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Disney Slashes Bundle Price 62% to Drive Q1 Growth
SocialMar 5, 2026

Disney Slashes Bundle Price 62% to Drive Q1 Growth

Disney is looking to crank up its streaming subscriber numbers for the first quarter of 2026 — introducing a 62% price discount on the ad-supported Disney+/Hulu bundle for a three-month period https://t.co/ThNJ10Kpe2 via @variety

By Todd Spangler
AI Can Fix the Chaos of Scaling Creator Ops
SocialMar 5, 2026

AI Can Fix the Chaos of Scaling Creator Ops

Creator ops for any brand that is scaling are an absolute mess. If someone can solve all these problems using AI, it will make them richer than they could imagine. - Outreach volume. The bigger companies need to be contacting...

By Davie Fogarty
Early Marketing Hires: Prioritize Strategy, Execution, or Creativity?
SocialMar 5, 2026

Early Marketing Hires: Prioritize Strategy, Execution, or Creativity?

For other founders: When hiring early marketing talent, what do you prioritize most — strategy, execution, or creativity?

By Omozara
ChatGPT Carousels Align with 83% of Top Google Shopping Results
SocialMar 5, 2026

ChatGPT Carousels Align with 83% of Top Google Shopping Results

“Over 83% of ChatGPT carousel products were found as strong matches in Google’s top 40 organic shopping results.” Another article showing how ChatGPT uses Google’s results - this time for Google Shopping. Great new research by Tom Wells at @peec_ai https://t.co/ABBzFlGH55

By Lily Ray
OpenClaw Setup Boosted Views From 358 to 85K
SocialMar 5, 2026

OpenClaw Setup Boosted Views From 358 to 85K

Building Live: The OpenClaw Setup That Took My Articles from 358 to 85,000+ Views https://t.co/2AfO60Gvta

By Eric Siu
Credit‑Card Trials Double Revenue Efficiency vs Freemium
SocialMar 5, 2026

Credit‑Card Trials Double Revenue Efficiency vs Freemium

If 1,000 people land on your website… How much revenue do you actually generate? Kyle Poyar , ChartMogul and ProductLed analyzed 200 SaaS & AI companies for our 2026 Funnel Report. Here’s what happens with 1,000 visitors: Freemium 1,000 visitors...

By Wes Bush
Vote for DR80+ Club T‑Shirt Design
SocialMar 5, 2026

Vote for DR80+ Club T‑Shirt Design

We're bringing back the @Ahrefs DR80+ Club. 👑 ...and we need your vote for the best t-shirt design. *Why does DR80+ matter?* DR (Domain Rating) is Ahrefs' metric for a website's link popularity. Essentially, how many high-quality sites are linking to it. This metric...

By Tim Soulo
Unlock AI Search Visibility with My New Video
SocialMar 5, 2026

Unlock AI Search Visibility with My New Video

If you found my latest blog post about AEO/GEO vs SEO interesting, you should check out the companion YouTube video I just published. I cover everything in detail and provide some additional context. My video covers all of the information...

By Glenn Gabe
New Google AI Mode Features Boost SEO and Customization
SocialMar 5, 2026

New Google AI Mode Features Boost SEO and Customization

It’s New 3/5: Google AI Mode recipe cards and links covered by @gregfinn, @mordyoberstein on AI Overview drop downs, @TheMarketingAnu on build to order attributes and I wrap with JavaScript SEO accessibility https://t.co/Ab4n3Z0rKc

By Barry Schwartz
Aave Newsletter Now Public: Latest Ecosystem Updates
SocialMar 5, 2026

Aave Newsletter Now Public: Latest Ecosystem Updates

We are now distributing Aave Newsletter publicy. Learn the latest progress on the Aave ecosystem.

By Stani Kulechov
AI Search Engines Facing Rising Low‑Quality Spam Content
SocialMar 5, 2026

AI Search Engines Facing Rising Low‑Quality Spam Content

Do Google's AI search competitors have a (growing) spam problem? By the metrics I have available, they're increasingly citing low-quality domains. Using Ahrefs Brand Radar, I analyzed the top 1,000 sites mentioned on each platform over the past three months. ChatGPT, Copilot, and...

By Glenn Allsopp (ViperChill)
Debunking SEO Generative Retrieval Misinformation: Facts Explained
SocialMar 5, 2026

Debunking SEO Generative Retrieval Misinformation: Facts Explained

Great post from @dawnieando. And the visuals are killer :) -> Debunking and Demystifying Generative Information Retrieval: Misinformation in The SEO Space Covers 'chunking', information gain, llms.txt, and more. Dawn provides a great breakdown of the misinformation going on today while...

