Yelp's October 21, 2025 product release introduces conversational search, automated business communications, and augmented reality menu scanning across more than 35 features aimed at streamlining local business discovery.
by Luis Espada
Publicis tells clients to drop The Trade Desk after a failed audit; OpenAI tests an ads manager; Google's health AI handles a billion queries a day; Smartly bids for INCRMNTAL.
Google processes over one billion health queries daily. At The Check Up 2026, on March 17, it detailed how AI Mode, Fitbit, and research tools handle that scale.
Programmatic digital out-of-home advertising is projected to feature in 48% of all campaigns within 18 months, with global investment expected to rise 44%, according to VIOOH's 2026 State of the Nation report.
Perion's 2025 Form 20-F, filed March 16, 2026 with the SEC, documents how its Outmax AI execution agent drove CTV revenue up 59% in Q4 and scaled one client's spend from $50K to $20M in 24 months, while operating as a cross-DSP optimization layer no single platform can replicate.
Choice overload reduces conversions by up to 90%. Sheena Iyengar's landmark research on decision paralysis carries direct implications for digital advertising and product strategy.
Ströer posts record €2.08B revenue for 2025 but flat organic growth, then unveils Ströer Ad Manager and Public Mind to transform OOH into an AI platform.
YouTube will replace ABC as the exclusive Oscars broadcaster from 2029. The 98th ceremony showed what the shift means for media buyers as CTV ad spend doubles.
Meta is testing clickable links directly in Instagram post captions, capped at 10 per month, exclusively for Meta Verified subscribers - a shift from its long-standing link restriction policy.