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Stop Chasing Unicorn Prospects; Target Experienced B2B Buyers
SocialMar 4, 2026

Stop Chasing Unicorn Prospects; Target Experienced B2B Buyers

When we apply a performance marketing mindset to the top of the funnel, we can end up putting a lot of effort and expense into building an audience that often isn't big enough, and sometimes isn't even real. In B2B...

By Liam Moroney
AI Marketing Toolkit Grows: New Tools Added
SocialMar 4, 2026

AI Marketing Toolkit Grows: New Tools Added

The best list of #AI #marketing tools anywhere continues to expand: https://t.co/1MqMiJP4M3 New tools added recently include @flowith, Scribe V2 Realtime by @ElevenLabsDevs, Cellect AI, @humanic_ai, @vyrill, @HiclipAI, @recraftai, Pomelli by @GoogleLabs, and @Nimble.

By Tom Pick
Brand Power and AEO Replace Dead Referral Channels
SocialMar 4, 2026

Brand Power and AEO Replace Dead Referral Channels

Referrals are dead. Google isn't sending many visitors via blue links and social networks are walled gardens. What does this mean for your startup? 1. Brands matter more than ever -- you're larger competitors have advantage here. ...

By Brian Halligan
Query Fan-Out Redefines Keyword Research Methodology
SocialMar 4, 2026

Query Fan-Out Redefines Keyword Research Methodology

Props to @Lem4 from @Similarweb for publishing some of the most well-thought out and actionable AEO/GEO research I've seen so far. Nice new article about how query fan-out/reformulation changes keyword research methodology: https://t.co/cLJLOo86IQ

By Lily Ray
Google Favors Frequent Crawling, Discover Posts, Higher Ad Budgets
SocialMar 4, 2026

Google Favors Frequent Crawling, Discover Posts, Higher Ad Budgets

It’s New 3/4: ChatGPT gets stingy on links by @mordyoberstein new Google crawler doc says frequent crawling is good, @gregfinn on social posts in Google Discover and @TheMarketingAnu Google Ads minimum budgets for Demand Gen https://t.co/beO0sHq3WD

By Barry Schwartz
Omnisend’s Lifecycle Stage Map Highlights Key Email Segments
SocialMar 4, 2026

Omnisend’s Lifecycle Stage Map Highlights Key Email Segments

Can I just say how much I love the Lifecycle Stage Map on Omnisend. Right there are your important segments to email.

By Sarah Stiffin
Meta's GR2 Leverages LLM Reasoning for Better Ad Ranking
SocialMar 4, 2026

Meta's GR2 Leverages LLM Reasoning for Better Ad Ranking

Can LLMs be used for ads ranking? Meta's GR2 architecture utilizes reinforcement learning and LLM world knowledge to improve ad ranking performance through structured reasoning. https://mobiledevmemo.com/can-llms-be-used-for-ads-ranking/

By Eric Benjamin Seufert
Turn SEO Impressions Into Clicks with Unique Internal Content
SocialMar 4, 2026

Turn SEO Impressions Into Clicks with Unique Internal Content

Your SEO impressions are going up, but clicks keep dropping. This is the reason 👇 For the last 15 years, anyone doing SEO focused on informational searches, how-to guides and beginner explainers. It worked, there was an increase in traffic,...

By devbasu
Google Adds Doc Confirming Frequent Right‑URL Crawls
SocialMar 4, 2026

Google Adds Doc Confirming Frequent Right‑URL Crawls

Yep, frequent crawling (OF THE RIGHT URLs) is a good sign. :) New page added to Google's "Crawling Infrastructure" documentation. https://t.co/qMQRYGeknj

By Glenn Gabe
Google Experiments with Bolded Site Names in Snippets
SocialMar 4, 2026

Google Experiments with Bolded Site Names in Snippets

Google is testing bolding the site name in the search result snippets https://t.co/kR0PreeBrZ via @SachuPatel53124 https://t.co/DA2SWt5hP6

By Barry Schwartz
Submit Every Sitemap Individually for Complete Indexing Insight
SocialMar 4, 2026

Submit Every Sitemap Individually for Complete Indexing Insight

SEO Tip: don't just submit the sitemap index file in Google Search Console, you'll need to submit all important sitemaps individually also. When I get access to a client's GSC, often for very large sites, I unfortunately don't always...

By Brodie Clark
All‑in‑One Free Scheduler & Growth Engine for Threads
SocialMar 4, 2026

All‑in‑One Free Scheduler & Growth Engine for Threads

BlackTwist is the scheduling and growth tool built specifically for Threads. What we do: - Schedule and queue posts - AI Post Generator (write posts in your voice — beta) - Analytics and engagement tracking - Engager (reply to your audience faster) - Threads100 Challenge (100...