By Glenn Gabe
Google AI Mode Boosts Recipe Links, Tracking Remains Tough
SocialMar 5, 2026

Google AI Mode Boosts Recipe Links, Tracking Remains Tough

Finally seeing this live today and I really like it. Much better for recipe publishers... But good luck trying to track that in GSC. Standard rules apply for impressions in AI Mode... I'll see if I can find some data...

By Glenn Gabe
Beyond Features: Redefine Value in an AI-Driven Market
SocialMar 5, 2026

Beyond Features: Redefine Value in an AI-Driven Market

Your products are no longer differentiators. Digital is expected. Rates are aligned. AI compares features instantly. Competing on what you offer is a losing game. We discuss a different path with Allison Netzer, founder and CEO of BrandThnk. Watch the...

By Jim Marous
Google's AI Recipe Widget Serves Frankenstein Dishes
SocialMar 5, 2026

Google's AI Recipe Widget Serves Frankenstein Dishes

Google testings new AI Mode recipe widget/card that sucks searchers into AI-Frankenstein recipes https://t.co/6X6gqAk77S via @inspiredtaste https://t.co/manqzqxFIa

By Barry Schwartz
OpenAI Shifts ChatGPT Purchases to Partner Apps
SocialMar 5, 2026

OpenAI Shifts ChatGPT Purchases to Partner Apps

Wait, nobody is actually buying things in ChatGPT? SHOCKING :) Big advantage Google -> OpenAI is scaling back shopping directly inside ChatGPT via Instant Checkout by having checkouts instead take place in the specific apps that plug into ChatGPT "OpenAI staff...

By Glenn Gabe
TikTok's 2026 Discover List Spotlights 50 Emerging Creators
SocialMar 5, 2026

TikTok's 2026 Discover List Spotlights 50 Emerging Creators

TikTok revealed its Discover List 2026, highlighting 50 creators to watch across categories like Educators, Foodies, Icons, Innovators, and Originators. The list acts as both a cultural barometer and a pre-vetted talent pipeline for brands looking to partner with emerging...

By Lindsey Gamble
Know Your KPI Levers, Not Just Acquisition Numbers
SocialMar 4, 2026

Know Your KPI Levers, Not Just Acquisition Numbers

If you can’t explain how to deliberately move a KPI, you don’t understand your growth. High acquisition doesn’t mean high value. The real question: Are you attracting customers you actually want? Curiosity about your data > more dashboards. #KPI #CLV #BusinessStrategy #MarketingStrategy #Leadership

By Kaihan Krippendorff
AI Recommends Keeping HubSpot over Costly Rebuild
SocialMar 4, 2026

AI Recommends Keeping HubSpot over Costly Rebuild

Turns out HubSpot isn't dead. 💀 I gave Claude Code 30 days of AppSumo software costs ($100,000) total. Asked it to analyze cost, effort, maintenance of replicating all the software we are using. It found ~$500 / month in costs but many of...

By Noah Kagan
Dedicated AI Labs Drive Real Value in Large Enterprises
SocialMar 4, 2026

Dedicated AI Labs Drive Real Value in Large Enterprises

Kli is doing awesome work at Colgate-Palmolive & his results provide a really good example of the benefits of having a dedicated "AI Lab" inside of large companies run by a company veteran who actually gets what these sorts of...

By Ethan Mollick
Build Your Own AI Sales Team Today
SocialMar 4, 2026

Build Your Own AI Sales Team Today

The future is about hybrid teams of humans and AI agents. But even today, you can start building your own personal team of simple, easy-to-use agents. If you work in sales or need to sell (because you're a founder/entrepreneur), you...

By Dharmesh Shah
Use Data Experiments, Not Intuition, for Real Innovation
SocialMar 4, 2026

Use Data Experiments, Not Intuition, for Real Innovation

RT @VisionEdgeMktg 🧪 Stop relying on intuition. Start running business experiments. A/B test your ideas. Collect real data. Make smarter bets. That's how innovation actually works. https://t.co/ZKvfIAn54l #DataDriven #Innovation #BusinessStrategy

By Tom Pick
Seeking a Growth Marketer to Double ARR
SocialMar 4, 2026

Seeking a Growth Marketer to Double ARR

We're doing $1million ARR with 3 people But now I am looking for the fourth I want the marketer that can work alongside me and help take Senja from $1,000,000 -> $2,000,000 ARR I'm personally working on product and lifecycle marketing So I want...

