Strategy, optimization and analysis of paid campaigns on Google Ads, Meta Ads and other advertising platforms. Real talk from the trenches: what actually works when you manage someone else's budget, the changes Google and Meta ship without warning, and how to protect your ROAS when platform AI wants to decide for you. No textbook theory — real cases, data and opinions from someone who's been fighting ad auctions for years.
There's one thing that unites everyone who works with data: the spreadsheet that gets out of hand. It starts with four columns and ends with 47 tabs, three broken macros, and a coworker who "urgently needs access." Google just launched Sheets Canvas, a feature that turns your spreadsheet data into interactive panels using Gemini, without […]
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Shopify has just rolled out a feature that uses artificial intelligence to tell you how to configure your checkout fields. AI deciding what data to ask your customers before they pay. Sounds like fine-tuned optimization. But when you dig a little deeper, it's not entirely clear who the main beneficiary of those "recommendations" really is.
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August 2, 2026 was when the EU AI Act's transparency obligations kicked in. Two weeks. You've been operating under new rules for two weeks, and I'd bet you haven't touched a single setting in your Google Ads account. Article 50 of the AI Act affects how PMax generates your ads, how you label creatives in
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For years, Google has been the one deciding how many days count toward attributing a conversion. Three days for engaged view conversions, full stop. No negotiation. Since August 11, 2026, that has changed: GA4 Custom Conversion Windows let you choose the exact integer number of days your attribution window lasts, for both clicks and views.
GA4 Custom Conversion Windows: What Google Won't Tell You Leer más »
If your support team runs on WhatsApp, you know the drill: chat on the laptop, call on the phone, and every agent scrambling for their handset the moment a customer says "easier to just talk." Meta has just announced WhatsApp Web Calling, the feature that lets you make and receive voice and video calls directly
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For years, Google has been selling the idea that its platform "manages itself." Every update brings more automation, more AI, more promises that one button is all it takes. And some people believe it. The real problem runs deeper: a Google Ads consultant in 2026 isn't someone who clicks buttons for you, they're someone who
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Google Ads is on track to generate $318 billion in revenue in 2026. Average ROI of 200%. Search conversion rate of 8.18%. Reading those headlines alone, launching a profitable campaign sounds as easy as flipping a switch. Google Ads has never been more powerful, or easier to get wrong: more automation, more AI, more features,
Google Ads Statistics 2026: What the Numbers Hide Leer más »
For years, Shopify's collection system was, to put it charitably, just barely adequate. Manual or smart. Pick one. No blending, no nuance. Zero control over which specific variants appear where. The multi-source collections and variant segmentation update Shopify has shipped to GA changes the rules for any store with a moderately complex catalog. And it
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TikTok has just unveiled AI Likeness Detection, a beta tool designed to detect deepfakes and protect creators from unauthorized use of their face and voice. It looks good on paper. The catch: right now it only works for a handful of creators in the United States, with no launch date for Europe. Meanwhile, synthetic content
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Google has rolled out Video Campaign Groups in Google Ads as a generally available feature. It's a new layer that bundles several YouTube video campaigns under a shared reach and frequency objective. The idea: stop your own campaigns from competing against each other for the same audience while you burn through budget without realizing it.
Google Ads Video Campaign Groups: Reach & Frequency Leer más »