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The last three weeks of marketing and advertising news from 14 trade publications. Headlines, dates and summaries are shown exactly as each publisher released them. Click through to read the original.

GEO: generative engine optimisation

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Mumbrella·

Canningvale taps Sticki for new UGC campaign

Publisher's summary: Homewares brand Canningvale has tapped creator agency Stick to develop a new user-generated campaign to promote its next towel sale. The announcement: Canningvale claims first Canstar towel win as creator partnership with Sticki grows The win follows an…

UGC: user-generated content

Campaigns · Social & creators

Mumbrella·

Convo Media launches connected TV format

Publisher's summary: Digital content platform Convo Media has expanded into connected TV with the launch of Storyvideo, a multi-platform advertising format. The announcement: Australian digital content and cross-screen advertising platform Convo Media has launched StoryVideo, a…

Social & creators · Media & ad tech

AdExchanger·

Reddit Is Going Login Only. Blame Google.

Publisher's summary: Reddit is getting ready to shift to a login-only experience, CEO and Co-Founder Steve Huffman told investors on the company’s Q3 earnings call Thursday. Starting in Q4, Reddit will test logged-in-only mode in “select markets outside the US,” Huffman said,…

Social & creators · AI & tech · Search & GEO

B&T·

Meta Agency Awards: Winners

Publisher's summary: The winners of the Meta Agency Awards are here!

Social & creators · Awards

Mumbrella·

NOVA partner AIIMS Creator Hub expands podcast portfolio

Publisher's summary: NOVA partner AIIMS Creator Hub has expanded its podcast offerings with new shows including Mayday and The Disappearance of Katie Walker. The announcement: NOVA Entertainment partner AIIMS Creator Hub continues to build momentum in 2026, expanding its growing…

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

Reddit introduces For You feed

Publisher's summary: The platform’s algorithm-defined feed is designed to improve in-app discovery with tailored recommendations and updates.

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

TikTok adds in-app restaurant guide

Publisher's summary: The local dining list, called Must Eat, is designed to showcase community-sourced spots in the U.S.

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

Meta launches two new AI apps, including one aimed at kids

Publisher's summary: Waddle World is designed to offer children a “Tamagotchi-style pet raising” experience, while Style Sketch creates outfits from uploaded images of users’ clothes.

Social & creators · AI & tech

AdExchanger·

Meta Has A New Ad Ranking System Built On LLMs, Plus Upgrades To Andromeda And GEM

Publisher's summary: Meta now scores every eligible ad for every impression at more than a billion ads per second, one of three ad ranking upgrades Meta announced on Wednesday. The others are an update to GEM, the ads recommendation model it introduced last year, and a new…

Campaigns · Social & creators · AI & tech

Social Media Today·

Edits gets new Halloween-themed options

Publisher's summary: The Meta-owned video creation app now features spooky fonts, sound effects and animations to help creators make their projects seasonally creepy.

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

YouTube adds microdrama subscriptions

Publisher's summary: The format garnered more than 6.5 billion views in the first half of 2026, according to the company.

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

Meta adds individual performance data for ad creative

Publisher's summary: The company’s Ad Manager platform now offers a Breakdown tool that offers insights into specific promotional elements, albeit with certain limitations.

Social & creators

Social Media Today·

LinkedIn launches data insights hub

Publisher's summary: The platform’s Economic Graph has been renamed LinkedIn Pulse and reimagined as a channel for global labor market analysis.

Social & creators

Digiday·

Adidas and Gamefam, Poppi and Walmart Connect are winners for the 2026 Digiday Awards

Publisher's summary: The 2026 Digiday Awards winners reflect a media and marketing landscape in which cultural relevance, audience participation and measurable business impact increasingly go hand in hand. From immersive digital experiences to campaigns that turned social media…

Social & creators · Activations · Media & ad tech