Marketing News: SEO, AI search, TikTok and paid

Tubefilter

X, like YouTube, is offering bonuses to creators who consistently upload new videos
YouTube is giving some creators a 30-day fix-it period before terminating their channels
Druski is one of Netflix’s biggest creator signings. What can he do with a multi-year deal?
Do videos with excessive motion help kids pay attention, or are they just distractions?
Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/01/2026

Search Engine Journal

Google’s Search Volume Is About 5x ChatGPT’s, OpenAI Says
Google Ad Tags In Server-Side GTM To Get Full IP Addresses
Google’s Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Search & AI Are Merging Into One Unified Product
How To Create Demand You Can Actually Convert (And Prove)
Rank Trackers Find Google Results About One Word Of A Query

Marie Haynes

Massive Click Spikes in Google Search Console (Early November 2026): What Is Going On and How to Filter Your Reports
Google’s Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Search & AI are merging into one unified product.
GEO is a distraction
It’s possible your migration issues may be due to site quality
Google changed their helpful content guidelines to emphasize good “Main Content”

Christopher Penn

Katie Robbert’s Standing-Room-Only Claude for Business Workshop Tops the MAICON Lineup
AI Skills Are Software: Use the SDLC for Better Accuracy and Efficiency
Almost Timely News: 🗞️ What is Agentic AI? (2026-11-01)
Why the MAICON Conference Feels Like Home for Marketing and AI Professionals
How to Direct Large, Medium, and Small AI Models Differently for Better Results and Lower Costs

Practical Ecommerce

Find Site Errors with AI before Ads Run
HTML vs. XML Sitemaps for Ecommerce
Florist Gets 1 in 5 Orders from ChatGPT
I Built a Voice Bot for Customer Calls
Marketers’ Guide to Late BFCM Email

EcomCrew

Amazon Lets You Set Return-Grading Rules. Will They Help?
Amazon Is Waiving Some Inbound Fees. Check Your Shipments.
Did a Tariff-Code Change Cost You an Exclusion?
TikTok Shop Is Testing Livestreams That Run Without a Host
How to Apply for a US Credit Card From Canada (Step by Step)

SE Ranking

Unrelated Google results hit over 57% of keywords overnight: What our study found
10+ Semrush alternatives: Compared by features and data coverage
Your Step-By-Step Guide to Conducting a Bulk Domain Analysis With SE Ranking’s API
Does LLMs.txt impact your AI visibility and citations? No, according to research

Rank Math

Best Rank Tracking Tools for Agencies: 8 Top Picks

The 3-Phase Framework for AI Visibility: From Zero to Category Leader

SEJ Generative AI

Google Says No AI Click Reporting News Yet, Ahead Of UK Deadline
3 AI Models Shopped Shopify’s Catalog – Each Picked A Different Winner
Google Says Technical SEO Remains Key For AI SEO
Google, Microsoft & OpenAI Plan To Honor Shared AI Training Opt-Out
Shopify CEO Says AI Performance Review Answers ‘Didn’t Matter’

Growth Memo

What channels grow when organic search shrinks?
New asset: AI Search Visibility Pitch Deck
Organic traffic is down, but it’s not all AI
Growth Intelligence Brief #26
Does AI drive more direct traffic?

SparkToro

20 Zero Click Marketing Questions Everyone’s Asking
Is AI Visibility a Marketing BoonDoggle?
What Pokemon Pokopia Taught Me About the Future of Marketing
Algorithms Don’t Just Happen to Us — We Train Them.
How We’d Market a $400 Skincare Device Before Black Friday

SEJ Social

Reddit CEO Ties Search Referral Drop To Google AI Mode
Discord Member Messages May Start Showing Up In Google In December
79% Of Consumers Quit Social Links That Land On A Homepage – Bitly Data
Meta Pushes Its Updated Business Terms Back To Nov. 20
At Mod World, Reddit’s CEO Just Gave Brands More Reasons To Build Their Own Communities

Kalicube

Does AI know your brands belong together?
Why does AI keep repeating an old story about our company?
Being Overlooked by AI: The Hidden Business Risk of Digital Authority Gaps
Why Does AI Still Describe the Old Version of Me?
When AI Describes a Different Company Than Yours

Momentic

Will Microsoft Clarity Slow Down My Website?
Momentic's perspective on hot topics in AI search
Introducing Atlas by Momentic
How to choose defensible prompt targets for AEO & GEO
How to Build a Prompt Set Worth Tracking: Findings From 145,000 Scored AI Answers

NoGood

Performance Marketing Automation: What AI Can (and Can’t) Do for Paid Media
18 Best Marketing YouTube Channels To Follow
YouTube Shorts Monetization: Everything You Need to Know in 2026
Top 15 Marketing Instagram Accounts to Follow in 2026
Mastering YouTube SEO: A Complete Strategy to Boost Your Videos

Moz

How To Analyze Server Logs for AI Search
Moz & Profound Partner to Connect SEO and AI Visibility
From Prompts to Priorities: A Practical AI Visibility Workflow
Operationalizing AI: Proven Workflows That Generate Measurable Revenue

Hobo

Super Topicality: Creating an Algorithmic Gravity Well for Authority
AI SEO: 3 Laws of AI Search Motion
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) & A GEO-First Framework Debunked

SALT.agency

Should your brand even be creating seasonal content?

