HubSpot: Smarter Automation with AI

HubSpot’s AI workflows, Google’s new Gemini-first Search, Meta’s creator tools, AI-native ad formats, and Claude-powered SEO reporting you can actually use.

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Code Peddle
May 26, 2026

Hey there, Digital Marketing Rockstars! 🎸

Manmeet here, this week is packed with updates that change how you plan, create, and report: smarter content workflows in HubSpot, Google’s biggest Search shift in decades, Meta’s workflow upgrades for creators, AI-native ad formats inside chat-style experiences, and Claude Code doing the heavy lifting for SEO reporting.

In today's email:

1. HubSpot’s new AI workflows and CRM hygiene upgrades. 📈
2. How Google’s Gemini-first Search changes content planning. 🤖
3. Meta’s new planner and bulk Reels flow for smoother publishing.💡
4. Google’s Gemini-powered ads that sit inside AI answers. 👀
5. Using Claude Code + GSC to build SEO reports without spreadsheets. 🌐

Marketing Automation

HubSpot: Smarter Content, Cleaner CRM

HubSpot is leaning harder into AI-assisted content and CRM structure in this round of updates, with new workflows to speed up asset creation and keep contact data in better shape. Enhanced content tools, expanded video support, and more opinionated CRM hygiene features mean less time on admin and more time actually pushing the pipeline.

Our Hot Take:
Treat this as a chance to standardise how your team builds and stores assets. Use the AI content workflows to create first drafts for core formats like nurture emails, sequences, and landing copy, then lock in naming conventions and properties so every new asset drops into a clean, searchable system instead of a random folder mess.

Content Marketing

Google: AI First Search and the Next Gen Gemini Experience

Google just framed this year’s I/O as the biggest Search upgrade in 25 years, with Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Omni, and a redesigned Gemini app turning Search into a proactive, conversational assistant instead of a list of blue links. Users can now ask multi-step questions and get richer, more contextual answers that blend reasoning, answers, and follow-ups in one flow.

Our Hot Take:
Start planning content for “AI surfaces,” not just classic SERPs. That means creating deep, clearly structured resources that directly answer multi-part questions, show your expertise, and are easy for an agent to quote: think guides with clear sections, FAQs, and examples instead of thin posts targeting one keyword at a time. Prioritise topics where you actually want to be the explanation an AI surfaces, not just another search result.

Social Media Marketing / PPC

Meta Unveils New Creator Publishing Tools to Streamline Content Workflow

Meta is rolling out a new Content Planner in Creator Studio, plus a bulk upload flow for Reels to make planning and publishing across Instagram and Facebook less of a manual grind. Creators can map out cohesive calendars, reuse proven formats, and keep a steady flow of posts with fewer one-off, last-minute uploads.

Our Hot Take:
Use this to move from “post when we can” to “formats on rails.” Define two or three core series for Reels and feed them into the planner with templates, cover styles, and captions ready to go, then use bulk upload for monthly filming days so the team is spending their brainpower on stories and hooks, not on clicking through uploads one by one.

Google’s New AI Mode Ad Formats: Ads Inside the Conversation

Google is introducing Gemini-powered ad formats that live directly inside AI Mode, including Conversational Discovery ads and Highlighted Answers that appear alongside AI responses. These formats pull creative in line with user intent and sit next to independent AI explainers, clearly labelled as sponsored while still feeling native to the chat experience.

Our Hot Take:
Start writing ad creative like mini answers, not just headlines and CTAs. For key queries in your account, craft message sets that can stand next to an explainer and still add value: short explanations, quick comparisons, or checklists that feel helpful first and promotional second, with landing pages that continue the conversation instead of dumping people on a generic homepage.

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SEO

Build Custom SEO Reports with Claude Code and Google Search Console

You can now plug Google Search Console into Claude Code, letting an AI agent pull, transform, and visualise your data without manual exports or spreadsheet wrangling. From keyword clusters to CTR trends and technical issues, reporting becomes more “ask and explore” and less “download, clean, pivot, repeat.”

Our Hot Take:
Treat this as your SEO analyst, not just a reporting shortcut. Define a small set of recurring questions you care about, like “where are we losing clicks despite high rankings” or “which pages drive branded vs non-branded traffic,” then have Claude generate reusable report templates for each stakeholder so you can spend review time on decisions instead of building charts.

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Tip of the Week

Pick one workflow where AI already exists and tighten the human layer around it. That might mean defining a strict asset naming system in HubSpot, rewriting one landing page to align with AI-first queries, or setting up a single Claude-powered SEO report that your team actually checks every week.

Do you still want to open with “Hey there, marketing mavericks. Manmeet here.” every week, or are you planning to rotate that opener occasionally?💡

Summary:

Here is the quick recap.

  • Marketing Automation: Use HubSpot’s AI workflows as a forcing function to clean up how you create, name, and store assets so the whole system scales without turning into chaos.📈

  • Content: Plan for AI-first search by publishing structured, in-depth resources that answer multi-part questions and are easy for agents to quote. 🤖

  • Social: Let Meta’s planner and bulk Reels tools support a small set of repeatable content formats instead of one-off posts.💡

  • PPC: Design a creative that can live inside an AI conversation and still feel genuinely useful, then back it up with landing pages that continue the dialogue. 👀

  • SEO: Use Claude Code plus GSC to standardise a handful of “always on” reports so your team can focus on spotting patterns, not formatting exports. 🌐

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