Amazon is the latest company to copy TikTok: The retailer is adding a continuous, shoppable feed to its app to enhance product discovery and grow sales.
Lululemon is in a great position this holiday season: The retailer reported record Black Friday sales and strong Q3 growth as it continues to dominate the athleisure category.
Instagram’s new transparency tool is a win-win: Both the platform and influential users stand to benefit from more clarity around shadow bans.
Meta is struggling after hemorrhaging money on its metaverse ambitions and as Instagram faces serious competition from TikTok. Meanwhile, TikTok recently reduced its global revenue goals for the year and could be facing some regulatory and legal hurdles ahead. And don’t even get us started on Twitter.
Commerce isn’t driving revenues for social media platforms the way the platforms once hoped. That’s what our analyst Jasmine Enberg predicted during the keynote session of our “Attention! Trends and Predictions for 2023” event.
We believe Netflix remains the most watched service in the world, but it is not alone at the peak.
On today's episode, we discuss why visits to the doctor don't feel more digital, the significance of seeking medical advice from social media, and whether price transparency in the US healthcare system could change sometime soon. "In Other News," we talk about paying for certain messages between patients and providers and whether the "food as medicine" trend will catch on. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.
Shein may soon directly compete with Alibaba and Amazon: The fast-growing fashion retailer is reportedly exploring evolving into an online marketplace that enables other merchants to sell on its platform.
Waze is the latest victim of Big Tech’s austerity: Google Maps and Waze are too similar to be separate, so Google is integrating them. This could mean dominating the mapping app segment at the cost of consumer choice.
B2B marketers seek the best bang for the buck: Professionals plan to spend more on technology but will focus on tools that can deliver tangible impacts on marketing goals.
FTC’s biggest antitrust test: Successfully blocking Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard could define Lina Khan’s tenure in the FTC. A legal skirmish with Big Tech will be long and expensive.
James Gunn will need all his Marvel know-how and a little luck to save DC’s cinematic fortunes: Billions are at stake for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Time spent with cable and broadcast TV is decreasing, a trend that’s been particularly pronounced over the past year. Streaming accounted for 36.9% of US time spent with TV as of September 2022, up from 27.7% in the same month in 2021, according to Nielsen. Streaming stole share from all other TV categories.
The retailer’s reported plans to launch its own BNPL product through its fintech, ONE, could help boost customer spending.
Is ChatGPT coming for Alphabet’s bottom line? OpenAI’s publicly available AI chatbot is fascinating internet users, prompting warnings about Google’s future revenue. But there are barriers to the disruption taking effect.
They’re saving in accounts at bigger banks and avoiding other high-yield options. It’s not clear if that’s brand loyalty or inertia.
FIs can avoid operation-ending consequences and reduce post-violation regulatory monitoring.
Proposals would give mortgage clients options like cheaper fixed rates and lower monthly payments.