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Social Media Today

NiemanLab offers advice for posting news on X

In addition, X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier offered advice on how publications can better engage with the app’s user base.

Marketing Dive

Meta to shoot past Google in digital ad revenue for first time: Emarketer

Growth is accelerating for the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, with increased automation improving ad performance.

Digiday

MrBeast is so big, Beast Industries turns down eight-figure brand deals if they aren’t the right fit

Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold tells Digiday how the company is expanding and growing the monolith that is MrBeast.

CMSWire

HubSpot Launches AEO & Expands AI Agents in Spring 2026 Spotlight

New tools aim to help go-to-market teams build awareness, grow revenue and scale support with business-specific AI context.Continue reading...

CMSWire

Record-Low Sentiment Is Rewriting the Customer Experience Playbook

With consumers bracing for tougher times, spending slows and expectations shift. Experience leaders need a new strategy—fast.Continue reading...

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American Marketing Association

Social Media Strategy and Proving ROI

Incorporate the latest platform trends for an effective campaign that delivers results and track them using attribution tools to create a comprehensive report.

American Marketing Association

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Marketing Professionals

This course covers the phases of AI, such as rule-based AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, to provide a solid foundation of AI principles. Learn the impact of AI systems and how to leverage these tools to perform marketing tasks such as persona development, search engine optimization (SEO), and content generation and personalization.

Marketing Dive

Publicis addresses Trade Desk spat, calls Sora shutdown ‘symbolic’

The group delivered its 20th consecutive quarter of growth in Q1 despite the Middle East conflict, which executives said hasn’t rattled client spending.

Social Media Today

Advocacy groups warn against adding facial recognition to Meta AI glasses

A coalition of civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor and immigrant advocacy groups has expressed concerns, according to Wired.

Digiday

‘Absolutely no intention’: Publicis Group CEO rules out building a Trade Desk rival amid ongoing dispute

CEO Arthur Sadoun was clear there won’t be a Publicis-built rival. That path, he said, would pull the company too far off its current roadmap.

Fast Company

McDonald’s next big bet is quenching your thirst

McDonald’s beverage menu is growing and will soon include new flavors, dirty sodas and, eventually, energy drinks.Next month, the fast-food chain is introducing menu options like Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer, Dirty Dr Pepper, and Mango Pineapple...

Adweek

American Express Rolls Out New Tools In Big Bet on Agentic Shopping

The financial giant’s developer kit aims to make AI-driven commerce mainstream.

Harvard Business Review

The Hidden Demand for AI Inside Your Company

How BBVA, one of Europe’s largest banks, brought AI use out of the shadows by ditching centralized mandates and following employees’ lead on adoption.

Hubspot