Ahead of this year’s highly competitive holiday season, retailers like Dollar General, Neiman Marcus, and Amazon are releasing print versions of their holiday catalogs, focusing on curation, inspiration, and showcasing the best deals.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer two starkly different perspectives on how best to manage the US economy and what changes are needed to put the country on the right path.
Marketers believe MMM is the best type of measurement for identifying drivers of business outcomes, according to a July 2024 survey EMARKETER conducted with Snap.
With new tools, humans get better insights into animal welfare and plant health, paving the way for more humane and efficient care.
Google’s accelerated AI investments keep it ahead in tech, even as rivals and regulators close in.
Return to office comes for the ad industry: Publicis laid off hundreds of employees who didn’t comply with RTO. How is the rest of the Big Four approaching it?
US consumer spending rose 3.7% in Q3: Several indicators suggest the US economy is on sound footing as inflation wanes and consumer sentiment ticks up.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss a special edition of the unofficial list of the retailers who have made a comeback (from the dead). This month, our analysts Arielle Feger, Becky Schilling, and Sara Lebow (aka The Committee) put together a very unofficial list of the top eight retailers who have most impressively come back from the brink, and how they did it. In this month's episode, Committee members Senior Analyst Sara Lebow and Senior Director of Content Becky Schilling will defend their list against Senior Analyst Sky Canaves and Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano, who will dispute the power rankings by attempting to move retailers up, down, on, or off the list.
Kraft Heinz expects US consumers’ trade-down behaviors to linger into 2025: The CPG company hopes to offset private labels’ rise with pop-culture partnerships, new products, and increased distribution in dollar and club stores.
Prestige fragrance sales soar as Gen Zers embrace scent wardrobes: That trend helped Spanish beauty company Puig deliver double-digit growth in its perfume division in Q3.
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him: One can look to his former employer, Chipotle, to see how he can sharpen the coffee chain’s focus.
The vertical’s spending on digital advertising will surge 12.5% this year, driven by a 14.2% spike in pharma, per our estimates.
OpenAI’s Whisper often hallucinates harmful content, challenging its suitability for healthcare applications where accuracy is critical to patient safety.
The US ad industry is at a crossroads. Which path it takes will depend heavily on which candidate is elected.
The definition of open-source AI now requires transparent training data, giving Meta incentive to clarify what information it feeds Llama.
US travel media network (TMN) ad spend will reach $2.13 billion this year and increase to $2.96 billion in 2026, per our September 2024 forecast.
A number of retailers and brands have eliminated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs this year. These changes may not present a PR issue for many brands, said Dr. Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Social commerce has a trust problem: TikTok and other platforms are trying to become shopping hubs, but consumer sentiment remains low.
Gen Z is looking for “besties,” said speakers at ZCON, a conference featuring Gen Z speakers, creators, marketers, and business leaders. Speakers and attendees emphasized connections, personal branding on social media, platforms for networking, and more. Here are four takeaways from the event.
When formulating Gen Z outreach plans, financial institutions may overlook these three tactics.