Issue #3MAY 14, 2026

ChatGPT Ads Are Now Open to Every Marketer

OpenAI just opened ChatGPT ads to every marketer. This issue covers ChatGPT Ads, Predis.ai, AI search visibility, social commerce, and the tools marketers should test this week.

Big Story This Week

OpenAI · ChatGPT Ads

ChatGPT Ads Are Now Open to Every Marketer

OpenAI just opened its self-serve Ads Manager to all U.S. advertisers — no agency, no $50,000 minimum, no waiting list. You sign up, set a budget, upload an ad, and go live inside ChatGPT. CPC bidding is now available, and a conversion pixel lets you track what happens after the click. This is the most significant new ad channel since TikTok launched Shopping — and almost no marketer has hands-on experience yet.

$0Minimum spend to get started now
$2.5BOpenAI's ad revenue target for 2026
$3–5Recommended starting CPC bid

A good first step this week

Go to ads.openai.com and create your account — bids are still soft and inventory is wide open. The window to test cheaply will close once more advertisers pile in.

Also in AI This Week

Also in AI This Week

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is now the #1 platform for B2B video

81% of businesses now name LinkedIn as their primary video channel. Native video gets up to 5x more engagement than static posts — and short-form vertical video drives 34% longer dwell time. If you run B2B marketing and you're not publishing video on LinkedIn weekly, you're invisible.

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Google

Google updated AI Mode — links now sit next to answers

Google's May 6 AI Mode update places inline links directly next to the AI-generated text — not buried at the bottom. Hovering over a link shows a site preview before clicking. Pages from subscribed publications get a "Subs" label. Your page can rank #1 and still get skipped. Tracking AI citations is now as important as tracking clicks.

Read →

Research

1 in 6 people now use AI daily — the tipping point is here

Microsoft's Global AI Adoption Report puts personal AI usage at 16.3% worldwide. For marketers, this means your audience is already using AI to research, compare, and decide before they ever reach your website. The brands showing up in AI answers — not just search results — are the ones that will win the next wave of buyers.

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How This Affects Your Work

How This Affects Your Work

If you write content or copy

ChatGPT Ads Have One Format — and It's Unforgiving

  • Small favicon + short text — nothing else
  • Users are mid-conversation, high-intent
  • Copy must answer the question they're already asking

Try this →

Write 3 ad variants answering the top question your product solves — test which lands best.

If you manage paid campaigns

Cheapest CPC Auction You Haven't Touched Yet

  • CPC bidding, pixel, and conversions API all live
  • Users comparing products, not passively scrolling
  • $3–5 CPC while competitors are still absent

Try this →

Install the OpenAI pixel today — then run a small test before your competitors read this.

Useful Tool This Week

Predis.ai

ADOPTFree tier

Type a product description or paste a URL — Predis builds the caption, visual, hashtags, and ad copy in one go. Useful if you're a team of one managing multiple channels and don't have time to start from blank every day.

Social ContentFree TierAd CreativeMarketing
Free15 AI posts/mo free forever
6 PlatformsInstagram · LinkedIn · TikTok + more
CompetitorBuilt-in competitor analysis
  • Text prompt → complete post in under 30 seconds
  • Paste a product link — it builds the video ad
  • Upload brand kit once — stays consistent
I batched a full week of posts for three client accounts in one afternoon. What used to take days now takes one focused session.

A Prompt Worth Saving

This prompt runs a full-funnel content audit using the RACE framework — so you know exactly where your content is missing the people who are ready to buy.

PROMPT #018· Quantum Thought Prompt Pack · #018
race-framework-funnel-content-audit.txt
Act as a senior content strategist using the RACE Framework
(Reach, Act, Convert, Engage).

Your job is to audit [BRAND]'s content and identify exactly where the funnel breaks.

// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// REACH — Are strangers finding you?
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Audit:
[YOUR_TOP_5_TRAFFIC_SOURCES]

Identify the 2 biggest gaps in how new audiences discover [BRAND].
For each gap, name one content format that would fix it.

// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ACT — Are visitors engaging once they arrive?
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Audit:
[YOUR_TOP_3_LANDING_PAGES_OR_POSTS]

List 3 specific reasons a visitor would leave without taking action.
For each, give one fix that can be implemented this week.

// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// CONVERT — Are warm prospects becoming buyers?
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Audit:
[YOUR_CURRENT_BOTTOM_OF_FUNNEL_CONTENT]

Identify the single biggest conversion gap.
Write one piece of content that would close it.
Be specific — format, angle, CTA.

// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ENGAGE — Are customers coming back?
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Suggest one retention content idea that would make existing customers share [BRAND] without being asked.

// Output: One page. One action per stage. No fluff.

Why it works

  • Covers every stage — not just top of funnel
  • Each gap comes with a fix, not just a diagnosis
  • Output fits in one slide — easy to share upwards

Try This in 30 Minutes

Run Your First ChatGPT Ad Campaign

30 min $0 cost ChatGPT Ads Manager, Predis.ai, Claude
  1. 01

    Go to ads.openai.com → create an account

    Note: takes under 5 minutes, no agency needed

  2. 02

    Open Predis.ai → paste your product link

    Note: it writes 3 ad copy variants from your product page automatically

    Tip: ChatGPT users are mid-decision — write copy that answers "why yours, not theirs" not "what it is."

  3. 03

    Paste the 3 variants into Claude

    Note: ask it to pick the strongest and explain why in one sentence

  4. 04

    Upload to Ads Manager → set CPC bid at $4

    Note: install the pixel on your landing page before launching

  5. 05

    Let it run 48 hours → check CTR in dashboard

    Note: you now have real benchmark data before everyone else does

Expected outcome

30 min

Setup to campaign live

$0

Cost of tools to set up

1 Campaign

Live on the newest ad channel

On Our Radar This Week

On Our Radar This Week

GoogleSEO & Search

AI Mode is changing what "ranking" means for marketers

Google's AI Mode now shows inline citations and subscription labels inside AI-generated answers. Users are getting direct answers without clicking. Your page can rank #1 and still get no traffic — because the answer appeared above it. Marketers tracking only clicks are getting an incomplete picture.

Start tracking AI citation appearances, not just organic clicks, in your analytics this week.

TikTokSocial Commerce

Social commerce crossed $100B — TikTok Shop is leading it

TikTok launched a global commerce push this week, positioning itself as the dominant discovery-to-purchase platform. Brands treating TikTok as awareness-only are leaving real conversion behind — discovery and purchase are now happening in the same session.

Add a TikTok Shop product link to your next three videos and measure the difference in click-through.

MetaPaid Social

Meta opens its ad ecosystem to third-party AI tools

Meta is now letting external AI tools plug directly into its ad ecosystem — meaning tools like Madgicx and AdCreative.ai can automate bidding, budgeting, and creative decisions inside Meta campaigns without manual intervention. For marketers running Meta ads, this means your competition may soon be running fully automated campaigns while you're still adjusting audiences manually.

Check if your current ad tool has a Meta API integration — and enable it if it does.

Top Tools for Marketers

Top Tools for Marketers

#1Jasper AIAI Copywriting

Writes blog posts, ad copy, and emails in your brand voice. Learns your style guide so every output sounds like you.

#2Canva Magic StudioVisual Design

Design one ad, resize it for every platform instantly. Magic Write generates copy inside the canvas. Free tier is generous.

#3Surfer SEOSEO Content

Scores your content in real time against top-ranking pages. Tells you exactly which keywords and topics to add to rank.

#4HeyGenAI Video

Turn a script into a talking-head video with an AI avatar in minutes. No camera, no studio. Free tier gives 1 video/month.

#5Perplexity AIAI Research

Research competitors, trends, and market data with cited answers. Faster than Google for marketing briefs and strategy prep.

#6GumloopNo-Code Automation

Build AI marketing workflows with drag and drop — no code needed. Automate competitor reports, lead enrichment, and social monitoring.

#7Klaviyo AIEmail & SMS

Predicts the best time to send emails per subscriber, writes subject lines, and suggests segments based on purchase behaviour.

#8AdCreative.aiAd Creative

Generates ad creatives and scores each one for predicted conversion rate. Trained on $2B in real ad spend data. Free trial available.

#9Predis.aiSocial Content

Paste a product link → get caption, image, hashtags, and ad copy in one shot. Includes competitor analysis. Free tier available.

#10Semrush AISEO & Competitor Intel

Now tracks AI search visibility alongside traditional rankings. See where your brand appears in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers.

Editor's Thought

ChatGPT users aren't browsing. They're deciding. That's a different person than the one you've been writing ads for.
Quantum Thoughts Team

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