYgSnlBe7

By Tom Pick
Request to Hide Misleading Google Search Update Notifications
SocialApr 30, 2026

Request to Hide Misleading Google Search Update Notifications

Hi @danielwaisberg - Is it possible to make it so we can toggle off these update notifications? And possibly name them something else? "Google Search Update" implies there was a Google algorithm update but when I click on the annotation...

By Marie Haynes
Human Experience Beats AI in Search Rankings
SocialApr 30, 2026

Human Experience Beats AI in Search Rankings

Google recently reminded everyone that "non-commodity content" is what wins in search, meaning content with a unique perspective, real E-E-A-T, and genuine lived experience. (BTW, this is an extension of what Google has been promoting in its quality guidelines for...

By Lily Ray
AI Tracking Errors Distort Attribution, Misguide Budgets
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI Tracking Errors Distort Attribution, Misguide Budgets

Flawed AI tracking methods are beginning to skew attribution models, creating false signals that influence budget and strategy. https://t.co/vvaMMZ6Y07 via @TaylorDanRW, @sejournal

By Tom Pick
AI Scales Campaigns; Tech Leaders Must Guard Brand Consistency
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI Scales Campaigns; Tech Leaders Must Guard Brand Consistency

AI agents can now scale marketing campaigns across dozens of channels. But who's enforcing brand consistency? That's a technology leadership problem, not a marketing one. #CIO #AIAgents #MarTech https://t.co/Vjv8aDlma4

By Isaac Sacolick
AI‑crafted Summer Ad Keeps Soda Front‑and‑center
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI‑crafted Summer Ad Keeps Soda Front‑and‑center

Made this with GPT Images 2.0 for a made-up sparkling soda brand called Solstice Spritz. I wanted this version to feel less like a standard product ad and more like a summer campaign. Male model, resort terrace, warm light, oversized hero can,...

By Chase Dimond
Human Insight Powers AI-Driven Marketing Beyond Walled Gardens
SocialApr 30, 2026

Human Insight Powers AI-Driven Marketing Beyond Walled Gardens

AI, Human Intelligence, and the Open Garden Advantage Stephen Magli, Founder and CEO, and Mary Gabrielyan, Chief Strategy Officer at AI Digital, join @JeremyBloomHere at @PossibleEvent to share how AI Digital scaled from an early AI bet into a 500+...

By AdTechGod
Secrets Behind All Healthy’s 52% Open Rate
SocialApr 30, 2026

Secrets Behind All Healthy’s 52% Open Rate

All Healthy has 1.3 million subscribers and a 52% open rate. In this episode, Sean Devlin shares how he's running it, plus: - Making your audience addicted to your emails - The right approach to sponsorships - Tips for newsletter design Search "Nathan Barry...

By Nathan Barry