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Meta Suffers Severe Delivery Outage and Massive Overspending
SocialMar 17, 2026

Meta Suffers Severe Delivery Outage and Massive Overspending

This was a very severe delivery outage that's just occurred on Meta. Massive overspending. Buckle up

By David Herrmann
AI CMO Instantly Spots Growth Opportunities
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI CMO Instantly Spots Growth Opportunities

i just hired an ai cmo from @askokara to help grow. so far it has: • identified reddit opportunities • discovered seo issues • analyzed competitors • found geo issues curious to see how far this goes

By Scott Leese
14 Lifetime Deal Tools for Marketers—
SocialMar 17, 2026

14 Lifetime Deal Tools for Marketers—

AppSumo just dropped their Build Different collection — 14 lifetime deal tools for marketers, creators, and agency owners. A few standouts: - reap for video repurposing, - Lapis for cross-platform ad creation, and - Press Ranger for AI-powered PR pitching. Lifetime pricing...

By Neal Schaffer’s Blog
Live SEO+AI Cohort: Pay $1K for Expert Training
SocialMar 16, 2026

Live SEO+AI Cohort: Pay $1K for Expert Training

I’m thinking about teaching everything I know about SEO + AI (building tools, prompting, etc) to 50 people. Would you pay $ 1K to join the first (live) cohort?

By Flavio Amiel
AI Panel Refines Copy to Perfect, Boosting Conversions
SocialMar 16, 2026

AI Panel Refines Copy to Perfect, Boosting Conversions

One of my favorite prompts summons AI expert panelists that recursively score output until it's top-notch. You can use this for copy of any kind: Sales copy E-mail marketing Landing pages Social media copy and more. We're using this in our sales agents to create...

By Eric Siu
AI SEO Agents Replace Human Reviewers for WordPress
SocialMar 16, 2026

AI SEO Agents Replace Human Reviewers for WordPress

I'm installing SEO agents for my own wordpress websites. With this, I don't need a person to review anything, since AI is going to be able to review it better than most SEOs I know. Also, it does light rewrites of metas...

By Flavio Amiel
SEO/AI Case Study Drives Explosive 2024 Organic Traffic
SocialMar 16, 2026

SEO/AI Case Study Drives Explosive 2024 Organic Traffic

Dear lord, just found another SEO/AI case study about how the company exploded this site's organic traffic in early 2024... ...when do we get the follow-up case study? 😅 https://t.co/O5fQZBGYsg

By Lily Ray
Paid Influencer Clips Masquerade as Genuine Traction
SocialMar 16, 2026

Paid Influencer Clips Masquerade as Genuine Traction

Learned about a new trend: Some marketing agencies are partnering with hundreds of "influencers" and distribute (paid, undisclosed) videos to them (eg podcasts) to clip and repost, making it look like organic interest Apparently inspired by Cluely What is real traction anymore

By Gergely Orosz
Batching Content Shields You From Life's Surprises
SocialMar 16, 2026

Batching Content Shields You From Life's Surprises

A tree hit our house and I still did not have to scramble for content. I had content batched and scheduled because life happens.

By Rachel Pedersen
Profit‑first Offers, Then Ads, Not the Reverse
SocialMar 16, 2026

Profit‑first Offers, Then Ads, Not the Reverse

When you finally understand what brands actually need, it won't come from running better ads. The thing you knew was missing, but kept patching with better targeting. Honestly, tighter campaign management is unsustainable because it’s too easy to slip back into...

By Kody Nordquist
Dominant CMS Defaults Now Dictate 73% of SEO
SocialMar 16, 2026

Dominant CMS Defaults Now Dictate 73% of SEO

The top three CMS platforms control 73% of the CMS market. Data shows their defaults now shape SEO at a scale no practitioner can match. https://t.co/wX5Eu0XEHf via @MattGSouthern, @sejournal

By Tom Pick
Major Rewrites Dramatically Boost Article Performance over Minor Updates
SocialMar 16, 2026

Major Rewrites Dramatically Boost Article Performance over Minor Updates

Study of 15K URLs shows that articles receiving Major Rewrites (30-100% of content) vastly outperform minor/moderate updates Even minor content updates helped, but content with no update performed the worst (1/2) https://t.co/7wvfeBz8Lk

By Cyrus Shepard
Timeless Solutions Outlast Fleeting TikTok Trends
SocialMar 16, 2026

Timeless Solutions Outlast Fleeting TikTok Trends

I lost $9k on a product that was trending on TikTok. The trend died in a week. I launched a product that solves a timeless boring problem. It's been selling for 2 years. The market doesn't care about trends. It...

