What Caught Our Eye at Atlanta Market 2026: Brands Doing It Right

At Your Marketing People, we’re always paying attention to how brands show up. Not just online, but in person too. This week, YMP co-founders Alisha Chocha and Ishani DePillo attended Atlanta Market, one of the biggest trade events for home, gift, and lifestyle brands. It was an incredible opportunity to explore emerging trends, connect with businesses, and see firsthand how …

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How to Bid on Keywords in Google Ads: A Step-by-Step Guide

Executive Summary Keyword bidding means choosing search terms and setting a maximum cost per click to enter Google’s ad auction. The highest bid doesn’t win automatically. Ad Rank blends your bid with ad relevance and landing page quality, so better ads beat bigger budgets. Set your starting bid with math, not guesswork: target CPA × expected conversion rate. Launch with …

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Google AI Mode Explained

Google AI Mode: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How Smart Businesses Are Already Winning With It

Executive Summary: Google AI Mode is Google’s conversational search experience, powered by its Gemini AI and built directly into Search. Instead of typing keywords and scanning links, users ask full questions, get a tailored AI response, and ask follow-ups like a conversation. It is free, it is safe to use (though answers can include mistakes worth verifying), and it crossed …

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Google AI Overviews in 2026: What They Really Mean for Your Business

Google AI Overviews in 2026: What They Really Mean for Your Business (and Why the Panic Is Half Wrong)

TL;DR: Google AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries at the top of search results, and yes, they’ve cut clicks on informational searches (studies show drops of 34% to 61%). But the panic misses three things: the decline leveled off and started recovering in early 2026, brands cited inside Overviews can actually earn more clicks than before, and high-intent searches where people …

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What Is Agentic Marketing?

What Is Agentic Marketing? The Marketer’s Plain-English Guide to AI Agents

Agentic marketing is the biggest shift in how campaigns get built since email service providers went mainstream. The idea is simple: instead of you running the workflow, autonomous AI agents run it for you. You set the goal. They handle the execution. This guide breaks down what agentic marketing is, how it differs from the marketing automation you already know, …

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OpenClaw & Clawdbot for Business: The Marketer's Guide

OpenClaw for Business: What Marketers Need to Know About Clawdbot’s Most Powerful Upgrade

TL;DR: OpenClaw (formerly known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot) is an open-source AI assistant that lives inside your messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage) and actually does things autonomously on your behalf. It’s not a chatbot that just answers questions. It’s a personal AI agent that can execute real-world tasks like managing emails, browsing the web, running code, and automating workflows. For …

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CRO and SEO: How to Use Both to Grow Faster | CRO vs SEO

CRO and SEO Work Together to Drive Growth: Here’s the Strategy Most Businesses Miss

TL;DR: SEO brings people to your site. CRO turns those people into customers. Most businesses pour everything into one and ignore the other; and that’s exactly why they plateau. When you combine SEO and CRO into a unified strategy, you get more traffic and more conversions from the traffic you already have. This article breaks down what each discipline does, how they overlap, …

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Are Links Still Important for SEO? What Backlinks Do in 2026

How Does Google Make Money? Google Revenue Breakdown,

TLDR; Although everyone knows that Google is in the business of search, it doesn’t make money from consumers who use Google Search, Gmail or Google Maps. Instead, the search giant generates the vast majority of its revenue from the advertising business. For years, the largest share of that revenue has come from Google Search, YouTube Ads and the Google Network …

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How to Unlock Facebook Account Without ID Proof

TLDR; Getting locked out of your Facebook account doesn’t always require ID proof to recover. This guide looks at why your Facebook account may be locked, usually due to suspicious activity or violations of community standards. It also offers three effective methods to regain access: verifying your email or phone number, using mobile authentication with a recovery code, and utilizing …

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