There are certain things that make it obvious that you are a working parent. And I am not talking about the bags under your eyes or the six cups of coffee needed to get through the day. It usually happens at 4:59 p.m. when they start to pack up...

Google Ads expanded its “Political content” declaration, allowing advertisers to set a default political-ads preference at the account level — not just within individual campaigns. The feature quietly rolled out after Google introduced the campaign-level setting in August 2025. Why we care. The shift gives advertisers a simpler, more...

At 29, I wasn’t just finalizing a divorce. I was entering a new era of contractual self-protection. That meant completely rewiring how I think about partnership, boundaries, and my own value. When you go through something like marriage fraud, you learn firsthand that love without legal protection can cost...

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, we uncover how to magnetize the right clients by escaping the “obscurity tax” and building true market eminence. Guest David Newman breaks down the power of contrarian thinking, bold positioning, and sharing real expertise—not watered-down content. Learn why polarizing your...

President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they’ll “work something out,” in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils. Trump has for months slammed Mamdani, falsely labeling him...

While the travel media ecosystem remains fragmented, there are some key elements that marketers can utilize to drive decisions by appealing to consumers’ emotions. The Expedia Group’s recently released “Science of Wanderlust” research provides insights and a roadmap. Wanderlust is the emotional spark that drives travel decisions, and the...

Whether it’s Google signing Reddit to a deal to deepen its AI partnership, more traditional SEO results that have favored Reddit content, or Reddit’s share of ChatGPT references (down but still leading among social platforms), there are plenty of compelling reasons to prioritize Reddit in your organic strategy. That’s...

“It’s not enough to be a hospitality business anymore,” small-business owner Shelley Pippin says. “You need to be an event business.” Here’s why Brewnuts has been so successful at using events to carve out a niche for themselves, and what small- and medium-sized business marketers can learn from “Ohio’s...

Three years ago, Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard made an unprecedented move: he and his family gave away the company. Instead of selling the multibillion-dollar retailer or taking it public, they created a new trust and nonprofit that would use the company’s profits to fight climate change and protect nature....

Salesforce has acquired Israeli startup Doti AI in a deal reportedly worth around $100 million, betting big on enterprise search tech that’s barely out of stealth mode. For marketers, it’s a sign that AI’s next frontier is making internal knowledge instantly accessible across campaigns, teams and tools. Doti AI,...