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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AMC Networks CMO Kim Granito reveals how predictive AI, generative video, and audience intelligence drove a nearly 30% subscriber acquisition gain season-over-season.
A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk, ruling the action was First Amendment retaliation against the AI company.
RTL Deutschland announces an agentic AI strategy across content, production and on-air branding, with implications for German TV advertising and media buying.
Google Search Live expands to all AI Mode markets on March 26, 2026, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, bringing multimodal voice and camera search to 200+ countries.
OTTO Advertising grew retail media revenue 49% in fiscal 2025/26, after launching a proprietary DSP in October 2025 and keyword targeting delivering 120% ROAS gains.
