Spotify’s first US price hike is here: The company announced an increase for its premium subscription after a mixed earnings report.
US connected TV (CTV) ad spend will grow 63% between this year and 2027, for a total of $40.90 billion, according to our forecast.
Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter jeopardizes established brand equity while forging a fresh identity for potential everything-app ambitions. Is this the final straw for users and advertisers?
AI can reduce breach lifecycles and costs, so why aren’t more businesses using it?
Amazon’s ‘dystopian’ return-to-hub policy: Employees will have to commute to jobs in designated major cities or voluntarily resign. Coming resignations could trigger a talent acquisition shift benefiting startups.
On today's episode, we talk about the top three banking trends for the second half of the year that are identified in Insider Intelligence's latest report, Banking Trends to Watch for H2 2023. We discuss in detail banks' renewed focus on customer acquisition, how mergers and acquisitions have returned to the space, and in what ways banks have begun rolling out generative AI tools. Join the discussion with host Rob Rubin and our analysts Eleni Digalaki and David Morris.
Will Big Tech’s earnings live up to AI hype? Enterprise AI investment expectations are high but could tumble as the economy declines.
On today's episode, we discuss whether the summer travel boom will last, how the economic climate is influencing how people think about vacations, and the changes in how people choose where they go on vacation. "In Other News," we discuss whether folks want gamified shopping experiences and how brands should—and shouldn't—text you. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Zach Goldner and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.
Despite rising delinquencies, rates are hovering around pre-pandemic levels
The card network risks damaging consumer and merchant trust
The digital yuan reached $250B in transactions in 18 months, a fraction of broader retail volume despite a tranche of adoption incentives
The end of third-party cookies is nigh: Despite advertisers’ hopes for another delay, Google is beginning its pivot to the Privacy Sandbox.
Reddit’s conflict with users rages on: The company took control of a popular subreddit after its moderators locked shop and directed users to competing platforms.
Major US regional banks recover from March scare: Deposits stabilized, but Q2 profits fell short of estimates as rising interest expenses held down earnings. And everyone’s bracing for losses in commercial real estate.
Consumers ask apps first—but human empathy is irreplaceable: Though their trust in financial apps keeps growing, consumers say that for complex tasks, the human touch remains vital.
Early adopters dip a toe into Twitter rival Threads: Meta has some compliance functionality to address before highly regulated financial services firms adopt its new text-based conversational app.
Walmart was the biggest US retailer by US sales in 2022 with nearly $500 billion in sales, more than double the size of runner-up Amazon, according to the National Retail Federation.
Student loan payments could take a $100-billion bite out of retail sales this year: While consumers across generations will feel the pinch, older consumers face the biggest hit to their spending power.
In a hurting ad market, where consumers are hesitant to spend unnecessarily, marketers need to make sure their ad spend goes as far as possible. All members of the marketing team need to be capable of thinking like performance marketers, with the ability to analyze metrics in order to select the best channels and ad frequencies. Here are five charts to help your team do just that.
Nike and Hoka battle it out over young consumers and runners; Shein and Temu are caught up in controversies and litigation; and DoorDash and Instacart take different approaches to the same problem.