Weekly Update – Search Marketing – 12th February 2026
Google’s Gemini 3 slashes AI Overview sources, OpenAI tests ChatGPT ads, and Bing launches AI citation tracking.

Google’s Gemini 3 slashes AI Overview sources, OpenAI tests ChatGPT ads, and Bing launches AI citation tracking.

AI Overviews cut organic clicks by 58%, Google Ads adds multi-party approval, and Microsoft launches its AI content licensing marketplace.

How AI, automation, and brand authority are reshaping SEO and PPC. Explore key changes to ad formats, fragmented discovery, and more.

2026 search marketing trends revealed as marketers shift budget to AI strategies. Explore key updates and winning tactics.

How Google’s January 2026 core update reshaped search marketing: 5 key trends, new tools, and the latest search strategies.

Estimated reading time: 12 minutes This week in search marketing news, December 2025 has revealed a number of pivotal updates affecting both SEO and PPC strategies. Key highlights include the introduction of the AI Mode button on Google’s homepage, which promises to revolutionise user interactions, and significant enhancements in Google Ads, introducing automation as the…

If you sell products on TikTok Shop in the UK, GMV Max is no longer optional. It is now the only paid advertising solution available for TikTok Shop, which means all brands and advertisers must use it to drive paid sales on the platform. Older campaign types and manual Shop Ads are no longer supported….

Master your Black Friday campaigns with expert strategies for Google Ads and Meta. 22 days to prepare for peak season success.

Master Google Shopping optimization in the AI era. Practical strategies for product feeds, campaign structure and performance.

At EPIC25, Dan Bond, from RevLifter, presented compelling evidence that challenges everything we thought we knew about promotional strategy. Their research, spanning thousands of customer journeys and developed in partnership with IMRG, reveals a stark truth: most brands are leaving a lot of revenue on the table through poorly targeted, margin-eroding discount strategies. The solution…

