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A 3-step copywriting formula that makes buyers take action

A 3-step copywriting formula that makes buyers take action

Marketing departments are missing goals left and right. Your marketing isn’t converting because the way you’re talking about your offer sucks. Maybe you’ve tweaked form fields, added a video of your SDR in an email or even tossed in a digital Starbucks gift card. Still not working? Thought so. It’s not working because no one

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I’ve just found the perfect MacBook deal for students

I’ve just found the perfect MacBook deal for students

As a former student, I know how stressful it can be trying to find reliable tech for your studies while working with a tighter budget. It’s especially hard if you’re enrolling on a creative course, as you’ll likely need a device that can run performance-heavy software. Thankfully, I’ve found a deal on the older MacBook

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Google Gemini Adds Personalization From Past Chats

Google Gemini Adds Personalization From Past Chats

Google is rolling out updates to the Gemini app that personalize responses using past conversations and add new privacy controls, including a Temporary Chat mode. The changes start today and will expand over the coming weeks. What’s New Personalization From Past Chats Gemini now references earlier chats to recall details and preferences, making responses feel

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The Rundown: Ad tech’s Q2 report card

The Rundown: Ad tech’s Q2 report card

The shifting tectonic plates of the internet have focused attention on the leading publicly listed ad tech companies, with the fortunes of such entities considered a bellwether of the wider sector. Upon initial viewing, everything was positive for the companies in this cohort over the 90 days to June 30 — after all, this was the

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Julian Adon Alexander talks about flexing creative muscles and transforming reality

Julian Adon Alexander talks about flexing creative muscles and transforming reality

Julian Adon Alexander told the audience at June’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York about his instantly enchanting charcoal illustrations, walking them through collaborations with clients such as The New Yorker, NBA G League and Nike. Presenting his creative and professional journey so far, Julian explained how to transform reality into art and why sheer quantity

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YouTube Lets Creators Pick Exact CTAs In Promote Website Ads

YouTube Lets Creators Pick Exact CTAs In Promote Website Ads

YouTube has updated its Promote feature, giving you more control over campaigns designed to drive website traffic. When you set a campaign goal of “more website visits,” you can now choose a specific call to action, such as “Book now,” “Get quote,” or “Contact us.” The change was announced during YouTube’s weekly news update for

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Exverus Snags Habit Burger Media AOR From Publicis

Exverus Snags Habit Burger Media AOR From Publicis

West Coast burger chain The Habit Burger Grill has appointed Exverus Media as its U.S. media agency of record following a competitive review, the companies told ADWEEK. The California-born fast casual chain worked with Connect, a Publicis Groupe media agency affiliated with Spark Foundry, for about a year before launching the review. Run in-house, the

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No, I will not shut up about my Loop Earplugs

No, I will not shut up about my Loop Earplugs

At the start of 2025, I made a vow to say yes to every single gig I was invited to – while it was great for expanding my tastes, about four gigs in, I discovered it was dreadful for my hearing. I knew earplugs were the solution, but those foamy orange ones filled me with

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Philosophies Driving GEO Brand Presence Tools

Philosophies Driving GEO Brand Presence Tools

Since the turn of the Millennium, marketers have mastered the science of search engine optimization. We learned the “rules” of ranking, the art of the backlink, and the rhythm of the algorithm. But, the ground has shifted to generative engine optimization (GEO). The era of the 10 blue links is giving way to the age

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Why the grift economy is killing both marketing and marketers

Why the grift economy is killing both marketing and marketers

It’s July in the Bronx. Yankees vs. Red Sox. You’ve already paid $49 to park in the official lot outside Yankee Stadium. As you roll down your window, the attendant leans in and says, “Tip me now and I’ll get you near the exit.” It’s not the kid’s fault. He’s trying to make a buck

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Channel 4 celebrates the return of Educating Yorkshire with a schoolchildren-led “takeover”

Channel 4 celebrates the return of Educating Yorkshire with a schoolchildren-led “takeover”

