The Glitch Report: The Original Marketing Botcast

In today’s episode, we look at the impact AI had on the 2024 election. We also discuss Snapchat’s new lead gen tools, the new curation tools in Google Ads Manager, and how Google and Amazon are suing a fake review website.

In today’s episode, we’re talking more about ChatGPT Search. Specifically, how it’s trying to compete with Google (and possibly replace it). We also discuss YouTube’s astonishing performance compared to traditional TV and Amazon’s new 3D shopping experience.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about Google Business Profile’s version of social media posts, called “Updates.” What is it and should you be using it? We also discuss the revelation that TikTok is actively crawling websites for data and how Amazon is investing heavily in AI.

In today’s episode, we discuss a big update to ChatGPT: It can now search the web in real time and provide sources for its answers. We also talk about Q3 ad revenues for US streaming services and Google’s confirmation that it checks websites for content that’s starkly different from content on the rest of the site.

In today’s episode (Halloween edition), we talk about Google’s upcoming algorithm update and its potential implications. Will it help or hurt your content? We also discuss LinkedIn’s new post boosting for lead generation feature and YouTube’s AI-generated video summaries.

In today’s episode, we talk about how companies increased their ad spend on Google in Q3, despite the platform’s increased reliance on AI. We also discuss how Medium is being flooded with AI content, L’Oreal’s success on Pinterest, and the massive increase in Reddit’s advertising business.

 In today’s episode, we talk about the announcement by Google that it’s bringing AI overviews to more than 100 countries around the world. We also discuss Meta’s upcoming AI search engine and Instagram’s disclosure that it reduces the quality of less popular videos.

In today’s episode, we start off by talking about Bluesky, the emerging rival to X. The social platform just reached 13 million users with no signs of slowing down. We also discuss some new YouTube analytics tools, false rumors of an upcoming GPT-5 release, and a report that suggests brands might be overspending on social media

In today’s episode, we discuss some important Facebook and Instagram trends that were gathered from a recent marketer survey. We also look at some new advertising tools that are now available on X. We wrap up the episode by going over the new URL parameter best practices released by Google.

 In this episode, we talk about the exciting new updates to Google Performance Max, including the new AI-powered video creation tool. Then, we cover some new AI models designed for data-heavy tasks and image generation. We close out the episode by discussing what some brands are doing to appeal to Gen Alpha.

In today’s episode, we discuss the new regulations put in place by the FTC to crack down on fake and purchased reviews. We also look at Meta’s attempt to prevent deepfake celebrity ads on their platforms. Finally, we review data from Amazon’s Big Deal Days to see what it can tell us about the upcoming holiday shopping season.

In this episode, we’re talking about one of the biggest weeks of the year for retailers: Cyber Week. We look at last year’s data to see if it tells us anything about what this year’s event will look like. To wrap up the episode, we discuss Google’s thoughts on article length and how it relates to SEO, and some changes for Threads and X.

In this episode, we discuss an update from Google Analytics that allows users to share segments. We also talk about Calendy’s recent survey that sheds some light on how meetings impact productivity. We round out the episode with some advice to help you improve your Instagram reach and build better backlinks.

In this episode, we cover a report that suggests that too much of the same ad could be hurting your sales. We also discuss a recent talk with a member of Google’s search team that calls into question the reliability of third-party search tools. We wrap up the episode with some important updates to Facebook and Instagram.

The Glitch Report is the first ever ‘Botcast,’ presented by Leadpages. We wanted to give you daily marketing news and updates but we don’t have the time. So, we trained a couple of AI bots to do it for us. Join AI hosts Kai and Luna every Monday through Friday to get you caught up on the day’s marketing headlines.

In this episode, we cover the FTC’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rules aimed at simplifying subscription cancellations and protecting consumers. Plus, we dive into the major upgrade to Bing Webmaster Tools, the way today’s users are interacting with search, and how retailers should respond to declining customer feedback and loyalty.