Marketing & SEO

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How to plan and manage paid media budgets in an AI-driven world

Managing budgets across multiple paid media channels is one of the most important skills in a PPC marketer’s toolkit.  You’re constantly deciding how to allocate spend across channels and campaigns, how to handle big budget swings, and whether to set…

Black Friday 2025: More expensive, still engaging

Black Friday 2025 was a bit of a head-scratcher. Year on year, spend rose, impressions fell, but clicks and engagement stayed strong. The data (so far): Source: Optmyzr-connected Google Ads accounts (5,000+ ecommerce, 16,000 lead gen advertisers active both years).…

ChatGPT is currently down for many

ChatGPT is currently down for many users of the popular OpenAI service. When you try to ask ChatGPT a question, you likely won’t get a response. OpenAI confirmed the issue on its status page saying, “We’re currently experiencing issues.” OpenAI…

Google pushes deeper into lifecycle targeting with new GA audience templates

Google is expanding its customer lifecycle capabilities in Google Analytics, launching new audience templates and dynamic remarketing features designed to make high-value targeting and re-engagement easier for advertisers. Driving the news. Google has introduced two new suggested audience templates in…

Google adds Search Partners segment to PMAX reporting

Google launched a long-awaited update to Performance Max reporting, giving advertisers their first real look at how Search Partners contribute to PMAX performance. Driving the news. The update is now live in Google Ads, surfacing Search Partners directly inside the…