Creatives, Stunt Performers, Dancers, Voice Artists, Actors, Musicians & Overall Legends: Students and Teachers of Thornhill Community Academy Brand: Channel 4 Chief Marketing Officer: Katie Jackson Marketing Director: Amber Kirby Head of Marketing: Nic Moran Marketing Lead: Anna Kerr Marketing Executive: Stacy Parris Planner: Thomas Schofield Corporate Press Officers: Jeeshan Choudhury & Imogen Birkett Consideration:

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Invalid Ad Traffic From Deceptive Serving Down 40%

Invalid Ad Traffic From Deceptive Serving Down 40%

Google cites a 40% drop in invalid ad traffic from deceptive serving, helping protect budgets and keep billing clean for advertisers. Google reports a 40% reduction in invalid traffic from deceptive or disruptive serving. Google now reviews content, placements, and interactions more precisely. Advertisers are not charged for invalid traffic, with credits applied after detection.

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The Trade Desk holds its own against Amazon’s growing, but still distant threat

The Trade Desk holds its own against Amazon’s growing, but still distant threat

When The Trade Desk’s CEO Jeff Green waved off Amazon as a threat, he wasn’t entirely wrong. But he wasn’t entirely right, either. On last week’s earnings call, he told analysts the retail giant is “not a competitor”, arguing it’s “hard for “for them to buy across the open Internet in a truly objective way”.

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Apparently the OnlyFans logo is too raunchy for the cricket pitch

Apparently the OnlyFans logo is too raunchy for the cricket pitch

What kind of content do you associate OnlyFans with? Well, it isn’t all about that, apparently. A steady trickle of sports personalities have been signing up of late, offering content related to their sport and lifestyle. One such sports star is Southern Brave bowler Tymal Mills, who signed a partnership with OnlyFans earlier this year.

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Vulnerability In 3 WordPress File Plugins Affects 1.3 Million Sites

Vulnerability In 3 WordPress File Plugins Affects 1.3 Million Sites

An advisory was issued for three WordPress file management plugins that are affected by a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers delete arbitrary files. The three plugins are installed in over 1.3 million websites. Outdated Version Of elFinder The vulnerability is caused by outdated versions of the elFinder file manager, specifically versions 2.1.64 and earlier. These

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How FX Created an Immersive Marketing Campaign for Alien: Earth

How FX Created an Immersive Marketing Campaign for Alien: Earth

Earth to Alien fans, there’s another entry in the franchise, and FX wants to make it the most immersive experience possible. Today, FX and Hulu debuted the Alien prequel series, Alien: Earth, which takes place two years before the original 1979 film. Leading up to its premiere, FX created an expansive and immersive marketing campaign

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This plantable photobook was designed to grow out of the ground

This plantable photobook was designed to grow out of the ground

Over the years this has led the artist to travel back to her hometown to capture the feeling of home in an ongoing documentary series Motherland, which asks questions: “How can a home be defined through images? How can I make projects that deal with home, migration or memory?” Upon each return to Poland the

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The Metrics That Matter For Content Strategies

The Metrics That Matter For Content Strategies

This week’s Ask an SEO question comes from Zahara: “What metrics should small businesses actually care about when measuring content strategy success? Everyone talks about different KPIs, but I need to know which ones truly matter for growth.” The metrics to measure for growth with a content strategy change by company and industry, and the

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3 GTM principles to help emerging products gain traction

3 GTM principles to help emerging products gain traction

Emerging tech products often launch with early excitement but soon hit a wall. Early adopters may embrace the innovation, but mainstream buyers hesitate. This is the gap Geoffrey Moore describes in “Crossing the Chasm.” Early adopters are motivated by potential and experimentation. Mainstream buyers look for clarity, trust and clear business value. Crossing that gap

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Google’s AI Nighthawks painting misses the point of art

Google’s AI Nighthawks painting misses the point of art

Another week, and someone’s found another new use for applying AI to classic artwork. But is is really an upgrade? Three years ago, famous paintings were being used to showcase so-called outpainting or generative expand tools that could ‘uncrop’ paintings, and then we had AI video adding animation to masterpieces of art. Now someone’s discovered

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