Blueprint Blog

Just Ad'ed July 28 - August 03

Just Ad'ed July 28 - August 03

This week: Reddit reveals massive paid ad growth and gives advertisers more automation options, Google's AI Max expands with new location targeting and long-form headlines, TikTok's search ads gain traction with 25% more clicks and 38% lower CPCs, LinkedIn rolled out new ad exclusion tools, and Pinterest's improved pin-based marketing gained momentum with new shopping capabilities.

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Just Ad'ed July 21 - July 27

Just Ad'ed July 21 - July 27

This week: Google rolled out Target Impression Share updates and Reddit cost import in GA4, Microsoft expanded Impression-Based Remarketing and launched Lifetime Budgets for Audience Ads, Meta announced new blocking tools for DMs, and TikTok partnered with MLS to stream live soccer matches.

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Just Ad'ed July 14 - July 20

Just Ad'ed July 14 - July 20

This week: Google upgraded AI Mode with Gemini 2.5 Pro and added AI-powered local business calling, YouTube launched a mini Shopping carousel inside Gmail's Promotions tab, TikTok saw stronger ROAS than other platforms according to new research, LinkedIn released a comprehensive study on B2B video advertising, and Meta made changes to how brand assets are handled in Performance Max campaigns.

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Just Ad'ed July 07 - July 13

Just Ad'ed July 07 - July 13

This week: Google rolled out AI Mode in India without requiring Labs signup, while also releasing enhanced forecasting tools in Keyword Planner; TikTok is developing a separate US version of its app ahead of a possible forced divestiture; Cloudflare introduced Pay Per Crawl to let publishers charge AI crawlers; and a new study revealed that AI tools get PPC advice wrong 20% of the time.

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