SOCIAL

📺 YouTube has quietly become a core classroom tool, but also a major distraction.

📌 Pinterest releases 2026 wedding trends report.

🔍 TikTok lets users add relevant keywords to metadata.

▶️ YouTube tests an AI search mode.

👻 Snap launches AI Sponsored Snaps for conversational ads.

MOVIES

🎬 Branded films are making a comeback.

🕺 Michael just delivered the biggest opening ever for a music biopic.

👠 How “The Devil Wears Prada 2” designed a fashion collection of brand partners.

AI

🤖 Meta expands access to AI business assistant.

🧠 These are the 5 skills that set us apart from AI.

💬 ChatGPT ads have begun showing up for logged-out users.

MARKETING

📈 Users in key life stages show up to 26% higher buying intent—regardless of age.

✂️ How marketers are making experiences worth clipping.

Monday: This week on The Daily Carnage Show, Shannon unpacks Nike’s “Walkers Tolerated” Boston Marathon controversy—and how the competitors quickly responded with inclusive campaigns. Plus: ChatGPT ads shift from sky-high CPMs to more practical CPCs, Facebook tests camera roll-powered post ideas, deviantArt bets on AI for a comeback, and brands like Starbucks and Little Caesars turn ChatGPT into a new ordering channel. Don’t miss “Nike Runs into Controversy” (12:20), now streaming.

Tuesday: Behind-the-scenes content pulls audiences into the making of a brand—showing the people, process, and moments before anything goes live, that transparency builds trust in an overly polished digital world, while also making brands feel more human and relatable. It’s also a smart way to stay consistent: one effort can fuel multiple pieces of content. And because it’s raw and real-time, BTS often performs better with algorithms—especially in short-form video. Learn more from Planoly.

Wednesday: Rising cost-per-click isn’t always a bad sign—it can actually reflect stronger campaign quality. With smart bidding, you’re not just paying for clicks, but for the likelihood of conversion. Algorithms factor in intent, behavior, and context to bid higher on users more likely to convert, so higher CPCs often mean you’re winning more valuable prospects—not wasting spend. Meanwhile, cheaper clicks tend to come from low-intent or less competitive queries. Here’s what to know.

Thursday: A/B testing is evolving into A/B/T—where “T” stands for theory. Instead of just comparing variations, marketers test a clear hypothesis alongside A and B. It’s a shift from small tweaks to intentional ideas. The result: more engaging content that drives insight, not just optimization. Check out DMNews for the full scoop.

Think you’re smarter than the algorithm? Solve the puzzle 🤖

Don’t miss the latest episode of The Daily Carnage Show, “The Future of Google Search,” to learn more about Google’s plans to replace the search box with 24/7 AI-powered information agents and interactive “Generative UI” that builds mini-apps and custom widgets directly on your results page.

What does that mean for advertising, for SEO, for the Internet as we know it?

Plus, catch up on Season 2:

• GLP-1s are Disrupting Every Sector (9:56)
• Spirit Airlines 2.0: Will it Fly? (11:08)
• Major Platform Updates (8:17)
• Nike Runs into Controversy (12:19)
• Transgressive OOH (18:45)
• Your Brain on AI (12:33)
• Meta, McDonald’s Mukbang, and The OpenAI Mess (14:41)
• Ethics in the AI Era (18:33)

🎙️ Now streaming on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music.

Weigh in on The Daily Carnage Subreddit:

• The Daily Carnage Show Ep 2.9 Discussion: “If AI agents become the primary interface to knowledge, what happens to the humans and businesses that knowledge originally came from? What does it mean for the internet to quietly transition from an open ecosystem of destinations into a closed ecosystem of gate-kept answers? Are we speeding toward a future where people stop visiting the web directly? If that behavior ends, we ever be able to rebuild it?”

Chesterfield, 1939

Answer: Zara.

Luxury fashion and beauty brands often tie themselves to major film releases, especially ones rooted in style and culture like The Devil Wears Prada. Take a look at every Devil Wears Prada 2 collab.