June 23, 2026

The new Google Search Console generative AI reporting is rolling out beyond the UK. Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz.

“Enhanced conversions for web” and “for leads” will become one setting. Advertisers can also send customer data through website tags, Data Manager, and API simultaneously—no longer choosing just one method. Existing eligible setups migrate automatically, while offline and lead uploads move to the Data Manager API from June 15, 2026. Review your account to ensure

Gmail has moved ads to the bottom of the Promotions and Social tabs on desktop. Previously, ads appeared among inbox messages or at the top. The change makes promotional content more clearly positioned while still giving advertisers visibility. The update was first spotted by Hana Kobzová.

BREAKING: LinkedIn is rolling out Collaborative Posts, meaning a company page and an individual can publish the same post together as co-authors. Thanks for sharing Garret Caudle

Arpan Banerjee discovered these new columns!

When AI took over routine customer enquiries, IKEA chose to reskill 8,500 employees rather than make them redundant.That decision changed the story from cost-cutting to growth.IKEA introduced Billie, a chatbot designed to handle repetitive questions about deliveries, returns, stock availability and opening times. By 2023, it was handling 47% of customer enquiries directed to call

Alec Brownstein wanted a job at a top advertising agency, but sending another résumé felt about as creative as printing “I am creative” in Comic Sans. Then he had an idea. He Googled the names of several famous creative directors and noticed something surprising: nobody was advertising against their names. So Alec bought Google AdWords