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Luis Rijo
Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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75,000 Amazon sellers hit $1M in 2025 - and AI made it possible
Amazon's 2025 Small Business Empowerment Report shows a record 75,000-plus sellers surpassing $1M in annual sales, driven by AI tools and FBA logistics tools.
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Acast hires video staff and rolls out Apple Podcasts HLS in Nordic markets
Acast hired two video specialists and upgraded studios in Stockholm and Oslo on April 30, 2026, rolling out Apple Podcasts HLS video distribution in Sweden.
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SiriusXM Q1 2026: profit up 20%, podcast ads surge 37%, YouTube deal looms
SiriusXM posts Q1 2026 net income of $245M, up 20%, as podcast ads jump 37% and a new YouTube audio deal promises to reach 255 million monthly listeners in fall.
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Google makes pickup cost and minimum order value mandatory in UK and EEA
Google will require pickup cost and minimum order value for in-store pickup products in the UK, Switzerland, and all EEA countries starting September 2026.
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IAB Europe's 2026 programmatic day: CTV, AI, and the messy middle
CTV measurement gaps, AI buying tools, and SMB access debated at IAB Europe's Virtual Programmatic Day 2026 by leaders from Google, Amazon, Publicis, Magnite.
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Proton report: what advertisers really pay to reach you on Google
Proton analyzed 54,000 demographic profiles using 2025 ad auction data to reveal how much advertisers pay to reach different types of Americans via Google.
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Google tests AI label on search ads while expanding sponsored product grids
Google is testing an AI label on mobile search ads and has expanded sponsored placements into product grids and the related products section of search results.
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Performance Max lets advertisers pick partner networks in alpha test
Google is testing a Partners control inside Performance Max that lets advertisers choose the Search Partner Network and Google Display Network independently.
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Google merges travel ad formats into Search campaigns with AI Max
Google is consolidating hotel, flight, and travel formats into standard Search campaigns, ending a fragmented multi-campaign structure for travel advertisers.
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AI Brief: Google lets advertisers steer AI Max in plain language
Google launched AI Brief on April 30, a Gemini-powered interface inside AI Max that lets advertisers set messaging, matching and audience rules in plain text.
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Google brings AI Max to Shopping campaigns, targeting conversational queries
Google launched AI Max for Shopping campaigns on April 30, 2026, adding text customization, final URL expansion, and format selection to standard Shopping ads.
