Search Engine Marketing

Google Marketing Live 2026 made one thing clear: Gemini is no longer just powering features — it’s becoming the operating system behind Google’s advertising, commerce and measurement ecosystem. This year’s event focused heavily on agentic AI, conversational Search, automated creative production and AI-assisted shopping experiences. Across Search, YouTube, Merchant Center and Analytics, Google introduced new […]

Google is expanding its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) initiative with new checkout features, AI shopping integrations and support for additional industries as announced today at Google Marketing Live 2026. Driving the news. The company announced several new UCP-powered commerce capabilities designed to support what it calls the “agentic commerce era.” A key update is the expansion

Google is adding new creator, video and measurement capabilities to Demand Gen campaigns as it pushes YouTube further into performance advertising as announced today at Google Marketing Live 2026. Driving the news. The company announced several new Demand Gen updates focused on creator partnerships, product discovery and cross-platform campaign optimization. Advertisers will soon be able to:

Google is expanding its measurement capabilities with new integrations between Google Analytics 360, Meridian and predictive AI reporting tools as announced today at Google Marketing Live 2026. Driving the news. Meridian, Google’s open-source marketing mix modeling platform, will be integrated directly into Google Analytics 360. The integration is designed to help advertisers: Unify first-party and cross-channel

Google is expanding its Direct Offers pilot with new AI-powered promotion formats, native checkout integrations and travel-focused deal experiences as announced today at Google Marketing Live 2026. Driving the news. The company announced several updates designed to make promotional offers more discoverable inside AI-powered Search experiences. Brands will soon be able to upload: Discounts Giveaways Local

Google is introducing new Merchant Center tools designed to help retailers improve visibility across AI-powered shopping experiences as announced today at Google Marketing Live 2026. Driving the news. The company announced AI Performance Insights, a new reporting feature that helps merchants understand how their brand performs across AI surfaces. The tool compares a brand’s share of