Layoffs may be on the horizon for McDonald’s: The company is restructuring its organization to cut waste and innovate faster.
Luxury brands look to China and the Middle East to sustain rapid growth: Despite economic uncertainty, global demand for luxury goods remains strong.
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint to get juiced by generative AI: The tech giant is hatching more commercial uses for ChatGPT, putting itself at odds with a growing backlash against the controversial tech.
Musk faces a hard decision—Tesla or Twitter: A major Tesla shareholder isn’t happy with Elon Musk’s Twitter distractions. With many consumers sharing a similar sentiment, Musk might want to rethink his priorities.
The expected record-high rates will raise demand for budgeting tools, rewards focused on everyday spending, and BNPL.
Farmers in rural areas and emerging countries are often financially underserved. That’s where fintechs can make their next move.
Although pandemic assistance seems to have been beneficial, some minority groups still struggled.
Adoption is accelerating amid the cost-of-living crisis. But it’s more likely that BaaS will become just an additional revenue stream for traditional banks.
IRI woos shopper marketers: Its new platform should give advertisers greater visibility into retailer and SKU-level results.
It took more than a decade for search and social to gain wide market traction, but the timeframe is shortening. Marketers who are slow to embrace emerging platforms will find themselves left behind even faster than before.
Pinterest’s LiveRamp partnership jumps on the clean room bandwagon: With social players like Meta and LinkedIn embracing privacy-enhancing solutions, Pinterest can’t afford not to.
The way people watch TV is changing. So are the ways brands advertise on TV. Connected TV has seen “monumental progress in just a handful of years,” said our analyst Ross Benes. But that’s not the full story. Here are key TV behaviors and ad trends to watch in the new year.
On today’s episode, we discuss what a looming Netflix and TikTok rivalry might look like, the potential consequences of monetizing influencer marketing on the social landscape, how the rise of retail media will affect social platforms, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jasmine Enberg and Debra Aho Williamson.
On this first episode of the year, we explore the key banking and payment trends of 2023. We discuss trends and predictions, crunch important numbers you need to know, and have a conversation about how the different players in banking will capitalize, adapt, or get left behind. Join the conversation with host Rob Rubin, our principal analyst Tiffani Montez, and vice president of content Dan Van Dyke.
Consumers pull back on discretionary spending: While that’s an ominous sign for retailers such as Macy’s and lululemon, there are still some glimmers of hope on the horizon.
The top priority among US mobile banking users is knowing that their information is safe, according to our latest benchmark study of this banking channel. More than half (56%) said being notified of a Social Security number breach was “extremely valuable” to them, while 51% said the same of alerts for unusual account activity.
CES delves into the creator economy: Sessions included topics such as data accessibility and influence of AI, underscoring the rising power of the booming creative class.