Here are the current digital marketing trends, trending topics, and AI news on November 18, 2025:
Social Media Trends and Content Ideas
- How Bad Did It Hurt? is trending on social media. Post a video with the text overlay “How bad did it hurt”, and show your own transformation moments, from business wins to personal growth.
- The ‘And Yes’ trend is a rising content idea on TikTok. Post a video with a text overlay like “And yes, I like making more money, closing more sales calls, and hanging out with loved ones”, sharing what you like and enjoy in life.
- When You Check… is a buzzing social media trend. Post a video with a text overlay like “When you check how your ad campaigns are performing”, sharing humorous reactions and commentary tailored to your industry.
- Quarter Zips are trending across social media. Create a video sharing your favorite quarter-zip styles, rating them and providing your audience with outfit inspiration and personal fashion picks.
- All I Want For Christmas is a popular TikTok trend. Post a video with a text overlay like “All I want for Christmas is better campaign ROAS”, sharing funny and relatable commentary.
Trending On Google Search + Amazon Bestsellers
- Netflix Stock is trending on Google, with over 20,000 searches in just 11 hours after the company’s 10-for-1 stock split took effect.
- Project Prometheus is a trending Google query, rising 100% in just 7 hours after it was announced that Jeff Bezos created a new AI startup with himself as CEO.
- Tom Cruise is a rising query, with over 20,000 searches in just 14 hours after it was reported that he received the Honorary Oscar at the 2025 Governors Awards.
- The President’s Club Mindset by Bob Kocis teaches the elite habits behind top-performing tech salespeople.
- The Founders by Jimmy Soni teaches how a scrappy startup survived chaos, built the blueprint for digital payments, and launched the network that would redefine the tech industry.
Tech News and AI Developments
- Levi Strauss & Co. announced a major partnership with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered superagent that streamlines operations and supports its global digital transformation.
- Salesforce announced new Agentforce Commerce capabilities that enable retailers to connect their product catalogs to AI channels, such as ChatGPT, while delivering personalized, agent-driven shopping experiences on their own platforms.
- Google introduced new AI-powered travel features in Search that help you build custom itineraries, find cheaper flights, and book reservations with agentic AI, making trip planning faster and easier.
- Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an executive role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a stealthy $6.2 billion AI startup targeting engineering and manufacturing breakthroughs across the physical economy.
- Berkshire Hathaway has taken a surprising multibillion-dollar position in Alphabet, marking Buffett’s biggest new tech move in years and signaling a major shift toward AI-driven companies.
Trending AI Tools
- MoonLake – a creation platform designed to let anyone build immersive, interactive worlds without needing 3D modeling skills, game engines, or coding experience.
- Meshy – a powerful 3D asset generation platform that allows creators and developers to build 3D models, textures, and animations from simple text prompts or images.
- KlingAI – a next-generation video creator developed by Chinese tech giant Kuaishou that lets users generate high-quality videos from text or images with professional motion and camera effects.
- PolyAI – lets businesses build conversational voice agents that handle customer service calls with human-level natural speech.
- PolyBuzz – a free platform where users can create and chat with millions of customizable AI character bots for role-play, storytelling, and interactive fun.
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