{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetting-granular.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-click-brief-podcast-april-2026-j32DYrOc","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":" The Click Brief Podcast: April 2026","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/eeb4e056-38da-4d20-84a7-b546ed324c4e/7cd3040b-7b39-4a6d-9d63-de9df5a2cea8/click_brief_april.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/1eae1ed0-768c-4cf2-bbd1-8ac2d3fd86f8\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\" The Click Brief Podcast: April 2026\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Jeremy Packee and Emily Anderson break down April’s biggest digital advertising updates, including Google officially replacing Dynamic Search Ads with AI Max and expanding AI Max into Standard Shopping campaigns. They also cover Microsoft launching its own version of AI Max for Search, Google introducing AI-powered qualified call lead tracking, and OpenAI rolling out self-serve ChatGPT ads with CPC bidding. The episode dives into how conversational search, visual search behavior, and AI-generated creative are reshaping paid media strategy, along with Meta’s new AI connectors for campaign management and analysis. As automation accelerates across every major platform, Jeremy and Emily explore where advertisers should embrace these tools and where they should proceed with caution. Follow The Click Brief for fast, no-fluff performance marketing updates every month."}