By Luca Restagno
SEANs: Opinionated Software Unifying Marketing and Finance
SocialMar 4, 2026

SEANs: Opinionated Software Unifying Marketing and Finance

Another way to think of SEANs is software with a point of view If you think about Ads Manager, as a traditional software, Ads Manager is agnostic to your strategy. You can go in there, click whatever buttons you want, and...

By Taylor Holiday
Repeat Your Message: Fear of Redundancy Keeps You Poor
SocialMar 4, 2026

Repeat Your Message: Fear of Redundancy Keeps You Poor

Being afraid of sounding like a broken record… keeps you broke   By the time you're sick of repeating your message, your audience is juuuust starting to hear it   Say it again

By Katelyn Bourgoin
Pinterest Creators Now Link Direct Amazon Storefronts
SocialMar 3, 2026

Pinterest Creators Now Link Direct Amazon Storefronts

🚨 NEW 🚨 Pinterest and Amazon Influencers have teamed up on a new integration that allows select Pinterest creators to link their Amazon Storefronts to their profiles. By connecting their accounts, creators can: 🔗 Feature a Storefront link on their Pinterest profile 🏷️...

By Lindsey Gamble
B2C Brands Excelling on LinkedIn Over Other Channels
SocialMar 3, 2026

B2C Brands Excelling on LinkedIn Over Other Channels

For an article: looking for an example of a B2C brand that is doing as good or better on LinkedIn performance-wise than any other owned social channel. Know of any??

By Kaleigh Moore
AI Hype Inflates Expectations, Not Reduces Workload
SocialMar 3, 2026

AI Hype Inflates Expectations, Not Reduces Workload

"AI gets celebrated like the messiah of productivity, but instead of actually offsetting the workload, it's just raised the bar on what people are supposed to accomplish" Thanks for including my thoughts Katelyn Chedraoui https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/social-media-professionals-burnout-ai-metricool-news/

By Lia Haberman
Leverage Ads to Scale Your Meta Success
SocialMar 3, 2026

Leverage Ads to Scale Your Meta Success

Every time I read something like this. I just think. That's great.... and massive congrats to you, but what could you have done if you ran ads. Take what's working and apply it to Meta.

By Kody Nordquist
Third‑Party Praise Beats Ads for Brand Breakthrough
SocialMar 3, 2026

Third‑Party Praise Beats Ads for Brand Breakthrough

Time Magazine called Allbirds' Wool Runners the 'world's most comfortable shoes' in 2016. That single endorsement launched the brand into the mainstream. Meanwhile you're relying solely on paid ads with zero third-party validation. That's the gap.

By Kamil Sattar
Turn Every Call Into Instant Copywriting Gold
SocialMar 3, 2026

Turn Every Call Into Instant Copywriting Gold

Every team call and customer meeting is now a copywriting gold mine. Let's riff on the topic right now. On the call. Take the transcript later. Work with Claude. Create briefs for events, webinars, emails, landing pages. If you can talk it...

By Dave Gerhardt
Google Still Dominates Search While AI Reshapes It
SocialMar 3, 2026

Google Still Dominates Search While AI Reshapes It

Google still runs search. Lots of gurus on here are lying to you by suggesting that Google is dead. The reality says otherwise. Remember: Two things can be true at once. • Google still owns search • AI Search is...

By Ross Simmonds
Low‑cost Sales Hubs Fuel Egnyte’s $300M Success
SocialMar 3, 2026

Low‑cost Sales Hubs Fuel Egnyte’s $300M Success

Egnyte's first marketing spend: $6,000 on SEM. "I was like, holy s***, that's a lot of money." Now they spend millions per quarter. Same playbook. But the real edge? Inside sales offices in Spokane, Raleigh, Salt Lake City. Not SF. $300M+ revenue. $137.5M raised....

By Omer Khan
Gmail’s Spam Filters Cut Spam by 95%, Killing Cold Blasts
SocialMar 3, 2026

Gmail’s Spam Filters Cut Spam by 95%, Killing Cold Blasts

Gmail spam filters are supreme. I probably get 95% less spam today compared to 5 years ago. RIP to cold email blast automation.

By Gaetano DiNardi
Stop Agency Overhead: Demand Revenue‑Focused, Actionable Marketing
SocialMar 3, 2026

Stop Agency Overhead: Demand Revenue‑Focused, Actionable Marketing

You hired an agency to make your job lighter... But instead, you’re in more meetings. Weekly status calls. Slide decks full of impressions. Endless “next steps.” The reporting looks polished. But pipeline doesn’t feel any stronger. You’re not looking for...