WordLift

Why first-hit Wikidata search breaks AI agents
Entity linking and entity resolution APIs, compared
One Playbook, Four Brands: L’Oréal Türkiye CPD’s Up to 450% AI Search Growth
Cutting AI Compute by 34% Without Losing Control: The Reverse Information Paradox
From Discovery to Booking: UCP Lodging and the Agentic Web for Travel

Store Growers

Google Ads Freelancer or Agency? Who to Hire and When
Run Google Ads Yourself or Hand It to a Pro? How to Decide
The Most Common Google Ads Mistakes in Ecommerce: 2026 Audit Report (122 Accounts)
Google Ads for Ecommerce (2026): Which Campaigns to Run and in What Order
Google Shopping Feed: Requirements, Format & Template (2026)

Lily Ray

Prediction: the next massive Google update is around the corner

What We Can Learn from Evolving ChatGPT Fan-Out Queries

Growth In Reverse

The 36k Subscriber Content Machine

PPC Land

Google's Gemini can infringe press rights in 2 ways, EU court adviser says
Roku ad revenue gains 23% to $727m as average impression price drops 7%
Amazon drops off-screen ads from impression counts, expects 63% fewer
Supermetrics lets Claude build ad campaigns on 6 platforms, paused by default
Teads lets advertisers cut low-attention placements with Adelaide AU floor

Hootsuite

Social media search engines: How to use them in 2026
TikTok AI disclosure policy: What to label (organic + ads)
How to use Google Analytics for social media (GA4 setup + reports)
9 Facebook analytics tools for better results in 2026
Social media tasks: A daily, weekly, and monthly checklist for teams

Modash

Top 10 Influencer Outreach Tools for Automation and Scale
19 Top Instagram Influencer Marketing Agencies (2026)
Influencer Ad Disclosure: FTC Rules for Brands (2026)
Mass Influencer Outreach: Risks, Exceptions & What Works
Always-On Influencer Programs: How to Build One in 2026

PPC Hero

The 2026 Holiday PPC Guide for B2B SaaS: Plan for January Pipeline, Not December Leads
The Ultimate Guide to PPC Acronyms
Getting Started With Microsoft Advertising
AI Won’t Save You Time. Not at First. A PPC Experts AI Journey
AI Max in 2026-2027: What’s Working & What Bleeds Budget

Trust Insights

Responsible AI Part 4
So What? How to Get Started with AI in the Affordable Luxury Industry
INBOX INSIGHTS: What Parts of You Are Replaceable, EU AI Act Compliance (2026-10-28)
In-Ear Insights: AI Use Cases for the Affordable Luxury Market
So What? Aligning Content Marketing With Buyer Intent

Social Media Examiner

Persistent AI Agents: How to Get Started (and What to Watch Out For)
Meta Ads Testing, YouTube Analysis, and Industry News
Getting YouTube Views Is Changing: What Marketers Need to Know
AI-Generated SOPs, Product Mentions From AI, and Industry News
Autonomous AI: How to Get AI to Manage Itself

Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog SEO Spider Update – Version 25.0
The brightonSEO Crawling Clinic October ’26
Screaming Frog Crawling Clinic Returns to brightonSEO San Diego ’26!
The Best PPC Decisions Start Before You Even Open Google Ads

uSERP

Backlink Monitoring Tools: How to Track, Audit, and Protect Your Link Profile
What Is Schema Markup? How Structured Data Supports SEO and AI Search
AIDA Marketing: How to Use the AIDA Framework to Build a High-Converting SEO Content Strategy
4 Best Guest Posting Services in 2026 (Vetted for Quality, Not Just Volume)
Link Building Marketplaces: How They Work, What They Cost, and When to Use Them

Siege Media

Rand Fishkin: “How Did You Hear About Us?” Is Lying to You
How Much Does Reddit Marketing Cost?
The 11 Best Fintech PR Agencies for Getting Your Brand Noticed
Reputation Management Is a GEO Tactic Now
New vs. Returning Visitors: What’s a Healthy Split? (Benchmarks by Industry)

Creator Hooks

The 5-Second Rule I Use Before I Publish Every YouTube Video
The Hidden Trap of Being Good At YouTube
Stop Making Perfect Videos: A Better Way to Grow on YouTube
This ONE Video Made My Whole Channel Blow Up
The YouTube Algorithm Won’t Matter in 2027. Prepare Now.

