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Affiliate marketing is undergoing four major shifts: it must influence customers before they are ready to buy, trust matters more than traffic alone, creator and affiliate strategies need to operate as one partnership strategy, and measurement must extend beyond last click. Brands should expand partner programs beyond coupon and cashback sites to include publishers, comparison sites, reviewers, and creators that shape discovery and consideration. They also need broader measurement and shared data to value influence across the full customer journey. These changes position affiliate as a growth strategy that helps create demand, not just capture existing demand.
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The growing backlash against AI is prompting brands to make humanity itself a central theme in advertising, either through explicit messaging or more tactile, imperfect creative. Tech brands such as Anthropic and Meta are using optimistic narratives to address concerns about AI, while brands such as Polaroid, Pinterest, and Heineken are encouraging consumers to reconnect with the physical world. Brands can reinforce this positioning through film, handmade aesthetics, natural elements, and behind-the-scenes content that shows real people creating the work. The strategy works best when humanity reflects a genuine point of view rather than becoming another empty brand buzzword.
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YouTube now draws roughly 200x more AI citations than any other platform, and its share of social citations 4x in four months to overtake Reddit as the top-cited social source in Q1 2026. Automatic transcripts are the core driver, turning every explainer video into a searchable text document AI models can parse directly instead of relying on tags or descriptions alone. That citation strength concentrates almost entirely in long-form video, since AI models weight depth and comprehensive topic coverage that Shorts aren't built to carry.
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This free webinar will break down how to create LinkedIn carousels that keep people reading. Amy Watts will share what's working on LinkedIn now and the framework she uses to create 10 carousels a week. She'll also roast a few carousels live. It's happening on September 8 at 9 AM EDT.
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Google Pics is an AI image creation and editing tool powered by Google's Nano Banana model. It can generate graphics, edit specific objects, and change text within images. It also creates multiple versions from one prompt. Pics is rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and most Workspace business customers. It will also integrate with Docs, Slides, and Drive.
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