Daily Minute Master Series
March 16, 2026

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

X commits to altering its verification program in EU

X has agreed to update its verification process in Europe, in line with guidance from the EU Commission, in order to avoid further penalties as a result of its potentially misleading verification checkmarks in the app.

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Instagram tests links in post captions for paying users

Instagram is now allowing some Meta Verified subscribers to add links to their post captions, which has long been one of the most requested feature updates in the app.

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Instagram, LinkedIn and Threads engagement declined in 2025

Social media management platform Buffer published a report last week that examined social media engagement rates across Buffer’s 191,000+ monthly users, incorporating tens of millions of posts sent via Buffer’s social media posting tool throughout 2025.

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Meta adds more measures to ensure original creators get credit

Meta provided more guidance to creators as to how it views original content, while it also announced more measures to penalize non-original posts and impersonator accounts in its app.

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Merchant Center Expands, Google Clarifies Smart Bidding, State Of PPC Report – PPC Pulse

Google expanded access to Merchant Center for Agencies, moving the product from pilot into general availability in the United States and Canada. At the same time, a recent Ads Decoded discussion clarified several assumptions advertisers often make about Smart Bidding and campaign “cold starts.” Outside of Google, the newly released State of PPC 2026 report provides a useful snapshot of how marketers are actually using AI and automation inside their PPC workflows.

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How AI Agents Decide Which Brands To Recommend: Trust Is The New Ranking Factor

Explore how AI agents decide which brands to recommend and how you can optimize your brand for success.

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