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Google never formally killed the cookie, but it no longer really works. The industry spent four years preparing for the end. Here is what actually emerged on the other side.
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When TikTok went dark in January 2026, brands had to move fast. The winners were obvious. The costs were not.
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Brands are pouring billions into influencer deals. 57% of marketers still cannot measure the ROI. That is a very expensive guess.
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Organic reach on LinkedIn company pages has collapsed to 1.6%. Here is a breakdown of the 2026 algorithm update and the three specific changes B2B marketers must make to survive.
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India's ad market didn't just grow; it was redefined. Why the shift to ₹1.74 trillion exposes the "unseen economy" of MSMEs and Quick Commerce.
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Organic CTR down 61%. Paid CTR down 68%. Indian news sites lost 25% of Google referrals in one year. The numbers behind the AI Overviews traffic collapse.
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Google AI Max and Meta Advantage+ are pushing advertisers toward full automation. Here is what you lose, who benefits, and how to fight back.
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With third-party cookies fading and AI demanding richer signals, 71% of businesses are scrambling to build first-party data infrastructure. Here is the exact playbook.
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OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising launched in February 2026 with $60 CPMs and 1.5x higher conversion rates. Here is what the first month of data reveals for marketers.
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AI chatbots now handle one-quarter of shopping interactions. With agentic commerce poised to bypass retail websites entirely, the $69 billion retail media market faces its biggest test.
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US creator economy ad spend will reach $43.9 billion in 2026, up 18% year-on-year. Here is why CMOs are shifting budgets from linear TV to creator-driven campaigns.
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India is set to enter the world's top ten advertising markets in 2026. From mobile-first campaigns to vernacular marketing, five structural trends are powering the surge.
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A US federal judge ruled Google illegally monopolised the ad exchange market. The DOJ wants a forced breakup. Here is what every advertiser and publisher needs to know.
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One-third of CMOs plan marketing headcount cuts as AI agents automate 30-45% of routine tasks. A data-backed look at who is safe and who is not.
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With Google's AI Overviews capturing up to 60% of informational queries, Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) has become the survival strategy for marketers losing traffic.
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Google AI Mode reaches 75M daily users with auction-based ads. ChatGPT charges $60 CPM with $200K minimums. A side-by-side comparison for brands.
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Only 10% of US firms use AI in production despite $2.52 trillion in global spending. Skill gaps, data issues, and public scepticism explain the lag.
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Moving beyond conversational search, Perplexity introduces 'Computer', a digital worker orchestrating 19 AI models to execute autonomous, end-to-end tasks.
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Google introduces sponsored product listings within its conversational AI Mode, enabling direct checkouts via the Universal Commerce Protocol and intensifying competition in AI-driven search.
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Anthropic alleges three Chinese AI companies executed massive distillation attacks on Claude, sparking industry debate over model security and export controls.
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Perplexity AI has discontinued its advertising experiments, shifting focus to a subscription model to protect user trust amid growing concerns over AI search bias.
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Anthropic has unveiled Claude Code Security, an AI-powered tool leveraging Claude Opus 4.6 to scan codebases for complex vulnerabilities. Discover how this impacts ad-tech security, marketing efficiency, and the broader cybersecurity ecosystem.
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Worldwide AI spending is exploding to $2.52 trillion in 2026 — a staggering 44% percent year-over-year increase from 2025 according to Gartner. For marketers and advertisers, this surge reshapes everything from hyper-personalized campaigns to conversational ads.
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Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and agentic AI are pushing brands to optimise for machine recommendations, not just human eyeballs
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