Creator Economy

Gemini 4 Changed How Google Builds Products | Jaclyn Konzelmann
The Internet Is Being Hacked. 6 Steps to Secure Your Accounts Now
For Paid Subscribers: Our First In-Person Event + $100 Off Top AI Lab Interview Guides
Full Tutorial: How to Make Amazing Videos with Claude and HyperFrames | Jake Moran
Use My /Video-Short Skill to Turn Any Raw Recording Into a Compelling Short

r/bigseo

Google has rejected our reconsideration requests 6 times - Looking for advice and suggetions

Lumar

AI Search & SEO Industry News – October 2026

Authority or Structure: What’s Really Blocking Your Content?

Neil Patel

Answer Engine Optimization: How to Improve AI Visibility
How to Teach Content Strategy to Stakeholders Who Don’t Speak Marketing
Ubersuggest Now Lives Inside Claude. Here’s What It Can Actually Do
The 4 Ps of Marketing: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion
How to Use Facebook Groups for Marketing

Near Media

EP 280- Why Google Deletes 2% of Reviews, Siri Search, Google’s New In-Stock Check & Its Ad Revenue Miss
Review Removals, SMB Misalignment, AEO a Mistake?, Local Product Inventory, ChatGPT Search
EP 279- Beyond the Link: How Citation Labs Rebuilt Its Agency for AI Visibility (Part 2)
EP 278- Track What You Can, Let Go of the Rest: Dana DiTomaso on Attribution After GA4

Raptive

‘I didn’t have a roadmap and now I do’: How creators built clearer next steps at the Raptive Retreat
Navigate your performance with Raptive Compass
Sources still matter: New Raptive research finds 74% want to know where AI gets its information

Diggity Marketing

Diggity Marketing News Roundup – October 2026

Authority Builders

Site Reputation Abuse and Guest Posts: What Google’s New Enforcement Means for Buyers
Toxic Backlinks After the August 2026 Spam Update: Audit, Disavow, or Leave Alone
Local Citation Building: How to Build, Audit, and Fix Citations for Maps and AI Local Search

X algorithm (xAI)

X algorithm update: Brazil 2026 Elections filter removed
X algorithm update: Retrieval trained to surface posts people read all the way through
X algorithm update: Ranking predicts time spent much better
X algorithm update: Under the Hood
X algorithm update: How weights work; Brazil 2026 Elections

Creator Science

Proof of Effort
How To Connect With Anyone
How to Talk to 10,000 People at Once
Attention Maximizers vs. Trust Maximizers
Are LinkedIn newsletters the easiest way to grow your list?

Bing Webmaster Blog

Introducing Topics Portfolio (Beta) in AI Performance
Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview
Does Duplicate Content Hurt SEO and AI Search Visibility?
How AI Search Is Changing the Way Conversions are Measured

SEO for Google News

International SEO for Publishers: How To Succeed Across Borders

Backlinko

How to Audit Any Page in Under 3 Minutes with SEOquake
7 Website Marketing Strategies for 2026
Brand Mentions in 2026: How to Earn and Track Them Across the Web
Prompt Tracking: How to Find (and Fix) Your AI Visibility Gaps
6 Digital PR Strategies to Boost AI Visibility

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Updates Crawled - Currently Not Indexed Details
Google Performance Reports Showing Weird Spike In Clicks For Some Sites
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 3, 2026
Google Will Turn Off Google Search For K-12 Schools & Testing Learning Beta
Google AI Mode Biased: It Only Shows Links To Google Flights

Metricool

Social Media Commerce: Turning Engagement Into Sales
How to Schedule Posts on Instagram with Claude and Metricool
Meta Ads Manager Tutorial 2026
Social Ads Benchmarks 2026: What Good Results Look Like
Trending Songs on TikTok Right Now: Updated Weekly!

Ahrefs

Every OpenAI Publisher Partnership, and How Often ChatGPT Cites Them
The 25 Best AEO/GEO Experts to Follow in 2026
Which Types of Mentions Correlate the Strongest With AI Visibility? (260M AI Prompts Analyzed)
10 Clearscope Alternatives (Compared on Price, API, and MCP Access)
What Is BLUF? How to Write Bottom Line Up Front (+ Free Rewriter Tool)

Jon Loomer

5 Ways Meta Could Improve Audience Segments
Lookalike Audience Suggestions for Leads Campaigns
Meta Clarifies Upcoming Placement Control Changes
Ads Super Burst, First Impression Ads, and Aggregated View Time
Choose an Audience for Each Ad Creative

Semrush

How to find your website’s keywords in Google Analytics 4
How to track your Gemini visibility with and without Semrush
Affiliate marketing is the gateway to AI visibility
7 free SEO tools to boost visibility & traffic
Poisoned SERPs: An update on Google ranking data in Semrush

