AI Marketing News

Daily AI marketing intelligence for business owners, CMOs, and marketing leaders. Real stories, real numbers, real commercial implications.

AI Marketing News is a technology podcast hosted by Arete.so, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Arete.so hosts AI Marketing News, a technology show with 17 episodes published.

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  Google Blocks 8 Billion Ads with AI, Snap Cuts 16% of Staff

  Apr 17, 20264 minS0

  <p>Google released its 2025 ad safety report revealing that Gemini AI models blocked a record 8.3 billion ads globally, up 63 percent from 5.1 billion the year before. More than 99 percent of policy-violating ads were caught before being shown to users. The company also shifted its enforcement strategy from banning entire advertiser accounts to blocking individual ads, reducing false advertiser suspensions by 80 percent. Google suspended 24.9 million accounts and flagged 602 million scam-related ads. Meanwhile, Snap announced it is eliminating roughly 1,000 roles, or 16 percent of its workforce, with CEO Evan Spiegel targeting more than 500 million dollars in savings and net income profitability by the second...

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  Canva Goes Full Marketing Platform, the Death of Per-Seat SaaS

  Apr 16, 20265 minS0

  <p>At Canva Create 2026 in Los Angeles, Canva revealed its transformation from a design tool into a full marketing platform after five acquisitions in six weeks. The company acquired Ortto for marketing automation with over 11,000 customers across 190 countries, Simtheory for AI agents that autonomously qualify leads from Salesforce, plus Doohly for digital outdoor, Cavalry for animation, and MangoAI for ad performance. Magic Layers launched in public beta, turning flat images into editable multi-layer designs, while the Canva app in ChatGPT now supports full design workflows. The platform now threatens HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud territory at a fraction of...

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  Brands Are Blind Inside AI, Plus the 1.4 Trillion Dollar Power Problem

  Apr 15, 20265 minS0

  <p>Bluefish just raised 43 million dollars in Series B funding to help brands monitor and manage how they appear inside AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Amazon Rufus. About 10 percent of the Fortune 500 already uses the platform, including Adidas, American Express, LVMH, and Ulta Beauty. Bluefish processes millions of AI prompts per day and positions itself in what it calls a 500 billion dollar agentic marketing opportunity. The round was co-led by Threshold Ventures and NEA with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Amex Ventures, and Bloomberg Beta. Meanwhile, a new report from nonprofit PowerLines reveals that US utilities have raised...

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  Meta Overtakes Google in Ad Revenue, Court Forces Search Open

  Apr 14, 20265 minS0

  <p>Meta is projected to overtake Google as the world's largest digital advertising platform for the first time ever in 2026, according to new eMarketer forecasts. Meta is forecast to reach 243 billion dollars in global ad revenue this year versus Google's 239 billion, driven by 24 percent growth fueled by Advantage Plus AI tools and Reels. Meanwhile, a federal court formally issued the prohibition order in the DOJ antitrust case against Google on April 11, barring exclusive search deals on partner devices and requiring Google to share its search index and user interaction data with qualified competitors. The ruling ends Google's ability to pay...

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  Visa Builds AI Agent Checkout, Perplexity Hits $450M ARR

  Apr 13, 20265 minS0

  <p>Visa unveiled Intelligent Commerce Connect, a universal payment gateway that lets AI agents browse, compare, and buy products on behalf of consumers. The platform works across any card network through a single integration, and includes a discovery layer that makes merchant catalogs visible to AI agents. McKinsey projects AI agents could drive 1 trillion dollars in US transactions by 2030, and Visa expects millions of consumers to use agent-powered checkout by the 2026 holiday season. Perplexity's annual recurring revenue topped 450 million dollars in March after a 50 percent jump in a single month, with over 100 million monthly active users. The company has pivoted...

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