By Kamil Sattar
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Ads and Tests Ads Manager
SocialMar 16, 2026

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Ads and Tests Ads Manager

It's rare to see a post published on SER in the afternoon. But Barry is out and I just did it. :) -> OpenAI Continues To Expand Ads in ChatGPT and Tests Ads Manager I cover OpenAI testing an Ads...

By Glenn Gabe
Long‑standing Niche Gaming Content Thrives Post‑Discover Update
SocialMar 16, 2026

Long‑standing Niche Gaming Content Thrives Post‑Discover Update

Amazing to watch this site's Google Discover performance over time, including improving after the Discover core update. It's a super niche gaming site with authors who have been writing original, human-written content for the site for 15+ years https://t.co/9DKgLLJhnW

By Lily Ray
Search Traffic Plummets 90M, AI Adds Negligible Boost
SocialMar 16, 2026

Search Traffic Plummets 90M, AI Adds Negligible Boost

Nearly 90 million search visits wiped out in the last 9 months. And traffic from AI didn't replace even 5% of it. (across ~75k websites connected to free @Ahrefs Web Analytics) Here's how other traffic sources held up: ▪️ Paid traffic is UP...

By Tim Soulo
Award Citations Drive up Visibility, Especially for AIOs
SocialMar 16, 2026

Award Citations Drive up Visibility, Especially for AIOs

Floating around Seer internal research we're watching... Client got a legit award on a major publisher when that URL is cited, we saw meaningful visibility lift for client: Gemini: 2.05x ChatGPT: 1.96x AI Mode: 5.6x AIOs: 8.62x The competitors on the same list saw a similar...

By Wil Reynolds
Reddit Rejects Lazy Links, Rewards Thoughtful Promotion
SocialMar 16, 2026

Reddit Rejects Lazy Links, Rewards Thoughtful Promotion

Reddit doesn’t hate marketing. It hates lazy marketing. If your strategy is “drop link, hope for traffic,” expect backlash. Lurk. Learn. Leap. More on this from our team at Foundation here: https://t.co/20DaF3BzKP

By Ross Simmonds
IKEA’s One-Line Reply Turned Viral Monkey Craze Into Sales
SocialMar 16, 2026

IKEA’s One-Line Reply Turned Viral Monkey Craze Into Sales

IKEA sold out a $19.99 stuffed monkey in 3 markets within days. eBay listings hit $355. A zoo gave a real monkey a stuffed animal to cling to, the internet lost its mind, and all IKEA did was post one...

By Kody Nordquist
Use Meta's Incremental Attribution to Solve Reach Gaps
SocialMar 16, 2026

Use Meta's Incremental Attribution to Solve Reach Gaps

If you have a new reach problem -> incremental attribution on Meta is your BFF

By David Herrmann
Inbox Proof: How to Tell LinkedIn Content Works
SocialMar 16, 2026

Inbox Proof: How to Tell LinkedIn Content Works

How do you know if your LinkedIn content is working? Let me show you what landed in my inbox lately:

By Dani (DEI by Dani)
New Social Media Lead Drives Opendoor’s Upcoming Upgrades
SocialMar 16, 2026

New Social Media Lead Drives Opendoor’s Upcoming Upgrades

Big upgrades coming to Opendoor socials over the next few months. @Y_Malyarchuk just joined my team as the Social Media Lead. He brings experience working at TikTok, across startups and Fortune 500 companies, and already has bold ideas for where we...

By Morgan Brown
LinkedIn's New AI Can Shadowban Profiles—Audit Yours
SocialMar 16, 2026

LinkedIn's New AI Can Shadowban Profiles—Audit Yours

Your LinkedIn profile might be shadowbanned, and you don't know it. LinkedIn rebuilt its algorithm from scratch in 2026. They replaced multiple ranking pipelines with a single unified AI system (360Brew) that evaluates your profile and content together as one...

By Sarah Evans
Okara Launches AI CMO, Replaces Agencies with Instant Traffic Team
SocialMar 16, 2026

Okara Launches AI CMO, Replaces Agencies with Instant Traffic Team

Okara just dropped the world’s first AI CMO. Enter your website and it instantly deploys a full team of agents (SEO, GEO, Reddit, HN, X, AI writer + more) to drive traffic and users for you. No more agencies. No more 10K/mo...

