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Marketing
Google tests a conversational agent next to YouTube video ads
Google opens with Business Agent for YouTube Ads registration. This feature allows viewers to ask questions about a brand or its products next to a video advertisement with a product stream, without leaving their viewing context. The official announcement does not specify any country of launch or generalisation schedule: it is therefore an initial access to registration, not a function available to all advertisers. The quality of responses will depend directly on the information provided on the brand, products, prices and availability.
What it can change: Prepare updated product sheets, validated answers to frequently asked questions and a consistent destination page. Do not start the test with a path that can turn the conversation into measurable action.
Read source: Google Ads & Commerce Blog →
Marketing
Google extends AI Brief to French and prepares a unified report for AI Max
Google adds French to the closed beta of AI Brief, alongside six other languages. Advertisers can describe their activity, audience and messages in natural language to better guide AI Max. Google also announces a report gathering in one view the query that triggered the ad, the creations displayed and the destination page reached. This reporting function does not yet have a specific date: Google promises details and availability later in 2026. AI Briefing remains a closed beta.
What it can change: Use the brief to give a precise framework to automation, then check requests, creations and arrival pages. The AI optimizes execution, but does not replace strategy or verification.
Read source: Google Ads & Commerce Blog →
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YouTube strengthens brand partnerships and expands its affiliate program
YouTube announces several tools to professionalize the income of creators. Ask Studio is soon to help respond to briefings, prepare proposals and adapt a media kit. YouTube Creator Partnerships is presented as available in 20 countries and allows you to share with a brand an access to performance, then expand the video in paid media with a code. The YouTube Shopping affiliate program must reach 35 country by the end 2026, with product links located according to the country of the viewer. YouTube does not yet publish in this announcement the complete list of new countries concerned.
What it can change: Strengthen your media kit, proof of performance and advertising usage conditions now. Then check the actual eligibility of your chain and country before offering these functions to a brand.
Read the source: YouTube Official Blog →