YouTube's March 2026 Think with Google report reveals creator marketing data showing 79% Gen Z trust rates, 2.3X higher long-term ROAS than paid social, and 3M vetted creators.

Germany's digital economy association BVDW published a 24-page email marketing guide on March 18, 2026, covering AI agents, KPIs, accessibility, and GDPR compliance.

Austria's IAB Creator Hub published "The Paper" on March 3, 2026 - the first influencer marketing guide covering legal, tax, and disclosure rules for creators, agencies, and brands.

IAB Europe's 2025 TCF Compliance Report reveals vendor enforcement procedures surged 118% to 587, with 953 vendors and 181 CMPs registered across the framework.

Google's March 2026 core update began rolling out on March 27 at 02:14 PDT, days after the spam update - here is what search professionals need to know.

Amsterdam's court today banned xAI's Grok from generating non-consensual nude and child sexual abuse images in the Netherlands, imposing €100,000 daily fines.

Amazon's Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands prompts exited beta on March 25, 2026, introducing CPC charges for AI-generated shopping conversations previously free since November 2025.

TikTok Pulse suite expands with Pulse Tastemakers and Pulse Mentions in 2026, offering contextual ad placement next to top content, creators, and brand conversations.

TikTok and Brand Safety Institute publish creator suitability report with frameworks on vetting, lifecycle management, and ad spend reaching $43.9bn in 2026.

TikTok and Samba's Box Office Lift study across 38 U.S. theatrical campaigns shows 172% median ticket purchase lift and $1.70 incremental ROAS, outperforming linear TV by 15x.

ChatGPT's March 26 location sharing update lets users share device GPS data for local recommendations, news, and weather - putting OpenAI directly in Google's local search territory.

Heidi Sturrock shares how a broad match mistake got sales speaking with a competitor's angry customers leading to an unexpected acquisition strategy.

EDPB's case digest on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR reveals how controllers routinely fail the legitimate interest test - what advertisers and marketers need to know.

A federal judge approved the Google RTB privacy class-action settlement on March 26, 2026, requiring a new opt-in control limiting data shared in ad auctions, with $21.8M in attorney fees.

Google's March 2026 spam and core updates hit within 72 hours while IAB NewFronts, Amazon AI prompts, and ChatGPT location data reshape digital advertising.

Your GBP isn't a directory listing anymore. If you're not actively feeding Google fresh signals every week, you're losing ground to competitors who are.

When you use audience segments, they will change your understanding of algorithmic targeting and remarketing. Here's what I mean...

OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising pilot surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue within six weeks while expanding to over 600 advertisers and global rollout.

Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

A new academic study maps 19 regulatory guidelines and global enforcement actions on GDPR legal bases for AI training, revealing surface consensus masking deep divergence.