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Last updated: 15 October 2026, 04:30 IST

Search & Digital Marketing

Search Engine LandJul 22, 2026

How semantics and topical authority improve local SEO

Publishing more pages doesn’t automatically build topical authority. In many local SEO projects, the bigger challenge is deciding which queries deserve their own pages.…

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Search Engine LandJul 22, 2026

Does topical authority matter in AI search?

Some brands get away with broad topical focus. Forbes, for example, ranks well for everything from “bitcoin price” to “best pillows for neck pain.” But most brands are…

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Search Engine JournalJul 22, 2026

Beyond Brand Sovereignty: How To Build An AI-Ready Source Of Truth

AI doesn't reward the best-optimized page. It rewards the highest-confidence evidence. Bill Hunt explains how organizations earn that confidence.

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Search Engine LandJul 22, 2026

The data-backed case for publishing less content

Quality over quantity is a familiar saying, but it’s not always an easy sell to executives and decision-makers who still believe publishing more content leads to better…

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Search Engine LandJul 22, 2026

The 4-step health check for your target ROAS and CPA

Target ROAS and CPA aren’t optimization settings. They’re business decisions. Many accounts inherit a target from a previous agency, finance team, or account manager…

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Search Engine JournalJul 22, 2026

Designing A Measurement Framework Before You Touch GA4

Transform your Google Analytics 4 data into actionable insights with a solid measurement framework as your foundation.

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Search Engine LandJul 22, 2026

Your DAM solved the library problem. The activation problem is next. by ImageKit

Your DAM is working. Assets are centralized. Metadata is applied. Roles and permissions are in place. By every standard measure of a digital asset management (DAM)…

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Search Engine JournalJul 22, 2026

AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited

AI Overviews are outpacing local packs across 15+ markets. Here is what location pages need to stay visible in AI-generated answers.

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Search Engine JournalJul 22, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Watch A Video And Learn Your Job

Anthropic's Claude Cowork can turn a video of a person doing a task into a skill so that it can do it too.

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Social & Advertising

Social Media TodayJul 22, 2026

Social insights fail to reach decision-makers: Here’s what the numbers say

Just 14% of social media professionals feel their organization is able to use social data properly.

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Social Media TodayJul 22, 2026

How to build a brand presence on Reddit in 2026

Looking to build an organic brand presence on Reddit? Follow these key steps.

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Social Media TodayJul 22, 2026

Social media is becoming less social

A new report suggests that people are feeling pressured to post online and have reduced their app activity as a result.

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

The upfront market is nearly done, as sports acts as both negotiation driver and obstacle

The upfront marketplace, long in the making this year, is nearing completion, as the major holding companies and larger independent agencies wrap their negotiations with…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

Future of TV Briefing: The streaming ad industry finally has levers to pull on quality

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the IAB’s Redefining Media Types Standard could address the streaming ad market’s call for quality controls. Quality check…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

Albertsons’ new ‘micro sitcom’ is a big deal for retail media

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Retail media content is becoming more complex, with major brands making big investments in videos made…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

How Bloom Nutrition is expanding internationally

This podcast was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify For many U.S. retail startups, expanding international distribution…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

Mastercard is tapping foodie creators to drive awareness and adoption

Mastercard recently rolled out an episodic social series focused on foodie creators visiting restaurants to help create buzz and grow their small business. It’s yet…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

Fears of Big Tech bias underpin debates around W3C’s Attribution API

In a relatively obscure industry standards body, the World Wide Web Consortium, Big Tech players, including Apple, Google, Meta, and Mozilla, are making inroads to…

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DigidayJul 22, 2026

Why agencies are taking a hybrid approach to synthetic audience research

Traditional research can be slow, expensive and hard to scale but agencies are increasingly testing AI-generated personas to supplement things like media planning and…

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