https://m-ads.info/blog Daily coverage of digital marketing: SEO, paid advertising, social media, AI, analytics and e-commerce. Verified industry news with practical takeaways for businesses. en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://m-ads.info/blog/meta-one-business-subscription https://m-ads.info/blog/meta-one-business-subscription Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Social Media Meta One business subscription is live: plans from $14.99 to $499, clickable links in Instagram posts and Reels, scheduling, insights. What is worth paying for. https://m-ads.info/blog/google-ads-store-sales-data-manager https://m-ads.info/blog/google-ads-store-sales-data-manager Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Paid Advertising Google Ads store sales now connect from a CRM or Google Sheet in Data Manager, and Performance Max gets a local customer toggle. Who qualifies, what to set up. https://m-ads.info/blog/social-posting-without-clients https://m-ads.info/blog/social-posting-without-clients Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Social Media Social media brings no clients for a short list of reasons: wrong audience, posts that ask for nothing, no path to enquire. Find yours in an evening and fix it. https://m-ads.info/blog/google-dma-search-changes-europe https://m-ads.info/blog/google-dma-search-changes-europe Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT SEO & Search Google DMA search changes went live in the EU on 8 September 2026: comparison sites on top, live prices gone, and Google calling it its biggest quality cut. https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-shop-uk-eu-cross-border https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-shop-uk-eu-cross-border Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT E-commerce & Business TikTok Shop cross-border selling between the UK and EU: pilot from 21 September, launch 19 October. Markets, eligibility, shipping rules and what to prepare. https://m-ads.info/blog/content-that-gets-no-traffic https://m-ads.info/blog/content-that-gets-no-traffic Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT SEO & Search A blog with no search traffic has a short list of causes: indexing, topics, competition, page quality or patience. How to find yours in an evening and fix it. https://m-ads.info/blog/google-analytics-dashboards-launch https://m-ads.info/blog/google-analytics-dashboards-launch Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Analytics & Data Google switched on Dashboards in Google Analytics on 9 September: drag-and-drop KPI pages with six chart types, published into Reports. Limits, roles, uses. https://m-ads.info/blog/chrome-153-camera-element-privacy-sandbox https://m-ads.info/blog/chrome-153-camera-element-privacy-sandbox Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Web & UX Chrome 153 shipped on 8 September: new camera and microphone HTML elements, a Rust XML parser, and five Privacy Sandbox APIs marked for removal. https://m-ads.info/blog/exact-phrase-match-ads-ai-mode https://m-ads.info/blog/exact-phrase-match-ads-ai-mode Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT AI in Marketing Google confirms a small experiment: Search campaigns with exact and phrase match keywords can show text ads in AI Mode without AI Max or Performance Max. https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-voice-comments-polls-carousels https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-voice-comments-polls-carousels Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Social Media TikTok comments now take 60-second voice notes, five-option polls, nine-photo carousels and Live Photos. What changes for brands that moderate at scale. https://m-ads.info/blog/rising-cost-per-lead https://m-ads.info/blog/rising-cost-per-lead Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Paid Advertising Rising cost per lead is a symptom with a short list of causes, most of them fixable in-house. How to find yours in an evening and the order to repair them in. https://m-ads.info/blog/youtube-personalized-alcohol-ads https://m-ads.info/blog/youtube-personalized-alcohol-ads Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Paid Advertising Google is lifting its ban on personalised alcohol advertising on YouTube where local law allows. What changes, who is excluded, and what to do before the date. https://m-ads.info/blog/gemini-3-8-flash-ai-mode https://m-ads.info/blog/gemini-3-8-flash-ai-mode Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT SEO & Search Google put Gemini 3.8 Flash into AI Mode on 2 September for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Within a day SEOs saw answers with no links; Google called it a bug. https://m-ads.info/blog/eu-customs-reform-platforms-importers https://m-ads.info/blog/eu-customs-reform-platforms-importers Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT E-commerce & Business The Council adopted the biggest EU customs overhaul since 1968: non-EU marketplaces become importers, a parcel handling fee lands on 1 November, fines hit 6%. https://m-ads.info/blog/leads-that-never-buy https://m-ads.info/blog/leads-that-never-buy Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Analytics & Data Junk leads are a symptom with a handful of causes, most of them upstream of sales. How to tell which one is yours in an evening, and the order to fix them in. https://m-ads.info/blog/search-console-ai-reports-worldwide https://m-ads.info/blog/search-console-ai-reports-worldwide Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Analytics & Data Since 31 August every site can see its AI Overviews and AI Mode impressions in Search Console and switch them off. What the report shows, hides, and what to do. https://m-ads.info/blog/browsers-two-week-release-cycle https://m-ads.info/blog/browsers-two-week-release-cycle Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Web & UX Firefox 155 on 1 September, Chrome 153 on 8 September, Edge 152 already out: all three big browsers now release every fortnight. What that means for your site. https://m-ads.info/blog/chatgpt-ads-europe-self-serve https://m-ads.info/blog/chatgpt-ads-europe-self-serve Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT AI in Marketing OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads hit a $1 billion annualised run rate in under 200 days and opened Ads Manager to European advertisers. What changes for your media plan. https://m-ads.info/blog/website-visitors-not-converting https://m-ads.info/blog/website-visitors-not-converting Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Web & UX Traffic without enquiries is a diagnosable problem, not bad luck. The five usual causes, how to find yours in a single evening, and the order to fix them. https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-out-of-phone-europe https://m-ads.info/blog/tiktok-out-of-phone-europe Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Social Media TikTok has added six screen networks in the UK, France, Belgium, Spain and Italy to Out of Phone. What the programme is, how brands buy in, and what it asks of your content.