Oncrawl

How to automate Google Trends research with Python and SerpApi
7 Common enterprise SEO mistakes and how to avoid them
What SEOs can learn from social discovery platforms
AI search reality check: Playing the hand you’re dealt
Myth vs Data: The signals we overlook

Buffer

13 Trending Sounds on Instagram in November 2026 (+ How to Use Them)
8 Best Hootsuite Alternatives for 2026 (Free + Paid)
The 12 Best Social Media Engagement Tools to Build Your Community in 2026
7 Best Metricool Alternatives to Try in 2026 (Free + Paid)
How to Schedule a Post on Facebook — for Pages, Profiles + Groups

Social Media Today

TikTok adds new brand safety resources
TikTok inks new content deal with Women’s Tennis Association
Meta delays commercial terms update indefinitely
Companies may need to restrict AI use to manage costs
Meta updates creator assistant chatbot

r/SEO

Reddit Stock Crashed 29%: Is Google AI Coming for More Stocks?
My site clicks drop 99% in the past one week
Did Google change something on the 26th?
Lost ~90% of traffic overnight after AI Overview changes
How to speed up indexation and SEO for a brand-new website?

Empire Flippers

This Week in M&A Issue #261
This Week in M&A Issue #260
This Week in M&A Issue #259
Should You Buy a KDP Business That Uses AI?

r/TechSEO

"Crawled - currently not indexed" is usually not a crawl budget problem. The order I debug it in

google.com/goto in my DataForSEO data: 0 of 71,531 organic results on Oct 15–21, 2,552 of 4,344 (58.7 %) on Oct 30 & workaround for now

Seer Interactive

I Built a Tool to Watch ChatGPT Search, and It Predicted My Next Question
Agentic Commerce May Break Your Measurement Before It Breaks Your Strategy.
Same Prompt, Different Data Structure: ChatGPT's Search Data Keeps Changing

Yoast

More than bling: How SEO can help your jewelry brand get found
The October 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap
Image SEO: How to optimize alt and title text
Yoast AI Generate for image alt text: from flagged to fixed

Google Search Central

Supporting a shared AI training control for websites
New learning paths: curated YouTube playlists for Search fundamentals and Technical SEO
Announcing web multimodal Search performance reporting in Search Console
Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026: Meet the community speakers
Search Central Live India 2026: Bengaluru, We're Coming (For Real This Time)

JC Chouinard

New OpenAI Signals Data Analysis Dashboard
How to Use Gemini Canvas to Build AI Generated Games for SEO
How to Plot a Confusion Matrix in Python (Scikit-Learn Example)
Confusion Matrix Python Methods

iPullRank

How the Same 16,000 Users Behave in AI Search vs. Google
AI Search Is Not a Distraction, It’s a Branding Channel
Press Release: SEO Week Becomes Relevance, the Premier AI Search Conference, Returning April 6–8, 2027, in New York City
How Do We Move Forward if the SERP Is Generative?
Three Ways to Spend Q4 Budget on AI Search (and Prove It Worked by February)

Niche Pursuits

How Tomi Mikula Grew Delivrd to $400K-$500K in Sales With a $1,000 Flat-Fee Service
How Craig Hewitt Grew Castos to $1M+ in Revenue
How Veronica Llorca-Smith Built a Six-Figure Business With 6+ Income Streams

Mangools

Search Engines List: Top 50 Search Engines in 2026 (+ How They Work)

Glenn Gabe

434 Days Later – Are AI Search Platforms Like ChatGPT and Claude Still Unable To Render JavaScript In October 2026?

Schema App

More Than Markup: Not All Schema Markup Supports AI Understanding
Healthcare Review Snippets Have Dropped – Here’s Why We’re Not Worried
Not All Schema Markup Is Equal for Supporting AI Responses
How Website Complexity Can Undermine Your Brand in AI
Why AI Referrals Are Falling (And Why This Isn’t All Bad News)

Voluum

Best Facebook Ad Tracking Software in 2026: 10 Tools Compared

Whitespark

22 Local SEO Developments You Need To Know About From Q3 2026

Metehan.ai

Publish stats, get cited: The tactic that put my data all over the web
Inside the ChatGPT Leak: How ChatGPT Ranks Chunks From Fetched Pages [CHUNKING PROOF]
Want a real short-term AI visibility hack? Or in a bad actor's hands, becomes a real blackhat GEO hack?
Reddit lost most of its visibility in ChatGPT, and the site parameter filled the gap
Rerankers for GEO/AEO: How AI search chooses passages and sources

The Website Flip

Foundational Links: Why New Sites Should Build Them First

Wikipedia Backlinks for SEO: What They Do and How to Get Them