PE eagerly looms, but despite appetite, stats show dealmaking is flat.

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Digiday

Ad Tech Briefing: Q2’s Big Tech earnings, small-scale concessions, and frustrated dealmakers

Digiday

Stagwell’s Curate launch puts agencies’ ad tech ambitions in focus

Agencies want more control over the pipes of programmatic advertising. Stagwell’s Curate is the latest example.

Social Media Today

Reddit’s user base grows to more than 130M daily actives

The company’s Q2 performance update also showed robust revenue growth despite what CEO Steve Huffman called “choppy” search referrals.

Fortune

Go ahead, make fun of Tommy Bahama. The CEO is happy to join you, and he’s probably not a fan of your preppy shorts

Doug Wood’s a lovable character. His thoughts on what you should wear, and how to have fun while wearing it, are up for debate.

Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 4, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

Moz

How to Build a Full SEO Analysis Dashboard with the Moz API MCP Server

Turn plain-English prompts into instant, full-stack SEO dashboards with the new Moz API MCP server.

Social Media Today

Snap posts modest Q2 user and revenue increases

The app added 10 million more daily actives in the quarter while CEO Evan Spiegel said it’s looking to pace its investment in Specs glasses.

Marketing Dive

Domino’s pays diners to beta test its relaunched app, website

The pizza chain’s new campaign encourages consumers to leave feedback about its updated digital ordering experience.

Adweek

MTV for This Generation: Track Star Is What a Media Company Looks Like Now

Founded by a creator and backed by a legacy media scion, the startup is trying to turn a social video franchise into a media empire.

Fast Company

What the Hank Green fan backlash says about AI in the creator community

In an era of slop fatigue, creators who have built massive followings based on trust may discover there’s no easy prompt for winning it back.

Fortune

From Porsche penthouses to Nobu lofts: Inside the $67 billion boom in luxury branded residences

Inspired by the lifestyle-influencer ecosystem, luxury brands are turning condos into status symbols.

Adweek

Grubhub and 40 Other Brands Test In-App Measurement in ChatGPT Ads

Brands are getting visibility into installs, in-app purchases, and subscriptions on their ChatGPT ads via AppsFlyer

EVENTS & LIVE TRAINING

American Marketing Association

Moving AI from Task Efficiency to Bottom-Line Impact

Participants will learn how to transform a standard efficiency AI task into a measurable workflow to drive effectiveness, establish a baseline, and build a proof plan with clear success indicators.

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