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A few years ago, choosing creative was like a game of chance. Marketers intuitively bet on “favorite” images, team chats exploded with arguments, and budgets burned through tests faster than coffee in a thermos. Today, everything is different. In place of emotions and “eyes,” algorithms have come, cold, systematic, and unbiased. They see what we miss: the pace of editing, the model’s angle of view, an overly bright background, or colors that don’t inspire trust. AI is no longer just an “assistant,” but a tool that decides the fate of an advertising campaign before it even starts. But do all algorithms really work? And which ones help find the very “golden” creative that flies off the first test? How did AI learn to “see” creativity? What used to be called “creative’s sense” has today turned into a set of measurable...

Content marketing has long gone beyond ordinary publications on social networks. In 2025, the emphasis was on quality, technology and live communication with the audience. Semrush is an online service that helps businesses and marketers better understand their market. Therefore, the following will be insights based on their research: which trends this year are worth remembering in order to be “on the horse” in 2026. Content that really helps Your audience wants specifics, not banalities. Semantics are changing, and Google prefers clear answers. Semrush advises adding interviews with professionals, real cases and simple answers to difficult questions from the audience. People appreciate content that covers their problems. People behind the brand It's cool when you can see that real people are behind the brand. Every content manager, marketer or specialist can become a kind of brand ambassador. If the team...

How to run a team that never wants to leave? In the world of arbitrage, speed is everything: who was the first to spot the trend, launch the offer, and scale the project. But the real strength of such teams isn't in metrics and KPIs. It's in the people — those who think fast, act consciously, and push the team forward. Those who understand the meaning of their work and grow even at a crazy pace. At Traffic Squad, we have long understood that it is impossible to retain a person if they do not see the meaning of their work. Therefore, we do not “hold on” to people, but create an atmosphere that makes them want to stay! Here, you can see the system, there is trust and a clear understanding of what all your tasks are for. Traffic...

AI video no longer looks like a technological miracle. It is a daily routine. While in 2023 we were still enthusiastically testing how the neural network "guesses" the camera and light, in 2025 Pika turned it into a conveyor belt. Short videos are no longer made by video makers, but by prompt engineers. And the speed at which new formats appear resembles a content factory rather than a creative studio. Pika 2.2 is now like ChatGPT in the video world: stable, accurate, already able to keep style and movement, picks up text scripts, and works directly with Discord or API. But there's a caveat: most users are still drowning in updates, unnecessary parameters, and hours of YouTube tutorials that "show everything but the point." What's new in Pika 2.2 and why is it worth paying attention to? Version Pika 2.2...

2025 was the point where machine text finally merged with human text. Social networks, blogs, news sites are full of texts created not by hand, but by software. And if two years ago it seemed like a technological breakthrough, today the market is flooded with the same materials: smooth, well-structured, and absolutely without life. AI articles often look perfect, but they don't "breathe". They don't have the rhythm, intonation, and energy that keeps the attention. People read them with their eyes, but do not feel them with their hearts. And this is exactly what not only editors but also algorithms have begun to notice. Google no longer penalizes for the mere use of AI, but clearly distinguishes texts that have experience and human logic from those that are simply "done to spec." To maintain credibility and avoid becoming another content...

(Spoiler: no. You just have to adapt again) What kind of a beast is Agentic Commerce Agentic commerce is a new stage of e-commerce development, where, in fact, purchases are made for you not by people, but by artificial intelligence. You just say: "find me shoes for the gym up to $100" and AI finds the best options, reads reviews, compares prices, and even places an order. In fact, this is a personalized offline shopping experience: you set the conditions, and the agent does the rest. The future is already here The first integrations with agents started in the US, but the model is already expanding globally. Analysts predict that in 2026-2028, agentic commerce will become a mass phenomenon, and by 2030, up to 40% of online purchases will be made or completed by AI agents (according to McKinsey). Who...

Sigma Rome this year looked like the Vatican for arbitrageurs: a holy place of power, where each stand is a small state with its own vibe, show and marketing rituals. The scale is crazy: several pavilions, hundreds of brands, and thousands of people simultaneously networking, catching contacts, handing out business cards, and looking for inspiration in the noise of Italian fanfare. Amidst this energy chaos is Anna, BizDev Leadpanda Media. This is the first conference of this scale for her, and she immersed herself in it to the fullest: networking without pauses, stands that amaze with creativity, parties where partners become friends, and Roman roads that cannot withstand such traffic. So, how was it? We found out everything! What are your impressions of Sigma Rome? Tell us everything The impressions are incredible! It was my first conference of this scale,...

Inclusion of game interactions in affiliate programs has gone from being a trend to an effective way to significantly increase user motivation and engagement. Research by Research and Markets shows that the global gamification market has great prospects. In 2024, it is estimated at more than $22 billion and should grow to more than $27 billion in 2025 with an annual growth rate of 23.2%. That is, by 2029, it is estimated that the market will reach almost $74 billion. The use of gamification in marketing helps: Increase user engagement on average. Increase conversions of affiliate programs and brands. Increase repeat sales and loyalty through points, levels, and rewards. In addition to excitement, this feature changes the perception of customer experience, making it more personalized through interactivity and constant interaction with the platform. In this article, we will reveal different...

If anyone can tell you what a real career evolution is, it's her! Her resume seems to have everything: from a collection company to the Leadpanda marketing agency, from public service to media, from crises to new starts. And not a single turn was accidental. In this conversation, our CCO of Panda Media, Alyona, talks about everything and without embellishment: about burnout, new challenges, moments when she wanted to give up, and how she made her own growth system out of all this. This is not just a story of a professional path, but a story of transformation. Evolution of career experience Sometimes I think that if I put all my experiences in my resume, HR would think that I either have overproductivity syndrome or am just "a little off". Despite this, I have always been quite stable in my...