[SMK] AI & Digital Marketing Capability Transformation
LinkedIn has overhauled its Feed, introducing a new AI-driven ranking system built on large language models. Detailed in a post from the LinkedIn Engineering blog, the update marks a significant shift in how content is understood, ranked, and distributed. The change moves the platform away from traditional engagement signals and towards a deeper, more contextual
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Short-form video is no longer an experimental format. It sits at the centre of attention across Facebook and Instagram, with Reels driving a significant share of time spent and content interaction. For marketers, the challenge has shifted from adoption to optimisation. New data from Emplifi, analysing more than 10,000 Facebook Reels from over 700 brand
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New data from Buffer’s State of Social Media Engagement 2026 report highlights a clear shift in how audiences interact across major platforms. Engagement is no longer evenly distributed. It is concentrating around platforms that offer clear value, either through professional insight or entertainment. The findings point to LinkedIn and TikTok continuing to command attention, even
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AI platforms are rapidly becoming part of the discovery journey. Buyers are asking ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI for recommendations across categories ranging from software and agencies to consumer products. As a result, AI visibility tracking is climbing the marketing agenda. The critical question is how reliably that visibility can be measured. New research from
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Search is not just becoming more AI driven. Paid listings are taking up more of the results page and more of the clicks. Much of the recent debate has focused on AI Overviews and how generative answers are reshaping organic visibility. However, new data suggests a parallel shift that is just as commercially significant. Across
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Google Analytics is introducing two updates aimed at improving how marketers identify performance changes and manage paid media investment. AI powered Generated insights are now surfaced directly on the GA4 Home page, while a new cross channel budgeting feature is rolling out in beta. Both updates are designed to reduce the time required to interpret
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Most social strategies still treat platforms as a portfolio decision. Increase TikTok. Defend Instagram. Maintain Facebook. Test LinkedIn. The problem is not budget allocation. It is structural misunderstanding. Emplifi’s 2026 Social Media Benchmarks, built on analysis of more than 200,000 branded profiles across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and LinkedIn, shows growth, engagement and visibility
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LinkedIn has released its 2026 Skills on the Rise for Marketing, offering a data-backed view of the capabilities shaping hiring decisions right now. Unlike a simple trend report, the ranking combines skills added to marketer profiles with hiring success data, measuring growth relative to professionals hired over the past year. Resulting insights go beyond what
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AI is changing not just how content is discovered, but how it is read. For years, brands have structured long-form content around narrative build. Context first. Insight later. The strongest point saved for the conclusion. That format worked in a traditional search environment where depth and dwell time signalled value. AI systems reward something different.
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Trust is no longer a soft brand metric in B2B. It is a measurable growth lever. LinkedIn’s latest research into the 2026 B2B landscape makes the shift explicit. 75% of decision-makers say thought leadership is a more trustworthy way to assess a company’s capabilities than product sheets or marketing materials. 95% of hidden buyers say
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