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Google to auto-link YouTube channels and Google Ads accounts

Google is rolling out automatic linking between YouTube channels and Google Ads accounts when its systems detect a strong data relationship between the two — giving advertisers access to richer audience signals without manual setup. Driving the news. Google will…

Google Performance Max gets direct video uploads

Google is quietly rolling out a new Performance Max feature that lets advertisers upload video files directly inside the “Edit assets” panel — no YouTube channel or Shared Library required. Driving the news. The feature, spotted in the Google Ads…

ChatGPT adds more images to answers

OpenAI announced a visual upgrade to ChatGPT, adding more images from the web for answers about people, places, products, and other common topics. How it works. The update takes ChatGPT from simple answers to a more search-like experience: Images will…

SEO vs. PPC vs. AI: The visibility dilemma

Marketers have debated SEO versus PPC for years, usually shaped by whatever has worked – or failed – for them in the past.  Organic search promises compounding visibility, while paid search delivers immediate control.  Most teams ultimately favor one over…

3 GEO experiments you should try this year

Last month, I asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini the same question about three of my clients: “Who is [Brand Name] and what do they do?” Two out of three got it wrong. Wrong services. Outdated office locations. One even suggested…

Google and Microsoft: How their Performance Max approaches align and diverge

Performance Max (PMax) campaigns have become the cornerstone of AI-driven advertising.  Both Google and Microsoft offer advertisers a way to consolidate creative assets, audience signals, and automation into a single campaign type. (Disclosure: I work as Microsoft’s product liaison.) While…