By devbasu
Boost AI Brand Visibility in 2026: Proven Strategies
SocialMar 3, 2026

Boost AI Brand Visibility in 2026: Proven Strategies

Besides the main conference, I'm delighted to be also speaking at The Sip & Search Fringe Event @brightonseo along with @LaffertyN and @THCapper about Top Strategies for AI Brand Visibility in 2026! ​Here’s what we’ll cover: * ​How do LLMs...

By Aleyda Solis
Tactics ≠ Strategy: Learn the Key Distinction
SocialMar 3, 2026

Tactics ≠ Strategy: Learn the Key Distinction

A tactic list isn't a strategy. Here's the difference and how to fix it. https://t.co/Uwoumcge5e via @Kevin_Indig, @sejournal

By Tom Pick
Nano Banana Instantly Translates Screenshots Into Argentine Spanish
SocialMar 3, 2026

Nano Banana Instantly Translates Screenshots Into Argentine Spanish

Not gonna lie, using Nano Banana to say "take this screenshot and switch it to Argentine Spanish" is a pretty amazing feature. https://t.co/E7hxNdfMIK

By Lily Ray
Link Content Directly to Revenue to Prove Value
SocialMar 3, 2026

Link Content Directly to Revenue to Prove Value

How to tie Content to Revenue and prove content marketing value [RevCO F... https://t.co/DrLnhaoEwf via @YouTube

By A. Lee Judge
Stop Mass Emails: Offer Relentlessly, Share Your Solution
SocialMar 3, 2026

Stop Mass Emails: Offer Relentlessly, Share Your Solution

You haven’t run out of people to reach out to. You’ve run out of offers. You sent one message to each person once. That’s not outreach. That’s a mass email, sent the long, hard, stupid way. Here’s what I’ve noticed about the...

By Dan Mall
Google Discover Traffic Plummets 46%, Search Remains Steady
SocialMar 3, 2026

Google Discover Traffic Plummets 46%, Search Remains Steady

Big Discover drop but Google search is relatively stable -> Reach (The UK’s largest commercial news publisher) explained Google Discover traffic dropped by 46% in the second half of 2025 but overall Google search traffic is stable "Chief executive Piers North...

By Glenn Gabe
AI SEO Bot Turns Slack Into Full‑Time Optimizer
SocialMar 3, 2026

AI SEO Bot Turns Slack Into Full‑Time Optimizer

I have an OpenClaw SEO agent that sits in my team Slack for helping us with our internal SEO. It's connected to GSC, GA4, and our content creation product, ClickFlow + our CMS WordPress. When you insert a bot armed with...

By Eric Siu
Google's AI Landing Page Patent Targets Low‑conversion Feeds
SocialMar 3, 2026

Google's AI Landing Page Patent Targets Low‑conversion Feeds

😺📢That Google patent about AI Generated Landing pages? It only applies to low-conversion product feeds, shopping pages, and advertisements. https://t.co/NyMwj1zBys

By Roger Montti
Scale Winning Ads to Transform Your Brand
SocialMar 2, 2026

Scale Winning Ads to Transform Your Brand

Finding winning ads that can scale and change a brands entire trajectory 🫡

By Kody Nordquist
Meta Forces One‑click Upsell for New Campaign Budgets
SocialMar 2, 2026

Meta Forces One‑click Upsell for New Campaign Budgets

Meta is really pushing these one-click upsells. Launching a brand new campaign and Meta says it needs more budget. https://t.co/qnK7Xxz5sa

By Kody Nordquist
Segment Pages by Traffic Intent, Not One-Size CVR
SocialMar 2, 2026

Segment Pages by Traffic Intent, Not One-Size CVR

Stop comparing your PDP's CVR against your landing pages. Your landing page only gets paid traffic. Your PDP gets organic, email, Google, direct... all of it. Those sources have completely different intent levels, and that changes everything. High intent sources like Google,...

By Barry Hott
Meta Forces Monthly Invoicing for Ad Spend.
SocialMar 2, 2026

Meta Forces Monthly Invoicing for Ad Spend.

Meta wants you to change your credit card Meta ad spend to monthly invoicing by 1970. https://t.co/lYg0yVpaBO

By David Herrmann
Embrace AEO Now for Upstream Growth Advantage
SocialMar 2, 2026

Embrace AEO Now for Upstream Growth Advantage

Twenty years ago, I chose the channel I could measure over the one that could compound. Paid search felt clean. SEO felt messy. Looking back, avoiding SEO early was one of my biggest growth regrets. Today feels similar. AEO is...

