Here’s this week’s ReferralEarl roundup — 9 items across Affiliate & Referral, Search & Traffic.
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The TLDR
- Affiliate & Referral: Why AI is complicating marketing centralization
- Search & Traffic: Google Ads PMax Channel Report Definitions Coming To Search & Shopping
Affiliate & Referral
Why AI is complicating marketing centralization
Shared resources offer scale and control. Local teams offer speed and flexibility. How to decide where different marketing capabilities belong. MarTech
How to turn AI productivity gains into marketing ROI
Faster drafts don't mean faster campaigns. Tackle approval bottlenecks, empower teams to make decisions, and measure the gains. MarTech
Search & Traffic
Google Ads PMax Channel Report Definitions Coming To Search & Shopping
Google updated its Definition: Performance Max channel help document to specify that channel definitions are coming to the Performance Max channel report for standard Search and Shopping reports in 2027. Search Engine Roundtable
Google Emails: Site Reputation Policy Manual Actions No Longer Impact EEA
Google just sent out emails to some sites that have site reputation abuse policy manual actions that those manual actions won't impact the search results within the EEA, European Economic Area. This actually took effect… Search Engine Roundtable

From the blog this week
How to Turn Customer Photos Into Social Media Content
New on the site — Read the post
How to Write a Referral Program Launch Announcement
New on the site — Read the post
How to Repurpose One Piece of Content Into 10 Pieces
New on the site — Read the post
How to Start a Private Discord or Slack Community for Retention
New on the site — Read the post
What Is a Referral Portal? A Beginner’s Guide
New on the site — Read the post
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