30/06/2026
June brings a big slam for AI generated content, as the latest Core Algorithm Update shakes things up. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given websites the power to remove themselves from Google’s AI summaries in UK search results, and will make Google provide greater transparency around how rankings…
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8/06/2026
Dark Horse runs on two fuels. The first, sticking up for the Davids. The second, caffeine – nature’s rocket fuel. It made sense for us to explore, in a world dominated by identical, corporate high-street chains serving burnt bean water in paper cups, where you would go for a proper…
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29/05/2026
May saw Google Marketing Live 2026 take place, with many announcements off the back of it. Elsewhere, TikTok are following in the footsteps of Meta by offering a paid, ad-free option, and two of Switzerland’s finest watch brands stirred up a storm on the streets. And Google’s second core algorithm…
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30/04/2026
Our headline today – it seems like for the best part of a year, Google has been incorrectly logging impressions. Oh dear. Elsewhere, they’re cracking down on spam reviews across Maps, and have sunsetted Dynamic Search Ads in favour of AI Max, a move we saw coming since 2025. Snapchat…
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21/04/2026
Google has this morning announced changes to their Ads Scheduling budget pacing. At first it looks like little has changed. But look closer and you’ll find that without a tight leash on your budget, it would be easy for Google to sneakily spend more of your hard earned cash. Let’s…
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31/03/2026
Two algorithm updates. A plethora of new automations in Google Ads. And Meta shuffling prices and metrics. It was all going on in March. In sub-9 mins, this is everything you need to know that changed the performance marketing landscape in the last month. SEO Digital PR…
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27/02/2026
Anyone can say they’re the best. Thankfully, Google is at last cracking down on the performance of self-promoting listicles – a win for cleaning up the industry. Elsewhere, we look at the potential impact of more countries rolling out teen social media bans, and Google’s change to the…
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30/01/2026
The march of AI across PPC, Paid Social and SEO continues in 2026, whilst Beckham-gate took over much of the pop culture news cycle, a reminder of how the speed of your reactive PR impacts the coverage you receive. Whilst Threads overtakes X for the first time in…
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26/01/2026
The dizzying pace of innovation over the last few years has forced us all to scrutinise how using AI fits into our moral compass. Can’t relate? It’s time to take a long, hard look at yourself. There’s currently no one guiding set of principles for navigating…
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