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Stop looking for the perfect PPC budget split

Most PPC budget discussions focus on finding the right split between brand awareness and conversion-focused campaigns. That’s usually the wrong goal. The optimal balance changes constantly based on business stage, market saturation, seasonality, competitive pressure, and revenue objectives. Yet many teams still treat the funnel split as a fixed...

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Keyword research for AEO: A guide for winning answer engine traffic in 2026

Keyword research for AEO can feel overwhelming because audiences are searching for almost everything in AI search, and queries are nuanced and personalized. The data isn’t as clear as it used to be. There are no accurate search volumes for AEO search prompts. Yet, it’s critical that search specialists,...

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AI is rewriting the logic of management

What’s the point of a manager, really? Ask an executive, and they may say managers are essential for ensuring accountability and team performance. Ask an employee, and they’ll probably tell you that becoming a manager is their main path to advancement. Both perspectives hold truth, and both underscore a...

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Google clarifies sensitive audience targeting rules for Demand Gen campaigns

Google updated its personalized advertising policy documentation to clarify how restricted targeting rules apply to Demand Gen and Discovery campaigns, particularly when advertisers promote products or services tied to sensitive interest categories. The big picture. The update appears in Google’s “Restricted targeting in Personalized Advertising” policy documentation and focuses...

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Brands want to be in and out of the closet for Pride Month

It’s Pride Month, and we’re seeing Schrodinger’s marketing, as brands try to be both in and out of the closet with their support of the LGBTQ+ community.  It’s no secret that since the 2024 presidential election, corporate support for the 31 million Americans in this community has dropped faster...

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Brands want to be in and out of the closet for Pride Month

It’s Pride Month, and we’re seeing Schrodinger’s marketing, as brands try to be both in and out of the closet with their support of the LGBTQ+ community.  It’s no secret that since the 2024 presidential election, corporate support for the 31 million Americans in this community has dropped faster...

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7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 2

Small business marketing fails when tactics come before strategy. John Jantsch explains how to stop random acts of marketing by defining your ideal client, clarifying your true difference, creating a core message, and mapping the customer journey through the Marketing Hourglass. 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Random Acts of Marketing Explained...

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On-page content formats answer engines actually favor [new research]

It seems like every brand is scrambling to get a piece of the pie in this new answer engine optimization (AEO) world. But what if you could get ahead of the curve by knowing the best on-page content formats for AI as verified by research? I pored over results...

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway makes bold housing market wager: Acquiring Taylor Morrison and becoming America’s 4th largest builder

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Greg Abel—who became president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on January 1, 2026, succeeding Warren Buffett, who remains chairman of the board—made one of his first major splashes Sunday: announcing an agreement...

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Agentforce needed a content layer, so Salesforce is buying Contentful

Salesforce today signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, planning to use the composable content platform alongside its Data 360 and Agentforce platforms to deliver personalized, AI-assembled experiences at scale across channels.  Many enterprises are relying on static, channel-specific content. With Contentful on board, Salesforce wants to help these...

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