Newsletter from the 4 September 2025

Instagram is finally launching an iPad app
After years of people constantly nudging Instagram about releasing an iPad app, the social network is finally launching one today. This means users will no longer need to use the iPhone app, which is not optimized for larger screens, or Instagram for web on the iPad. The new app defaults to the Reels screen, allowing you to scroll up and watch short videos on a larger screen.
Tech Crunch
Meta allows advertisers to restrict terms from AI-generated text
To accompany the increased automation of its ad business, Meta is ensuring that advertisers can utilize specific manual controls over their AI-generated ads on Instagram and Facebook.
Media Post
How legacy CPG brands can crack the social-first marketing code
Unilever’s pledge to commit half of ad spend to social is just one piece of a larger evolution for a category trying to shed its stodginess and win over Gen Z.
Marketing Dive
Scaling PPC with AI automation: Scripts, data, and custom tools
Here's how AI automation and tools like Cursor help scale PPC campaigns with smarter scripts, data integration, and custom solutions. PPC advertising has never stood still.
Search Engine Land
Almost 50% of marketing data is inaccurate – Adverity study
43% of CMOs believe less than half their marketing data is reliable. This global issue spans all company sizes, sectors, and regions, with marketers everywhere grappling with poor-quality data.
Media Shotz
Yes, Generative Engine Optimization is happening
GEO isn’t a buzzword. It’s already happening. Language evolves, and so too should how we define search in the AI era. GEO isn’t just a buzzword someone cooked up on LinkedIn
Search Engine Land
Samsung, Prime Video have highest Smart TV ad reach
Connected TV (CTV) accounts for 74% of the viewing time on Samsung Smart TV sets, and 69% of streaming time is now ad-supported (with 31% ad-free), Samsung adds
Media Post
Report: Gen Z Turns to Connected TVs for AM/FM
This migration reflects the convenience of at-home listening and the normalization of voice-activated devices. With radio stations increasingly promoting “just ask your smart speaker to play us,” the adoption curve has tilted in favour of older generations who may not be as mobile-first as younger listeners but have embraced connected home devices.
Radio Ink
Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next
Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser in order to fix its illegal monopoly in the online search business, a United States federal judge has ruled. It will, however, need to do a few other things, such as sharing data with rival companies, in order to improve competition.
Bizcommunity
95% Of companies get zero ROI from GAI initiatives, MIT study finds
Researchers with MIT's NANDA project identified that many organizations have not seen measurable return on their AI initiatives, despite spending between $30 billion and $40 billion in enterprise GAI investments.
Media Post
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