MARKETING SIGNALS, WITH CONTEXT

Data over Opinions

A decision-ready view of the strongest statistics across recent articles, from AI search and paid media to CTV, programmatic out-of-home, and conversion.

The clearest pattern in the data: attention is still growing, but the systems distributing it are taking more control.

AI SEARCH

More searches carry an answer. Fewer clicks leave Google.

AI Overview penetration rose sharply while Comscore’s user study measured a steep loss in outbound organic clicks when an overview appeared.

Source: Comscore Q2 2026 AI Intelligence Report. Desktop U.S. data; click impact is from a randomized study of 1,065 users.
Control is moving upstream.

AI Max, Andromeda, and AI Overviews put more decisions inside platforms. Creative, first-party data, and measurement become the counterweight.

Growth is not efficiency.

More conversions at similar CPA, more spend, or more inventory can expand volume without improving unit economics. Read the denominator.

The page still decides the outcome.

Media can win the click, but landing-page clarity, speed, and one clear action determine what that click is worth.

The signal library

Each card pairs the headline number with the interpretation, evidence type, original analysis, and primary source.

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