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Social Media Today

Snapchat usage declined in the US and EU in Q1

Growth is coming from other regions where the platform is still developing its business tools and doesn’t generate as much income.

Social Media Today

Reddit shares key trends for in-app financial services research

Reddit shared the insights at its recent finserv conference in New York, showcasing evolving usage behaviors in the app.

Marketing Dive

Kraft Heinz hikes marketing spend 37% as turnaround takes shape

The CPG giant highlighted innovations like its new protein-packed Kraft Mac & Cheese and a five-year sponsorship deal with the NFL.

Adweek

OpenAI Aggressively Expands Ads Pilot to More Countries

Just two days after OpenAI launched its self-service ads platform in the U.S., the ChatGPT maker said it will expand its ads pilot to the UK, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, and Mexico markets in the coming weeks.

Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 7, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

ON-DEMAND TRAINING

American Marketing Association

Data Visualization & Storytelling

Leave this workshop thinking differently about how to communicate with data and armed with some tangible techniques to do so immediately.

American Marketing Association

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Marketing Professionals

This course covers the phases of AI, such as rule-based AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, to provide a solid foundation of AI principles.

Harvard Business Review

Why Effective Leaders Get Branded as Problems

High performers often expose friction—and then get blamed for it.

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Call Recording To Default To Yes On July 1st

Google sent out emails notifying applicable advertisers that they will default call recording to Yes, to always record calls, if you don't pick an option yourself.

SEMrush Blog

Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol capabilities expand to main SERP

Google started rolling out UCP-powered checkout to product listings to allow buying directly on the SERP.

Adweek

Permutive Recruits Former IPG Mediabrands CEO to Board in Buy-Side Push

Eileen Kiernan will help the sell-side tech provider ramp up business with advertisers and agencies

Duct Tape Marketing

When Referrals Stop, Do This Before Touching a Single Marketing Tactic

When Referrals Stop, Do This Before Touching a Single Marketing Tactic written by Shawna Salinger read more at Duct Tape MarketingWhen Referrals Dry Up: What Small Businesses Should Do Before Touching a Single Marketing Tactic Featuring insights...

Digiday

Mega creators find that their personalities alone aren’t scalable as standalone businesses

What works structurally for an individual creator doesn’t automatically translate into a scalable media company, and more founders may be running …

CMSWire

SurveyMonkey Embeds Survey Creation and Analysis Inside Claude

SurveyMonkey's new Claude connector lets HR, CX and marketing teams build, distribute and analyze surveys without leaving the chat interface.Continue reading...