AI Marketing Intelligence Briefing

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Featured

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ai

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4

VentureBeat – Marketing Tech
ai

SurrealDB launched version 3

VentureBeat – Marketing Tech

Developing

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DATA & CDP

94% of Developers Would Switch Vendors for AI Agents

MarTech Series
MEASUREMENT

AI Optimization Is Just Long-Tail SEO, Search Engine Land Argues

Martech Zone·6 sources
CREATIVE TECH

OpenAI Acquires OpenClaw Creator, Signals Shift to AI Agents

VentureBeat – Marketing Tech
AD PLATFORMS

EVA Live Launches NeuroServer Web App After Two-Month Beta

MarTech Series
AD PLATFORMS

Google Makes AI Overview Links More Visible While Exploring Opt-Outs

Search Engine Roundtable·2 sources

Radar

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ad-tech

TikTok launches AI-powered ad options for entertainment marketers — boosts engagement and conversions

Search Engine Land·2 sources
ad-tech

YouTube Reveals Top Ad Campaigns for Super Bowl 60 — marketer insights on successful pre-game strategies.

Social Media Today
ad-tech

Snapchat introduces subscription model for popular creators — new revenue stream for top influencers.

Social Media Today·2 sources
ai

Agentic AI vs RAG: Beyond Retrieval — AI capabilities expand into intelligent action.

Medium AI Tag
ai

Google shifts Lookalike to AI signals in Demand Gen — expands campaign reach and performance

Search Engine Land·5 sources
mar-tech

MarketingProfs publishes infographic on human-first marketing strategies — boosts engagement and loyalty.

·2 sources
mar-tech

AI Isn't Cutting Marketing Jobs—But It Is Making Them Harder — impacts marketer expectations and workload.

Adweek·2 sources
regulatory

Google loses two antitrust cases, but stock surges 65% — signals for search and monetization.

Search Engine Journal
analytics

Google Ads adds beta data source integrations to conversion settings — enhances measurement and performance.

Search Engine Land·2 sources
ai

Meta study finds parental supervision ineffective in curbing teen social media use — implications for social media marketing.

TechCrunch – All·2 sources
ad-tech

Silverpush & Epitaph Release Attention Study with Lumen Research — contextual intelligence for YouTube ad performance

ExchangeWire
mar-tech

PepsiCo's CMO shares Super Bowl strategy insights — informs 2026 growth plans.

Marketing Dive – News

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