GenAI can help B2B marketers rapidly generate first drafts for all content types (e.g., blogs, white papers, social media posts).
For October’s Unofficial Most Interesting Retailers list, we’re looking at eight retailers hoping to escape the ghastly realm of spooky deserted shopping centers and zombie malls. Gap, Amazon Fresh, and Victoria’s Secret lead our trick-or-treat bag of comeback brands.
Grocers experiment with new formats and products to target Asian, Hispanic consumers: Kroger, Walmart, and Save A Lot are among the retailers looking to attract a more diverse audience.
Healthcare and pharma ad spending will eclipse $30B this year: Even as advertisers spend more on digital channels, traditional media will remain a big focus for healthcare and pharma due to the older demographics they target.
Hispanic consumers seek health information from non-traditional channels: This is due to a lack of trusted health resources for this community. Healthcare and pharma marketers need to craft culturally relevant content.
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster GLP-1 sales fell short of expectations in Q3: The pharma giant blames wholesalers for not buying more drugs. We think the rise of compounded GLP-1s is also a factor.
Comcast Q3 performance fueled by streaming and live sports: Olympics and Peacock growth attract high-value audiences for advertisers.
Amazon grows ad revenues by 19% in Q3: Sports, shoppable ads, and live news bolster its appeal to advertisers.
Apple feels the pain of Apple TV+ struggles: Its Q4 revenues missed the mark in some divisions including Services, which includes advertising.
Election spending caused CPMs to surge: Faced with high costs and a noisy environment, brands experimented with new channels.
Nielsen’s dominance begins to crack: A survey shows advertisers gaining confidence in the measurement firm’s biggest competitors.
Mango replaces some human models with genAI: The retailer is bullish on the technology’s ability to speed up content creation and reduce costs, despite some skepticism from consumers
Revenue from services contributed over a quarter of its Q4 revenue, offsetting slower iPhone sales and delayed AI rollouts.
Its record infrastructure spending shows a commitment to AI’s “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity.
US real-time payment transaction volume will nearly quadruple between 2023 and 2028, according to GlobalData and ACI Worldwide.
As more consumers use voice assistants for shopping, brands should make sure their products are shoppable via voice, either on websites like Amazon or on their own sites.
Meta’s strong earnings have one dark spot: Slow user growth made investors flinch as competition for consumer attention peaks.
Even so, it’s laying off workers as it dives into value-added services and non-card payments
Understanding these moments gives banks a chance to forge emotional connections.