By Hasan Toor
Organic Creator Humor Drives PetSmart’s Viral TikTok Win
SocialMar 16, 2026

Organic Creator Humor Drives PetSmart’s Viral TikTok Win

PetSmart got a viral TikTok moment. It was organic, creator-led, genuinely funny, and the responded with "It's Pet Smart. Case closed." (See @AdAge's article: https://t.co/Cumg7M7msL). Case closed on the opportunity. 🧵 https://t.co/7VUIatca6D

By Jen Spencer
Only Join Platforms Where Your Customers Gather
SocialMar 16, 2026

Only Join Platforms Where Your Customers Gather

Should you be on [insert social platform here]? If your goal is to solicit customers, and they’re there, then be there. If your goal is to be social with a specific group of people who are there, then be there Else don’t.

By Jason Cohen
Longer SaaS Queries Boost Reddit’s SERP Presence
SocialMar 16, 2026

Longer SaaS Queries Boost Reddit’s SERP Presence

When it comes to SaaS... The longer the query: The more likely Reddit starts to show up in the SERP. More here: https://t.co/PlWF0NT1Gq https://t.co/FgrZjhWLCj

By Ross Simmonds
Measure Visibility, Citation, Sentiment in the AI Era
SocialMar 16, 2026

Measure Visibility, Citation, Sentiment in the AI Era

There’s no clean attribution when a buyer reads about you in ChatGPT, sleeps on it, & signs up 3 days later... What metrics can brands lean into in this new AI era? Here are a few pillars to think about: - Visibility...

By Ross Simmonds
Pixar-Style Ads Boost Client Performance – Get Workflow
SocialMar 16, 2026

Pixar-Style Ads Boost Client Performance – Get Workflow

Pixar-style ads are crushing for my clients right now. I created a workflow to get you started, plus ad examples. Like and comment "AI slop" for access. https://t.co/3xxn0NUqub

By Aazar Shad
ChatGPT Isn’t Replacing Google Search, Despite Hype
SocialMar 16, 2026

ChatGPT Isn’t Replacing Google Search, Despite Hype

I guess ChatGPT isn’t killing Google search after all. (We knew that, but I still see posts on here and IG saying this daily)

By Lily Ray
OpenAI Begins Rolling Out ChatGPT Ads, Announces Ads Manager
SocialMar 16, 2026

OpenAI Begins Rolling Out ChatGPT Ads, Announces Ads Manager

OK, I just spotted Bigfoot :) I finally started seeing ads this morning in ChatGPT, and a number of them. So OpenAI is definitely ramping up ads... They aren't particularly exciting and some weren't really targeted, but hey, at least...

By Glenn Gabe
Cutting Marketing Won’t Fix Rising CAC—Fix Selling Friction
SocialMar 16, 2026

Cutting Marketing Won’t Fix Rising CAC—Fix Selling Friction

“The CAC isn’t clearing. We need to cut marketing spend.” I’ve heard that line more than once. On the surface it sounds rational. CAC is rising. Attribution dashboards look weak. So marketing must be the problem. But most of the...

By Krista Mollion
One Idea, Multiple Assets, Unlimited Distribution
SocialMar 16, 2026

One Idea, Multiple Assets, Unlimited Distribution

The power of a content system is not hype. It is a viable strategy. Why it works: - One idea - Multiple assets - Unlimited distribution

By Mos Clement
New Claude Code Tool Enables Live Copy Variation Cycling
SocialMar 16, 2026

New Claude Code Tool Enables Live Copy Variation Cycling

Playing with a new tool that allows you to generate copy variations in Claude Code and cycle between them directly on the page and then apply to save the changes https://t.co/q5bTH4fScm

By Corey Haines
Optimize Content for AI Answers, Not Traditional SEO
SocialMar 15, 2026

Optimize Content for AI Answers, Not Traditional SEO

I built a skill for Claude Code that optimizes your content to get cited by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Traditional SEO gets you ranked in Google. This is different — it's about getting your content...

By Corey Haines
Conversion-Focused Ads Beat Generic
SocialMar 15, 2026

Conversion-Focused Ads Beat Generic

ColourPop ran a Disney collab campaign on Facebook with conversion-focused ads. They hit a 15x ROAS. Meanwhile you're boosting posts with no clear sales objective and wondering why nothing converts. That's the gap.

