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Marketers could cut audience build times by up to 90% as the tool lets teams define segments in natural language and edit them live.
Older shoppers delivered 44% of the strongest response, suggesting sustainability ads can drive purchases as well as brand awareness.
Customer acquisition pressure is driving Kaseya's new MSP Success umbrella, which folds marketing, peer support and learning resources into one hub.
Australian small firms get a faster way to reach customers as Constant Contact adds SMS to its email and social marketing platform.
Marketers can now test AI-driven ad placements without adding a separate workflow, as the platform folds ChatGPT Ads into unified campaign management.
Advertisers will be able to create, edit and test campaigns faster as Google rolls out generative AI inside Asset Studio this summer.
Advertisers on Threads can now tighten ad placement controls as IAS extends its Meta content block list tool to the feed.
Four in five advertisers would shift spend to the open web if agentic AI tools matched search and social performance, Taboola's survey found.
Advertisers are being given an early chance to test contextual placements in ChatGPT as brands seek new ways to reach shoppers researching purchases.
Cloaking drove 68.1% of account suspensions in the quarter, showing how fraudsters are hiding banned ads from moderators on the platform.
More than 80% of Google searches now end without a click, putting firms that depend on organic traffic at risk of losing revenue.
Revenue growth to GBP £1.4 million and 40 new clients have prompted Varn to expand its senior management as search shifts under AI.
Burnout is rising as marketers race to master AI, while more than 70% of teams now work beyond sustainable capacity.
New Zealand businesses risk losing search traffic as AI summaries and chat tools increasingly answer customer queries without a click.
Lower organic visibility is sending Australian eCommerce shoppers to pricier rivals, as Google rewards authority from credible backlinks over product quality.
Social media is helping Australian independents win customers from larger rivals with far smaller budgets and faster, more targeted campaigns.
US advertisers can now buy ChatGPT placements directly, as OpenAI adds self-serve tools, click-based bidding and better measurement.
The new hires are set to support Acquirz’s expansion after buying Marketscan, with AI and campaign expertise to help scale client services.
Australian businesses risk vanishing from search as AI tools replace blue links with one answer, cutting clicks and reshaping discovery.
Small businesses can stretch tight budgets further as email, design and analytics platforms help them attract customers and cut manual work.