By Sean Ellis
Google Pulls Both Markup and Og:image for Thumbnails
SocialMar 2, 2026

Google Pulls Both Markup and Og:image for Thumbnails

Google uses both https://t.co/gU44DpGD2b markup and og:image meta tag for thumbnails in Google Search and Discover https://t.co/LiL2uDFGdk

By Barry Schwartz
Generate Every Gmail Dot Variation for Free
SocialMar 2, 2026

Generate Every Gmail Dot Variation for Free

We built a free Gmail generator. Most people don't know about the Gmail dot trick. Gmail ignores dots. So j.ohnsmith and jo.hnsmith both land in the same inbox. This tool generates every version of your Gmail so you can test email flows...

By Chase Dimond
Mobile Apps Boost Conversion and AOV; Ignore at Your Peril
SocialMar 2, 2026

Mobile Apps Boost Conversion and AOV; Ignore at Your Peril

The Oodie launched a mobile app and saw a 135% higher conversion rate and 37% higher AOV vs their website. 75% were net new customers. Meanwhile you're ignoring mobile apps entirely. That's the gap.

By Kamil Sattar
Replace SaaS with Claude, Save Thousands in One Day
SocialMar 2, 2026

Replace SaaS with Claude, Save Thousands in One Day

As a brand owner you should be using claude to save $1000s on costs by building AI tools to replace all the different SaaS products you’re using. Here's 6 tools that you can easily build in one day. 1. Organic...

By Davie Fogarty
Profit‑First Strategy Beats Campaign Management in 2026
SocialMar 2, 2026

Profit‑First Strategy Beats Campaign Management in 2026

Two years ago, targeting expertise was a job that Meta now offers for free. The best agencies today are helping brands understand their true profitability, build offers that actually resonate, and create content that supports both. The button pushing comes in...

By Kody Nordquist
Google Clamps Down on Spammy SEO Agency Sites
SocialMar 2, 2026

Google Clamps Down on Spammy SEO Agency Sites

The crackdown on SEO agency sites continues... These sites used lots of self-promoting listicles, service area pages for many cities (without physical offices there), excessive industry pages, and other scaled tactics that can eventually cause major SEO problems. https://t.co/7yQn2hMq1p

By Lily Ray
Enable ChatGPT Ads via Shopify: Choose “Ads on Other Platforms”
SocialMar 2, 2026

Enable ChatGPT Ads via Shopify: Choose “Ads on Other Platforms”

How to enable ChatGPT ads with @Shopify Step 1: Select 'Ads on other platforms' when you create a Shop Campaign. That's it.

By Kurt Elster
Ahrefs Report Builder Gains Higher Limits and New Features
SocialMar 2, 2026

Ahrefs Report Builder Gains Higher Limits and New Features

We heard your feedback. @ahrefs Report Builder is now more accessible, with higher limits to make reporting easier for everyone. 📈 -More reports & widgets for Lite+ -Scheduling now on Standard+ https://t.co/bLKyBCrL3w

By Patrick Stox
Brand Fuels Performance; Performance Rarely Builds Brand
SocialMar 2, 2026

Brand Fuels Performance; Performance Rarely Builds Brand

It's often said that "brand drives performance, and performance builds brand", but in many cases only the first half of that statement is true. Which is problematic when you have a program whose budget heavily favors performance marketing. Brand definitely...

By Liam Moroney
Recipe Site Gains Momentum After 2023 HCU Launch
SocialMar 2, 2026

Recipe Site Gains Momentum After 2023 HCU Launch

Wow, this is a recipe site I worked on after the 2023 HCU... cool to see its visibility growing so much now. https://t.co/tHwxnVrRKs

By Lily Ray
Google Discover Gets Major Profile Updates – New Article
SocialMar 2, 2026

Google Discover Gets Major Profile Updates – New Article

Nice new article on Google Discover and the latest Discover profile changes by my teammate @JohnnyHerge https://t.co/iQap8dufeJ

By Lily Ray
New ClickFlow AI Visibility Tracks Brand Presence Across Platforms
SocialMar 2, 2026

New ClickFlow AI Visibility Tracks Brand Presence Across Platforms

Happy to announce that we just added our AI Brand Visibility feature in ClickFlow. It tracks how brands appear across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity: ranking position, mention type, sentiment, and competitor comparison. ClickFlow is our *quality* content generator and...

By Eric Siu