By Olly Meakings
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
Caliwater, Co‑founded by Vanessa Hudgens, Sponsors Enhanced Games
SocialMar 4, 2026

Caliwater, Co‑founded by Vanessa Hudgens, Sponsors Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games has its first sponsor: Caliwater (@drinkcaliwater), which was co-founded by Vanessa Hudgens (@VanessaHudgens) ... Becomes the official cactus water of the Enhanced Games. @EnhancedGames

By Scott Soshnick
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
Seeking First Marketing Hire to Build AI Demand Engine
SocialMar 4, 2026

Seeking First Marketing Hire to Build AI Demand Engine

Most companies hiring a "Head of Marketing" are looking for someone to run a system. My friends Randy Stocklin and Santiago Jaramillo are looking for something a little different. They are looking for the first marketing hire for Pragmatico ,...

By Kyle Lacy
Marketing Director Defends No Console Reviews at Launch
SocialMar 4, 2026

Marketing Director Defends No Console Reviews at Launch

Crimson Desert marketing director says there's nothing to hide as players worry about the lack of console version reviews at launch https://t.co/sPbsmiijgU

By Ethan Gach
Teach AI to Think Like You: Build Your Knowledge Base
SocialMar 4, 2026

Teach AI to Think Like You: Build Your Knowledge Base

MarketingProfs AI Friday Forum is coming fast. It's next week, and I'm going to explore an idea: can you train AI to "think" like you? If so, how? Here are the details. Come and join us. Let's have FUN together....

By Pam Didner
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
Action Over Intelligence: Create, Test, Choose the Best
SocialMar 4, 2026

Action Over Intelligence: Create, Test, Choose the Best

Smart people wait for opportunities, while "lucky" people create 50 opportunities, launch them, analyze, and then pick the best 1-2. Intelligence is overrated. Volume and action win.

By Justin Welsh
ChatGPT 5.3 Instantly Hooks Readers with WebMCP Insight
SocialMar 4, 2026

ChatGPT 5.3 Instantly Hooks Readers with WebMCP Insight

The new ChatGPT 5.3 Instant ends every conversation with a hook that keeps me reading. I asked about WebMCP and it did an excellent job. It still referenced web sources but not a whole lot. Then it's like, "I can also...

By Marie Haynes
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
Inter Miami Secures Top‑Tier MLS Stadium Naming Deal
SocialMar 4, 2026

Inter Miami Secures Top‑Tier MLS Stadium Naming Deal

Nu Deal: Inter Miami Joins MLS’ Top Tier for Stadium Naming Rights ⚽️https://t.co/cfqksyH7BG via @sportico @JustBirny

By Scott Soshnick
Book Publicist Scams Exposed: $1800, Zero ROI
SocialMar 4, 2026

Book Publicist Scams Exposed: $1800, Zero ROI

This case study in hiring a book publicity firm is both laugh-out-loud funny and highly informative. As author Kirsten Bell points out, few people share these poor experiences due to shame and embarrassment. So I couldn't be more grateful to her...

By Jane Friedman
OpenAI Launches GPT‑5.3 Instant for Sharper Web Answers
SocialMar 4, 2026

OpenAI Launches GPT‑5.3 Instant for Sharper Web Answers

"More useful, well-synthesized answers when using the web"... Not sure about that. More on that soon -> OpenAI releases GPT-5.3 Instant, which it says delivers more accurate answers and better-contextualized results when searching the web, for all ChatGPT...

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
AI Companies Dominate Tech Sponsorship Landscape
SocialMar 4, 2026

AI Companies Dominate Tech Sponsorship Landscape

As a technology content creator 99% of the companies that offer sponsorships are AI companies. It's shocking how if you want to talk about tech news on the internet, those are your advertisers barring a few sporadic exceptions.

By Taylor Lorenz
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
Figma’s Silent Change Signals Fight for Design Infrastructure Control
SocialMar 3, 2026

Figma’s Silent Change Signals Fight for Design Infrastructure Control

In February 2026, Figma released version 126.1.2. One line in the changelog caught nobody's attention. It should have. The update stripped --remote-debugging-port on startup, with no announcement and no deprecation warning. Just gone. Overnight, developers who'd spent months building automation...

By Hiten Shah
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