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LinkedIn Expands Video Ads With First Impression and BrandLink Formats

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LinkedIn is deepening its focus on video, positioning itself as a premium platform for corporate storytelling. At its first-ever NewFronts presentation, the company introduced a range of expanded video ad formats and distribution tools designed to help marketers reach professional audiences more effectively. Video consumption on LinkedIn continues to grow. The platform reports a 36% […]

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Meta Highlights New “Opportunity Score” in Ads Manager

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Meta is rolling out a new feature within Ads Manager aimed at making its performance recommendations more visible and actionable. The Opportunity Score, which has been in testing for some time, is now being highlighted to more advertisers through a prominent notification system. This score is designed to help advertisers understand how well-optimised their campaigns,

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Google CTR Drops as AI Overviews Dominate

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One year after the launch of Google’s AI Overviews, the search landscape has shifted dramatically. While impressions on Google are up more than 49% year on year, click-through rates have dropped by nearly 30%. For marketers and SEO leaders, this signals a structural change, not a temporary trend. BrightEdge’s latest study confirms that visibility no

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Meta Eyes AI as the Future of Social Interaction

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Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on AI, and Meta’s roadmap makes that clear. Between the company’s expanding open-source LLM strategy, a billion-strong AI user base, and growing speculation about AI “friends” populating social feeds, Zuckerberg is painting a future where artificial intelligence doesn’t just support your experience—it is your experience. Recent interviews and developments point to

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Meta Pushes Verified Business Accounts With New Features

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Meta is doubling down on its paid verification offering for businesses, introducing new features designed to boost trust, visibility, and original content protection. As the blue check evolves from a mark of celebrity status to a monetised trust signal, Meta’s latest updates highlight a strategic effort to convert more businesses into paying subscribers. The latest

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Instagram Launches “Edits” to Rival CapCut

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Instagram has officially launched its new standalone video editing app, Edits, in a clear attempt to strengthen its hold on the creator economy and rival ByteDance’s CapCut. Designed with creators in mind, Edits consolidates a suite of professional-grade video production tools into one mobile platform. It streamlines the content creation workflow that many currently spread

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ChatGPT Adds Shopping, Expands Ecommerce

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OpenAI has introduced a significant upgrade to ChatGPT’s search capabilities, aiming to reshape the way users discover and compare products online. This new functionality brings a personalised, ad-free shopping experience to the forefront, positioning ChatGPT as a powerful tool for ecommerce research. Personalised Product Discovery, Free from Ads The update is now available globally to

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