Ads fund the backbone: Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft use over $160 billion in quarterly ads to help finance AI scale—and fortify their edge.
Expanded layoffs fund shift from department stores to digital and specialty retail.
It’s a cost-effective way to resonate with customers at the beginning of their banking journeys.
We explore recent examples of innovative partnerships that help institutions reach target customers faster.
Vertical UHNW wealth management is a growing theme.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss whether OpenAI making $100bn in advertising revenue by 2030 is fanciful or genuinely on the cards; whether a chatbot ad model is starting to take shape; and whether there’s a world in which chatbots remain largely or completely ad-free, with AI companies relying instead on subscription revenue. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Analyst Nate Elliott and Analyst Grace Harmon. Listen anywhere, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
Only 7% of consumers say visible AI-generated marketing content makes them trust a brand more, while 31% say it makes them trust the brand less, according to December 2025 data from Klaviyo and Datalily.
X rebuilds its ad core: A ground-up AI overhaul aims to fix targeting and ROI as revenues lag far behind pre-Musk levels.
Google considers Gemini ads: After ruling them out, Google eyes chatbot ads to offset AI costs and prove Gemini can rival ChatGPT for budgets.
AI-powered search is eroding organic traffic, generative tools are flooding content channels, and the emergence of GTM engineering is automating the path from first touch to closed deal. This FAQ examines what's changed, what the data shows, and how marketers should adapt.
Instagram cracks down on copycats: Meta limits reach for reposted photos and carousels, sidelining meme hubs and aggregators.
Reddit monetizes trust at scale: Q1 revenues rose 69% to $663 million, with ad revenues up 74% as authentic conversations drive performance.
"One of the biggest disconnects in our industry today is that commerce media has shoppers experience a certain single, continuous omnichannel journey," said Guthrie Collin, vice president of product at Roundel, during the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) recent Connected Commerce event. "But in our world, media, data, technology, measurement systems, we think of them, and they still operate in quite a fragmented way."
Local assortments and store upgrades seek to capture more wallet share.
Value menu, beverage push, and nostalgia plays seek to capture constrained consumers.
Thoughtful follow-ups from store associates strengthen customer retention and boost lifetime value.
Oil above $100 raises input costs, forcing brands to juggle pricing and share.
The systems measuring behavior record steady progression, but people don’t always move in straight lines. As customer activity becomes more fragmented, the gap between measured growth and reality is getting harder to ignore.
The bank’s refresh aims to position it less as a regional bank and more as a megabank competitor.