Since May 6, 2026, Veo 3 image-to-video is built into every active Google Ads account for free inside Asset Studio. Upload product photos, get a 10-second HD video with ambient audio. Here is the full workflow and what it actually produces.
Google Marketing Live 2026 turned Asset Studio into a multimodal creative factory — drop in a URL plus a brief, and Gemini, Veo 3.1, and Nano Banana generate copy, images, and video from storyboard to finished cut, with one-click A/B testing. For small DTC teams without a creative studio, it's a sharp drop in PMax and Demand Gen production cost.
Amazon's May 11 Upfront launched three things at once: Video Generator OLV produces video ads from any ASIN at no added cost, Dynamic TV Creative swaps Prime Video creative based on viewer journey stage, and Rufus ad placements show 2x purchase conversion. Upper-funnel Amazon advertising just got cheaper to test.
Amazon's AI Video Generator inside Ads console produces 6 video ad variants from a single product image, with multi-scene cuts, transitions, and background music. It works for Sponsored Brands video and Streaming TV — no studio or production team required.
AI-generated UGC video tools exploded in 2026. A side-by-side comparison of Arcads, Creatify, HeyGen, MakeUGC, and Tagshop on pricing, avatar libraries, product feed integration, and bulk output capacity.
No local hosts, no language skills needed. AI virtual host platforms like mliveo and bypodr let cross-border sellers run 24/7 TikTok Shop livestreams at a fraction of real presenter costs.
Americans spend $32 million a day on TikTok Shop. GMV Max is TikTok's AI campaign tool that automates bidding across all creative assets, affiliate content, and live streams to maximize sales. Here's how it works and when to use it.
AI-generated UGC video ads now look real enough to perform on TikTok and Reels. Here's how cross-border sellers are using AI avatars and one-click tools to test dozens of ad variations per week.