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Marketing Trends 2026: What to Post This Month
Lead with Roblox Ads and Demand Creation now; use news or video and curiosity hooks; the median engagement rate is 1.4% across LinkedIn, X and Reddit.
Post about now
Talk about Roblox Ads (+136%) and Demand Creation (+107%). Add context on Consent Mode v2 (+34%).
Post like this
Package as news or video with a curiosity gap hook. Pair with how-to followups; avoid pure question prompts which underperform at 0.9% engagement rate.
Plan ahead
Keep evergreen assets on TikTok Shop, AI Email Marketing, and UGC Ads. Track cooling topics like AI Marketing Agents, Generative Engine Optimization, and AI Search Visibility before re-investing.
Trends tracked
26
marketing, US
Total mentions
~590K
X and Reddit posts, last 12 months
Total views
~230M
on posts about these 26 trends
EMV
~$2.3M
estimated media value at a $10 CPM
Where each trend stands
26 trends across LinkedIn, X and Reddit drove 590.7K mentions, 233.9M views, and $2.3M EMV; the median engagement rate was 1.4%. Data and measurement posts led with a 1.8% median engagement rate; B2B growth hit 1.6%.
AISearch and AI answersAdsB2B growthCommerceEmail and CRMSocial
What to post about: 26 trends
Roblox Ads (+136%) and Demand Creation (+107%) are breaking out. Consent Mode v2 (+34%) is rising; AI Marketing Agents (-20%) and Answer Engine Optimization (-35%) are cooling.
Breaking out
2Searches at least doubled in the last 4 weeks.Demand CreationB2B growth
+107%
Announce category narrative; map programs to pipeline stages with examples
Rising
1Searches up 25% or more in the last 4 weeks.Consent Mode v2Data and measurement
+34%
Post CMP choice checklist and Smart Bidding impact demo with dates
~420 postsFull report →
Steady
14Holding level. Good for a series.+21%
Publish benchmarks on Shakespeare grants ESL prose with receipts and links
+16%
Demo aspect level review QA pipeline with multilingual examples and checklist
+2%
Demo Generative Engine Optimization workflow and human review checklist on video
E-E-A-T OptimizationSearch and AI answers
-2%
Share E E A T signals checklist with side by side examples
AI Email MarketingEmail and CRM
-5%
Publish inbox-summarization test with templates and deliverability metrics
Website PersonalizationEmail and CRM
-16%
Screenshare building a consent-first product recommender and QA it live
-16%
Post side by side dubbed clips with human review checklist in caption
Cooling
9Searches down 20% or more in the last 4 weeks.-20%
Record AEO setup walkthrough with governance checklist and failure scenarios
Generative Engine OptimizationSearch and AI answers
-25%
Publish GEO roadmap by function; link examples and receipts from your vertical
~3.6K postsFull report →
Data Clean RoomsData and measurement
-33%
Record a clean room join, show purchase proof workflow step by step
~950 postsFull report →
AI Search VisibilitySearch and AI answers
-35%
Screen share fixing entity markup then show tracker before after impressions
~12K postsFull report →
Answer Engine OptimizationSearch and AI answers
-35%
Share simple answer engine explainer with cited examples and traffic impact
~13K postsFull report →
-62%
Announce mini study; show data validation steps and sourcing workflow
Topical Authority SEOSearch and AI answers
-80%
Post an entity map screenshot and E-E-A-T checklist for one topic
Product-Led GrowthB2B growth
-94%
Share a hybrid PLG sales case study with journey map and metrics
~8.6K postsFull report →
How to post it
News or announcement and Video post the highest median engagement rate at 1.8%; How-to or listicle follows at 1.7%. Link share and Data or research share sit at 1.6%, while Question or discussion lags at 0.9%.
