Digital Marketing Updates: May 2026
New this month: Google and Meta neck-and-neck with ad revenue and you can now schedule GMB posts.
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New this month: Google and Meta neck-and-neck with ad revenue and you can now schedule GMB posts.
Six diagnostic questions marketers can use to evaluate wether their content is well-positioned for AI answers.
ChatGPT ads, Meta changes click-thru conversions, Google expands personalization and more SEO, AIO, and paid media updates this month.
Decreasing visibility of GBPs, Bing shares Copilot queries with webmasters, Google Grants with Store Visits, and more updates.
Build personas that work better for content marketing. Uncover new data sources for prospect needs, then use AI to synthesize the research.
What's new in paid ads in Google, Threads, and ChatGPT; a new study about the consistency of answers in AI tools.
New this month: the latest studies on achieving better LLM visibility, get top placement on LinkedIn, and lower Google Ads audience size limits.
Read about ads coming to ChatGPT; an AI agent in Google Ads; SEMrush acquisition; anonymous Google reviews.
Updates this month: Meta AI Chatbot, Reddit partners with G2, and the pluses and minuses of AI browsers.