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The Best AI Marketing Tools in 2026

Explore the most impactful AI marketing tools transforming content creation, advertising, and analytics in 2026

Marketing Dive

A cure for Cannes Lions FOMO: What marketers might have missed

From OpenAI laying out its ads plan to Expedia’s creator-driven strategy, Marketing Dive has packaged together noteworthy coverage from the festival.

Digiday

Ad tech Briefing: Walmart’s Vibe deal is a reminder not to spend too long courting Madison Avenue

Walmart’s $1.4 billion acquisition of a five-year-old company underlines the importance of smaller businesses.

Marketing Dive

Patriotism is no longer a campaign — it’s a branding strategy

Consumers define patriotic brands through a wider lens than marketers, writes Robert Passikoff, founder and president of Brand Keys.

Digiday

How the Chicago Bulls retooled their sponsorship business to meet CMO data demands

As sports sponsorship spending rises, CMOs are looking for hard evidence to justify their deals. Teams and franchise owners are responding, but there’s competition.

ON-DEMAND TRAINING

American Marketing Association

Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

This introductory training provides a foundational understanding of search engine optimization and its impact on content visibility.

American Marketing Association

Influencer Marketing

The training offers practical insights from multiple perspectives, including direct creator experiences and case studies. Develop practical skills in crafting compelling marketing briefs, measuring campaign impact, and navigating emerging technologies like AI in the influencer marketing landscape.

Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 30, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

CMSWire

Genesys Acquires Pinkfish to Bring 25,000 MCP Tool Integrations to Contact Center AI

The deal adds agentic workflow automation and enterprise system connectivity to Genesys Cloud, with capabilities expected to reach customers by end of July.Continue reading...

SEMrush Blog

Only 25% of cited sources overlap between ChatGPT's different reasoning modes [Study]

Most AI visibility strategies treat ChatGPT as a single system. Our research found that‘s a mistake. Thinking mode and Instant mode cite different sources, favor different content, and can recommend different brands for the exact same prompt.

Social Media Today

TikTok partners with Madonna for ‘Confessions II’

The app will launch activations and events including an in-app live preview with iHeartRadio during the pop star’s July 2 album release party in London.

Click Funnels

The 10 Best Landing Page Builders in 2026 (Ranked by Use Case)

Social Media Today

WhatsApp prompts users to choose a username ahead of update

In a promotional campaign fronted by athlete Anthony Joshua, the platform demonstrated how to choose a new name that will function as a primary ID.

Adweek

How Lyft and United Airlines Are Building the Case for Mobility as a Media Category

At Cannes Lions, the ride-sharing app and airline pitch transit moments for brands.