ChatGPT Ads Go CPC, Google Faces EU Data-Share Mandate & AI Search Eats Itself
ChatGPT Ads now bid $3-$5 CPC. The EU may force Google to share search data. AI search is feeding on its own synthetic content.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 16th April 2026
Google’s March 2026 core update caused major ranking shifts. Plus DSA retiring for AI Max, new spam penalties and the rise of agentic search.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 9th April 2026
March 2026 Core Update complete, AI bot traffic up 300%, and Google’s UCP launches. Get the latest SEO and PPC insights for April 2026.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 2nd April 2026
Googlebot’s 2MB limit, Google-Agent, UCP and Veo lead April’s key search marketing updates. Find out what they mean for you.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 26th March 2026
Google’s March 2026 spam update lands, Reddit rolls out shoppable Collection Ads and PMax gets AI video. This week’s search marketing digest.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 19th March 2026
Google AI Overviews now cover 14% of shopping queries and small publisher traffic is down 60%. Read this week’s search marketing news.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – March 12th 2026
Gemini 3 reshapes AI Overview citations, Google launches Merchant Center for Agencies, and product grids redefine e-commerce SERPs.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – March 3rd 2026
Explore March 2026’s key search marketing updates: WebMCP, AI Overview citation shifts, Google Ads changes and WordPress security fixes.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – February 26th 2026
Explore AAO, Performance Max segmentation, Google Ads authorisation and the SERP API lawsuit in this week’s SEO roundup.
Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 19th February 2026
Discover how AI is reshaping search, analytics, and advertising across Google, Meta, and TikTok. Learn what search marketers need to know.
