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I am seeing a spike in complaints from Google AdSense publishers of earnings dropping again over the past 24-hours or so. This is similar to last week, and it also coincides with an unconfirmed Google search ranking update.
Google's John Mueller was asked if it was acceptable to link your brand websites together on a brand page to communicate to your users that the company owns multiple brands.
As AI reshapes commerce, REI’s CEO - Mary Beth Laughton, argues that trust and human expertise, not technology, will define the next era of retail.https://www.clickz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NEW-WP-CZ-thumbnail-10.png
Marketing is moving faster than most teams can keep up with. Users expect answers immediately. They jump across channels before they ever land on your website. Search results summarize key points before they show links.
Content is still king – so long as you measure it correctly, Comscore’s Chief Commercial Officer Steve Bagdasarian told AdExchanger at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
