March 16, 2026

Hana Kobzová discovered that Google is notifying advertisers that their Google Ads accounts will be automatically linked with their YouTube channels starting April 11 2026 unless they choose to opt out.

Large AI Max recommendation Hana Kobzová discovered that A large recommendation card promoting AI Max is now appearing in the Recommendations tab in Google Ads. AI Voice Arpan Banerjee received this email about Performance Max getting AI Voice narration! GML 2026 Google Marketing Live 2026 set for May 20! 200 Off Thomas Eccel discovered that Google Ads can now

After 7+ years managing Google Ads accounts, here’s the simplest truth about Quality Score: It’s a feedback signal. Quality Score shows how Google estimates the relevance and usefulness of your ad and landing page for a specific keyword based on historical performance. It mainly comes down to three things: • Expected click-through rate• Ad relevance

This means Google-owned assets will now be available directly in the platform, including: • Photos• Videos• Icons• 3D assets• Text elements Instead of sourcing and uploading everything yourself, advertisers will be able to build creatives directly inside Google Ads. It is another step towards a future where AI, creative production, and campaign setup all happen

Meta is testing a new “Business AI” feature that turns Facebook and Instagram ads into interactive conversations. Instead of just clicking through, users can now chat directly inside an ad with an AI agent that answers questions, recommends products, shares links, sends offers, and even collects email sign-ups. This marks a major shift for performance

Starting March 31, 2026, Google will allow certified U.S. online pharmacies to advertise prescription drugs via recurring billing, including subscriptions, bundled treatment plans, and consultation services. To participate, merchants must maintain certification, clearly disclose fees, submit full subscription pricing in feeds, link to subscription terms, and follow existing healthcare and recurring billing policies. Previously disapproved

Meta Platforms stock slipped after reports that the company delayed the launch of its new “Avocado” AI model to at least May due to performance concerns versus competitors. The delay adds to investor skepticism around Meta’s massive AI spending plans including up to $135B in capital expenditures this year for data centers and infrastructure. While

There are some sentences on LinkedIn that are simply… universal. • “Let’s hop on a quick call.”• “I came across your impressive profile.”• “Just following up 🙂”• “Can I pick your brain?”• “I’d love to learn more about what you do.”• “We help companies like yours…”• “Do you have 15 minutes this week?”• “Not sure

Meta is removing Collection Ads as a standalone format in Ads Manager (timing varies by account). The format isn’t going away it will live on as an expanded option within Single Image and Catalog Ads, in line with Meta’s push to simplify ad formats. Thanks to Dario Zannoni for spotting this.