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Marketing Trends 2026: What to Post This Month
Focus content on Demand Creation, AI Content Detectors, and Consent Mode v2; news and video outperform; median engagement rate is 1.3% across LinkedIn, X and Reddit.
Post about now
Lead with Demand Creation (21x), AI Content Detectors (4.8x), and Consent Mode v2 (4.7x). Add AI for PR (+170%) and E-E-A-T Optimization (+107%).
Post like this
Use news or announcement and video; both average 1.8% engagement rate. Pair with Curiosity or Bold Claim hooks at 1.6%.
Plan ahead
Test Roblox Ads (+64%) and AI Dubbing (+29%). Phase down AI Marketing Agents (-20%), Generative Engine Optimization (-21%), and Retail Media Networks (-48%).
Trends tracked
27
marketing, US
Total mentions
~1.3M
X and Reddit posts, last 12 months
Total views
~390M
on posts about these 27 trends
EMV
~$3.9M
estimated media value at a $10 CPM
Where each trend stands
We analyzed 27 trends across LinkedIn, X and Reddit. The conversation hit 1.3M mentions, 389.6M views, and $3.9M EMV with a 1.3% median engagement rate.
AISearch and AI answersAdsB2B growthData and measurementEmail and CRMSocialCommerce
What to post about: 27 trends
Demand Creation, AI Content Detectors, and Consent Mode v2 are breaking out. TikTok Shop, WhatsApp Ads, and Social Commerce stay steady.
Breaking out
5Searches at least doubled in the last 4 weeks.Demand CreationB2B growth
21x
Announce category narrative; map programs to pipeline stages with examples
4.8x
Publish benchmarks on Shakespeare grants ESL prose with receipts and links
Consent Mode v2Data and measurement
4.7x
Post CMP choice checklist and Smart Bidding impact demo with dates
+170%
Demo Generative Engine Optimization workflow and human review checklist on video
E-E-A-T OptimizationSearch and AI answers
+107%
Share E E A T signals checklist with side by side examples
Rising
2Searches up 25% or more in the last 4 weeks.+29%
Post side by side dubbed clips with human review checklist in caption
Steady
10Holding level. Good for a series.AI Email MarketingEmail and CRM
+20%
Publish inbox-summarization test with templates and deliverability metrics
+16%
Demo aspect level review QA pipeline with multilingual examples and checklist
Website PersonalizationEmail and CRM
-16%
Screenshare building a consent-first product recommender and QA it live
Cooling
10Searches 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
-21%
Publish GEO roadmap by function; link examples and receipts from your vertical
AI Search VisibilitySearch and AI answers
-27%
Screen share fixing entity markup then show tracker before after impressions
Data Clean RoomsData and measurement
-33%
Record a clean room join, show purchase proof workflow step by step
Answer Engine OptimizationSearch and AI answers
-35%
Share simple answer engine explainer with cited examples and traffic impact
-48%
Announce in store RMN pilot; show shelf data capture and attribution steps
-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
How to post it
News or announcement and video lead with 1.8% median engagement rate. How-to or listicle follows at 1.7%.
News or announcement
Most used
@GoKiteAIAgentic AI is moving fast - from research prototypes to real enterprise adoption. Here’s your biweekly recap of everything that happened in the space, in the…Thomas Eccel🚨 News! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜. Google has added 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 that finally make…Colin Lewis𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 - 𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 to share that 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖. Title is "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀". It’s being…
Hot take or opinion
@aleabitoredditFeels like people aren't articulating the bull case for $HIMS correctly: Here's my view. The main moat of $HIMS is network capture of retail audiences. And the…@aakashguptaThis is an underrated launch. These agents handle sentiment analysis, content generation, and multi-step approvals across Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Asana, Jira,…@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…
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.…@mreflowHere are the biggest AI news stories from the past week. As always, let me know if I missed anything. - @OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 - OpenAI releases GPT-5.3…@JulianGoldieSEOHOLY GUACAMOLE 🤯 A legend dropped 1000+ N8N workflows in one repo and I'm literally shaking... He scraped EVERY workflow from the official n8n site + GitHub. ✅…
Question or discussion
Link share
@hasan28d$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…r/nvidia[Megathread] NVIDIA App Update Adds DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, Intelligently Balancing Frame Rates, Image Quality & Responsivenessr/Wordpress[PROMO] I made a free GDPR cookie consent plugin. No need to register, no-ads, no-pro-version.
Personal story or lessons
Drew CashmoreWhen I first met the retail media team from the Canadian Tire Corporation, I was truly inspired. Talking at the Path 2 Purchase Retail Media Conference in…r/agencyI ran a digital agency that we grew to 8 figure revenue (UK and US) and then sold to a 'Big 6' network - AMA :)Adam Rosenkranz☀️ Delighted to share that I’ve just rounded out the first full week in my new role as Program Director of Customer Growth & Insights at LiveRamp Clean Rooms…
Do more of this
- Self presentation posts2.0%2% of posts
- News or announcement1.8%17% of posts
- Video1.8%8% of posts
Skip this
- Engagement posts0.9%15% of posts
- Question or discussion0.9%13% of posts
- Question / Direct Address hooks1.0%26% of posts
Median engagement rate across the 27 marketing trends we analyze in depth; the median is 1.3%.
Posts to learn from
Data and measurement posts average 1.7%, the highest by subcategory. Search and AI answers sit at 1.1%.
AI Dubbing
70.7k6.0k8410
AI for PR
173.9k8.8k1843.5k
TikTok Shop
172.2k7.3k3972.6k
Data Clean Rooms
3.8k989037
Social Commerce
9.5k217181153
Voices to follow
Informational posts hold 49.7% share with 1.6% median engagement rate; Promotional posts deliver 1.7% at 18.3% share. Curiosity and Bold Claim hooks each average 1.6%.
Questions and answers
What are the biggest marketing trends right now?
Demand Creation (21x), AI Content Detectors (4.8x), and Consent Mode v2 (4.7x) are breaking out. TikTok Shop, WhatsApp Ads, and Social Commerce remain steady.
Which post formats work best on LinkedIn, X and Reddit?
News or announcement and video tie for the top median engagement rate at 1.8%. How-to or listicle is close at 1.7%.
What should I post about this week?
Lead with Demand Creation (21x), AI Content Detectors (4.8x), and Consent Mode v2 (4.7x). Add AI for PR (+170%) and E-E-A-T Optimization (+107%) if you need more.
What engagement rate should I expect?
The median engagement rate is 1.3%. Data and measurement trends average 1.7%, while Search and AI answers average 1.1%.
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