News or announcement
Most used
@onvoyage_aiWe’re thrilled to announce that Voyage has raised $3M in the pre-seed round to build the first GEOFi network, building a fair distribution layer for everyone…@googleanalyticsA new report just launched! ✨ Go beyond last click with the Conversion Attribution Analysis report - see how your demand creation media is driving your wins.…@FaazshMost AI tools give you answers. @luoapp is built to do more than answer. Try it now: It can research your market, analyze competitors, build a plan, connect…
Hot take or opinion
Tim Norris-WilesInstead of writing a nebulous Cannes update (it was great!) I spent the past days thinking a lot about why data clean rooms struggled to reach scale, and…@saltydkdanAmazon is testing a new “AI English Dub” feature for anime and it’s genuinely fucking putrid and insanely disrespectful to actual human actors who put their…@0xSweepIS THIS REAL?? 🤯 A Grok Bot reportedly turned $1000 into $3900 in just 15 HOURS No human clicking buy or sell AI agents reportedly → Research the market → Find…
How-to or listicle
Bram Van der HallenWhen running 'Leads' campaigns on Meta using 'Instant forms', you can now let people message you on WhatsApp 📱 right after they've submitted their information.…Clayton StobbsIf you’ve ever supported global customers, you know this challenge well: You create great content once… And then it quietly breaks down at scale. ❌ Regional…Jordan WestHere are a few thoughts I have about Social Commerce + TikTok Shop adoption by enterprise brands in 2026 👇 First - this era reminds me so much of the early…
Question or discussion
Link share
Dr. Abhishek Sanoria👀 While reviewing tracking and consent flows for RenewlyAI, I stumbled across this blog post on Consent Mode v2 audits. 🔍 The breakdown of Accept vs Reject…r/InterstellarKineticsEXCLUSIVE: Companies Are Flooding Reddit With AI-Optimized Fake Posts Specifically Engineered To Manipulate What ChatGPT And Google Tell You, And The Strategy…@nahidulislam404$200k/month from this AI SDR system... Built with n8n + GHL, books appointments on autopilot: - 1000+ meetings in 90 days - $600K for one client - Zero manual…
Personal story or lessons
Sangram Vajrei met a founder last month who fired their full-time CMO… and replaced them with a fractional CMO - for half the cost. and the wild part? their revenue jumped…Erica SwerdlowYesterday, I was asked by a CEO to write a letter to the Chairman of the Board on "why we can't just use AI to do our PR. Here is my email informed by four…Linda TongHad a great time speaking with Sophie Buonassisi on the GTMnow podcast. One thing we discussed: your website isn't static anymore. And I don't just mean you…
Do more of this
- Self presentation posts2.1%2% of posts
- Entertainment posts1.9%1% of posts
- News or announcement1.8%17% of posts
Skip this
- Engagement posts0.9%14% of posts
- Question or discussion0.9%11% of posts
- Question / Direct Address hooks1.0%25% of posts
Median engagement rate across the 26 marketing trends we analyze in depth; the median is 1.4%.
Posts to learn from
Self presentation is only 2.3% of posts but leads with a 2.1% median engagement rate; Promotional posts reach 1.7%. Question / Direct Address hooks underperform at 1.0% despite 25.0% share.
AI Dubbing
242.8k16.9k862.4k
TikTok Shop
172.2k7.3k3972.6k
Social Commerce
9.5k217181153
WhatsApp Ads
4.0k97689
AI for PR
16.2k6303391
Voices to follow
Lean on Curiosity / Information Gap and Social Proof / Authority hooks for dependable engagement. Keep most posts Informational at 49.4% with a 1.6% median engagement rate, and mix in Promotional at 19.4% with 1.7%.
LTX.io@ltx_io23Mviews
dharmesh@dharmesh6.2Mviews
Lightreel AI@lightreelai4.9Mviews
Seijin Jung@SeijinJung3.7Mviews
rasmr@rasmr_eth3.4Mviews
Computer@AskPerplexity3.4Mviews
Andrej Karpathy@karpathy2.5Mviews
rata@guabirulanches2Mviews
Muhammad Ayan@socialwithaayan1.9Mviews
Noah Frydberg | Tiktok Shop For Brands@maverickecom1.5MviewsQuestions and answers
What are the biggest marketing trends right now?
Roblox Ads (+136%) and Demand Creation (+107%) are breaking out. Consent Mode v2 (+34%) is rising. TikTok Shop and AI Email Marketing remain big.
Which formats get the best engagement rate?
News or announcement and Video average 1.8% median engagement rate. How-to or listicle comes next at 1.7%. Question or discussion trails at 0.9%.
Which hooks work best on LinkedIn, X and Reddit?
Curiosity / Information Gap leads with 1.6% median engagement rate and a 28.3% share. Social Proof / Authority hits 1.7%. Question / Direct Address is lower at 1.0%.
How big is the conversation right now?
We analyzed 26 trends across LinkedIn, X and Reddit. They drove 590.7K mentions, 233.9M views, and $2.3M EMV, with a median engagement rate of 1.4%.
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