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YouTube's October Demand Gen update shifts performance from creative to data infrastructure
Google's latest Demand Gen Drop makes first-party data the performance variable, not the ad itself. Advertisers using Google Tag Gateway now see over 20% conversion uplift in Demand Gen campaigns, but the metric measures signal recovery, not new demand.
WhatsApp's scheduled messages arrive seven years after Telegram, closing the automation gap brands were filling with workarounds
Substack gives readers the dial: what the platform's new feed controls mean for creators
BBC News launches 24/7 YouTube stream as legacy broadcasters test whether platform distribution can recapture younger audiences
One-off brand deals still dominate influencer marketing despite industry's long-term partnership talk
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