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The Ad Model Catches Up to AI Search
What It Actually Means for Your Marketing Budget Advertising has arrived in AI search. Google expanded ads in AI Overviews to 12 countries in December 2025. OpenAI is building ad prototypes for ChatGPT. Perplexity launched ads a year ago, then pumped the brakes when they couldn't prove ROI. If you're running paid search campaigns or relying on organic traffic for revenue, this isn't theoretical anymore. It's reshaping how your prospects find you—and what it costs to reach the

Heidi Schwende
Dec 28, 20256 min read


CMOs: Performance Max Is Exposing Who Actually Knows What They're Doing
Why Your Google Ads Person Needs to Stop Acting Like It's 2015 Here's something I keep seeing with mid-market companies: you're paying someone to manage your Google Ads, but they're still using tactics from a decade ago. And when they try to run Performance Max campaigns? It's a disaster. Not because Performance Max doesn't work. It does, when handled correctly. But because they're bringing the wrong mindset to the table. Let me be clear upfront: Performance Max isn't always

Heidi Schwende
Nov 24, 20256 min read


Could Your PPC Campaigns Benefit from More Innovation?
It’s no secret that nowadays, the digital marketing landscape is constantly changing and what worked yesterday might not work tomorrow....

Heidi Schwende
Apr 11, 20222 min read
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