By Kamil Sattar
Physical Stores Amplify Digital Efficiency, Not Replace It
SocialMar 15, 2026

Physical Stores Amplify Digital Efficiency, Not Replace It

Meta CPMs up 22.58%. Google CPA up 17.25% ...and suddenly every DTC brand wants a pop-up shop. The majority of brands aren't even testing physical. They're testing Amazon and wholesale. And almost every time they look at those channels as...

By Kody Nordquist
Discovered a Winning Ad and Offer Simultaneously
SocialMar 15, 2026

Discovered a Winning Ad and Offer Simultaneously

Found a new winning ad and a new offer on the same day 🚀🚀 https://t.co/6IHT9GoF1L

By Kody Nordquist
No Agenda, Pure Value: The Secret to Viral Growth
SocialMar 15, 2026

No Agenda, Pure Value: The Secret to Viral Growth

This account happened by accident. I was bored on an airplane in 2021, randomly decided to start posting, and it has completely changed my life. What was the strategy, and why did it work? For a very long time I had no idea,...

By StripMallGuy (Don Tepman)
AI Generates Complete Content Strategy in Minutes
SocialMar 15, 2026

AI Generates Complete Content Strategy in Minutes

🤯 Created a full content strategy in 5 mins 🔥 AI found competitor gaps 🛠️ 30-day plan with hooks 🤵 TikTok, Reels and Tweet ideas 📦 Ready to execute today This is crushing $5k agency strategies Want the blueprint? RT + comment 'CONTENT AI'

By Kamil Sattar
AI Tool Auto‑creates Multi‑platform Ad Copy Instantly
SocialMar 14, 2026

AI Tool Auto‑creates Multi‑platform Ad Copy Instantly

I built a skill for Claude Code that generates ad creative at scale — headlines, descriptions, and full variations across every major platform. You give it your product and target audience and it pumps out dozens of ad variations for Google...

By Corey Haines
Content Teams Share Their Top AI Questions
SocialMar 14, 2026

Content Teams Share Their Top AI Questions

I am legitimately curious what people want to learn about AI (as it relates to content marketing right now.) People on content teams: What are the Qs you're asking? What are you working to solve?

By Kaleigh Moore
Choose One Platform: Which Drives Your Business Growth?
SocialMar 14, 2026

Choose One Platform: Which Drives Your Business Growth?

Serious question for business owners: If every social media platform disappeared tomorrow except one… Which one would you keep to grow your business and why?

By Calm Creator Club
Organic Traffic Demands Years of Daily Content
SocialMar 14, 2026

Organic Traffic Demands Years of Daily Content

Everyone wants to own a business built on organic traffic (rather than paid ads). The problem is, no one wants to write organic content every single day for 3 years.

By Dickie Bush
Recalculate ROAS: Tariffs Shift Break‑Even Targets
SocialMar 14, 2026

Recalculate ROAS: Tariffs Shift Break‑Even Targets

Your ROAS target is wrong. Tariffs keep changing, so you need to know your break-even math. A brand that needed 3.0x to break even might need 2.3x. That's the difference between cutting spend and scaling aggressively. Run this audit before making...

By Kody Nordquist
High ROAS May Mask Lack of New Customers
SocialMar 14, 2026

High ROAS May Mask Lack of New Customers

Strong ROAS in Ads Manager doesn't mean you're acquiring new customers. You might just be really good at selling to repeat customers. We killed a campaign last month because of exactly this. The campaign looked clean. • ROAS was holding • Conversions were consistent •...

By Kody Nordquist
Consistent, Genuine Reddit Engagement Builds B2B Trust
SocialMar 14, 2026

Consistent, Genuine Reddit Engagement Builds B2B Trust

The B2B brands winning on Reddit are not spamming links. They are showing up consistently. Answering questions genuinely. Building credibility post by post. Then when someone asks what tool to use or what agency to hire, their name is already in...

By Ross Simmonds
One Clear CTA Beats Multiple Options Every Time
SocialMar 14, 2026

One Clear CTA Beats Multiple Options Every Time

I've tested 100+ landing pages. Here's the pattern: Pages with a single clear call-to-action converted at 10%. Pages with multiple CTAs converted at 1%. Your assumption that you need to give people options is wrong. Give them one clear path....

By Kamil Sattar
Delete AI-Generated Content for $79, Revive Your Site
SocialMar 13, 2026

Delete AI-Generated Content for $79, Revive Your Site

New SEO Service: For $79, I will personally delete all the scaled AI content from your cold, dead website

By Cyrus Shepard