Agentic AI hits geopolitical blockade: China halts Meta’s $2 billion Manus buy, which could prevent marketers from accessing low-cost agentic tools.
Retail media meets YouTube ads: Google pipes retailer purchase data into Demand Gen, closing the loop from view to sale. Read online
Alphabet turns rivals into cloud customers: Anthropic runs on Google hardware, reinforcing the infrastructure behind Search and ad dollars.
More than half of retailers worldwide (53%) say consumers are increasingly price-sensitive, making it the top external challenge they face in-store, according to December 2025 data from Retail Systems Research.
David’s Bridal shoppers can now make purchases within ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, another signal that retail at large is headed on an AI-enabled path.
The Container Store + Bed Bath & Beyond mashup strategy may muddy positioning, not fix it.
Anticipating life events drives strong, trusting customer relationships.
The bank aims to keep the same services and appeal to the same clients—without its better-known brand name.
Meta rolls out AI business assistant to all advertisers: Its automation push could give advertisers better results, but threatens the traditional agency model.
Ad repetition drives viewers away: Chasing impressions without variation irritates audiences, turning visibility into ad overload.
Nearly 4 in 5 marketers worldwide (78%) say they need more personalized content than they're able to produce, making content capacity the top personalization challenge, according to a November 2025 survey from Salesforce.
Publicis builds a social command center: Its Fabric Social acquisition folds PR, influencer, and creative into one engine built for platform speed.
As discovery, validation, and purchase increasingly happen in the same moment on the same screen, global consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands are confronting fundamental questions about organizational structure, measurement, and retail readiness.
How can marketers take advantage of second-screen viewing during live sports events like the upcoming FIFA World Cup?
Share shifts to Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and online as shoppers chase price and curation.
Its new personal shopping service is intended to counter AI shopping with creator-led advice.
1-hour option fuels ecommerce ambitions as shoppers pay for speed.
A new Openbank survey shows customers appreciate accounts and recommend them to friends.
YouTube opens deepfake detection tool to all: The offering ups the stakes for rival platforms to make rapid takedowns table stakes.