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PERFORMANCE TRENDING

The 2026 Attention Reset: How agencies are rebuilding the funnel for a post‑search world

Generative answers, capped Meta reach, and TikTok's commerce pivot have rewired demand. We mapped 1,200 brand spends to find what's actually compounding — and what to retire this quarter.

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PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCETRENDING

Why blended ROAS quietly replaced last‑click — and what dashboards still get wrong

Six measurement leads on incrementality, MMM, and the death of the conversion path.

About 2h agoStrategy DeskRead brief
META
METANEW

Meta's Advantage+ Shopping is now the default — agency audit results from 80 brands

Average CPA shifted 12% lower; creative volume requirement tripled.

About 4h agoSara VinhOpen audit
AI MARKETING
AI MARKETINGEXCLUSIVE

We tested 14 generative ad-copy tools on $4M of spend — only three beat the human baseline

Methodology, lift curves, and the prompt scaffolds that mattered most.

About 6h agoLab ReportGet scaffolds
SEO / GEO
SEO / GEO

GEO replaces SEO: structuring content so LLMs cite you, not your competitor

An eight‑step framework distilled from 2,400 cited answer panels.

YesterdayOwen ParkRead framework
CREATOR
CREATOR

Inside the creator‑led account model that 2x'd CAC efficiency for a DTC unicorn

How to negotiate flat fee + revenue share without breaking trust.

YesterdayField NotesView playbook
B2B
B2BTRENDING

The intent‑data stack that's actually driving SQLs in 2026 — buyer signals re-ranked

We cross‑checked five vendors against pipeline outcomes from 60 RevOps teams.

2 days agoDemand LabCompare vendors
CHANNEL DESK

Platform Updates

What changed this week across the channels your team manages.

Google Ads
Search & Performance Max
ROLLED OUT

Asset Studio adds AI variant testing at the ad‑group level

Default on for new accounts; rolling out to managed accounts through May.

−14%avg. CPL (early)
8 wksto global rollout
Brief
Meta
Facebook · Instagram
OPEN BETA

Andromeda creative API: programmatic placements get smarter

Multi-variant generation tied to product feeds is now in open beta.

+22%click‑through
47agency partners
Brief
LinkedIn
B2B & Talent
AVAILABLE

Conversion API and accounts-based audiences open to all

First-party signal closes the loop for B2B retargeting and lookalikes.

1.7×match rates
Q2API GA window
Brief
TikTok
Shop · Spark Ads
POLICY

Commerce take rate trims 1.5pts; SMBs reroute budgets

Shop fees re-tier; opportunity for hybrid TikTok+Meta funnels.

−1.5pttake rate
May 12effective date
Brief
SEO / GEO
Organic & AI Overviews
MEASURING

Google publishes AI Overview citation attribution

Search Console gets a new dimension; publishers see early CTR pressure.

−18%CTR (top‑3)
5 daysdata window
Brief
AI Tools
Workflow & Creative
PREVIEW

Anthropic ships agency‑mode agents for brief routing

Multi‑agent orchestration plus brand‑safety guards out of the box.

30%faster cycles
12launch partners
Brief
RESEARCH & REPORTS

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Deep dives, original benchmarks, and field notes from the work.

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BENCHMARKQ1 2026

The 2026 Marketing Efficiency Benchmark

Spend, blended ROAS, and pipeline velocity across 312 brands and seven verticals — with the operator habits that separate the top quartile from the rest.

  • 01Top-quartile teams spend 38% less on paid search and grow faster
  • 02Creative refresh cadence is now the strongest predictor of CAC efficiency
  • 03MMM adoption doubled YoY — but most rollouts stall at month four
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CASE STUDY SPOTLIGHT

Campaign Breakdown · Northwind Co.

How a creative-led restructure turned a flat Q4 into the strongest quarter on record.

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From kickoff to lift
"They rebuilt the brief, the team, and the measurement spine — in that order."
— Priya Bhatt, VP Growth, Northwind Co.
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LIVE REPLAY · 42 MIN

The Attention Reset

A working session on rebuilding the funnel for a post‑search world

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Inside the AI brief: routing, guardrails, and brand voice

INTERVIEW · 19 MIN

Priya Bhatt on rebuilding measurement at Northwind

EXPLAINER · 12 MIN

Blended ROAS, MMM, and the death of last-click

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