Thursday, March 19, 2026

Morning BriefMarketing Agency

Market Pulse

Google Ads CPC up 18% in SaaS vertical

Cost-per-click rising across B2B SaaS keywords. Agencies shifting budget to organic and LinkedIn.

Review client ad spend allocation

Short-form video engagement up 34% on LinkedIn

LinkedIn native video posts now outperform carousels. Under-60s clips getting 3x more impressions.

Meta restricting AI-generated ad content

New policy requires disclosure of AI-generated creative. Enforcement begins next month.

Audit client creative pipeline

Competitor Signals

Viral Nation

Launched an AI influencer matching tool. Positioning as 'the future of creator partnerships.'

Competitive analysis needed

Thrive Digital

Poached two senior strategists from WPP. Expanding enterprise division aggressively.

NoGood

Published case study showing 4.2x ROAS on TikTok Shop campaigns. Getting significant press coverage.

Sales Signal Feed

James WhitfieldWhitfield & Co

Liked 3 posts about AI marketing automation this week. Commented on a thread about scaling agency operations.

REACH OUT NOW

Sara NovakNovaBrand Studios

Changed LinkedIn headline to 'Looking for Growth Partners'. Posted about needing fresh content strategy.

WARM WINDOW

Marcus ReedReed Ventures

Downloaded your LinkedIn Lead Gen whitepaper. Visited pricing page twice in the last 48 hours.

HIGH INTENT

Content Engine

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