Tubi will get a big boost from a free Super Bowl broadcast: Fox is looking to grow its FAST service with free access to the big game.
Media layoffs surge: The Washington Post lost $100 million last year, while Vox and HuffPost cut staff as publishers face financial pressures.
Cracker Barrel led all US flowers, gifts, and greetings retailers with 5.8 million unique visitors in November 2024, according to Comscore.
Physical stores matter most for driving awareness. But online, social media platforms outrank multibrand retailers’ digital channels in driving product discovery, with the most pronounced impact among Gen Z shoppers.
As US users flee to RedNote, Duolingo reports a 216% jump in Mandarin learners, proving social media loyalty trumps language barriers.
Job cuts at Meta and Microsoft could strain remaining workers as companies shift focus to AI amid changing corporate and political dynamics.
High-quality visuals or graphics would be the highest factor for AI-generated ads to grab the attention of both millennials (45%) and Gen Zers (50%), according to an October survey from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Sonata Insights. While celebrity or influencer endorsements would be the least effective way to get millennials (12%) and Gen Zers (17%) to take note.
Google hesitated to dive into generative search until pushed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and a raft of smaller companies, such as Perplexity with their AI-powered search tools. That hesitation is gone.
This year, as the digital ad spend outpaces the time consumers are spending on the medium, media companies are leaning into revenue drivers like commerce media while also investing in content that builds community.
Retailers and tech giants are rushing to roll out AI-powered search.
Remittances represent a large share of global payments and will keep growing—although at a flat rate. Traditional money transfer organizations have to fight harder for a share of the prize as digital-only entrants have stepped up the competition.
TikTok Shop’s demise could benefit Amazon, Etsy, and Temu: All three retailers are poised to scoop up spending in the event of a TikTok ban.
Currys expands retail media network into stores: The electronics retailer is betting that its unique access to 80% of UK households and extensive network of digital screens will appeal to advertisers.
The economy is trending in a positive direction: US consumer prices rose in December by less than forecast. We expect the Fed will stick with a wait-and-see approach.
DoorDash aims to transform how brands connect with customers through two new partnerships intended to make ads more relevant and shopping more personalized.
FDA flexes its muscles: It banned Red No. 3 and proposed requiring manufacturers to put new labels on the front of food packages.
Amazon faces technical and factual challenges as it transforms Alexa into an advanced AI agent, delaying progress and risking its market relevance.
OpenAI and Axios partner up: The AI firm will fund four local newsrooms in exchange for access to the publisher’s material.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how the election influenced consumers' shopping habits, why returns spiked, and some way too early predictions for the 2025 holiday season. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Senior Analyst Zak Stambor and Analyst Rachel Wolff.
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