Mark8ng Editorial, Author at Mark8ng.com

Seven WordPress Plugins Created Hidden Admins Without Changing a Single File

August 11, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Abstract security graphic representing a compromised website perimeter

The BdThemes compromise did not modify any plugin code, so updating would not have stopped it. The twenty minute check that would have.

SEO / AEO / GEO

AI Search Is Citing Your Blog and Not Saying Your Name. Here Is What Changes That.

August 11, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

62% of AI citations never mention the brand behind the page. The content type causing it is the one most business blogs produce most.

AI Tools and Automation

Google’s New AI Agent Reads Your Ad Account and Tells You What to Do. It Does Not Know How Little Data You Have.

August 11, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Marketing analytics dashboard on a screen showing campaign performance data

Google’s new agentic tools in Ads and Analytics explain the why behind your numbers. On a low volume account, that explanation is confident and often invented.

Tech Industry News

Google Just Made Marketing Data Warehousing a Checkbox. That Is the Easy Half.

August 10, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

A laptop screen showing marketing analytics dashboards and charts

BigQuery Data Transfer Service now has preview connectors for Shopify, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Mailchimp. Ingestion is close to free. The identity work and the SQL are still yours.

Responsible AI

Your Team Is Already Using AI You Did Not Approve. The Tool List Is Not the Problem.

August 10, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

A marketing team member working alone on a laptop at night

Around half of employees use AI tools their employer never approved. The fix is not a list of banned products. It is three tiers based on what data goes in and who checks what comes out.

AI Tools and Automation

ChatGPT’s Free Tier Just Went Unlimited. You Have Been Checking the Wrong Model.

August 10, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

A smartphone showing an AI chat assistant app

OpenAI is removing text chat limits for free ChatGPT accounts and making GPT-5.6 Luna the default. The model answering most questions about your brand is not the one you have been testing in.