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Meta Expands Messaging Ads and AI Tools on WhatsApp

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Meta has unveiled a series of significant updates to its messaging and ad infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on WhatsApp. These enhancements are designed to streamline campaign management, deepen customer engagement, and future-proof brand communications in an increasingly AI-driven environment. Messaging Becomes a Priority At the heart of the announcement is Meta’s drive to make […]

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[NEW STUDY] AI Traffic Outperforms on Conversions Not Engagement

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For all the promises about AI-powered search delivering higher-quality traffic, the data is painting a more nuanced picture. A new study from Ahrefs, analysing nearly 82,000 websites between May and June 2025, reveals a clear divergence in user behaviour between traditional search traffic and visits from AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot. The findings

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Meta Expands Opportunity Score Globally

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Meta is expanding the availability of Opportunity Score in Ads Manager, providing advertisers with a straightforward way to optimise campaign set-up and adopt proven performance recommendations. Now available globally, the tool offers a simple framework to improve efficiency and reduce costs across Meta campaigns. Opportunity Score provides a 0-100 rating that reflects how well a

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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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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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Meta Upgrades Advantage+ with Smarter “Andromeda” AI

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Meta has kicked off 2025 with a raft of advertising updates, sharpening its AI-powered Advantage+ suite and adding new tools to support full-funnel performance, both online and in-store. Underpinning these updates is Andromeda, Meta’s advanced AI system, which now plays a central role in how campaigns are optimised across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. With consumer

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