Despite being invite-only, Bluesky surpasses 1 million downloads: Rather than ads, its initial monetization plans involve selling custom domains to privacy-conscious users.
The program also includes automatic daily redemption, another highly valued cash-back feature
But the company wants to keep the in-demand returns capabilities, so it partnered with provider Loop
The licenses could help Twitter bring in as much as $1.8B by 2028
School’s out for summer: ChatGPT traffic drop could be attributed to students taking a hiatus from the service.
Will Threads run into the same problems as Twitter? Even before Musk, Twitter was struggling. But Meta has advantages that make Threads more stable.
Mastercard AI solution helps nine UK banks predict and prevent scams: With FedNow due any day, combating fraud in real-time payments has taken on a new urgency.
Student loan payment resumption could shock unprepared borrowers: But it’s an opportunity for financial institutions to do some proactive outreach and strengthen their customer relationships.
UK cosmetics brand Lush’s sales are falling: The company’s CEO says the brand’s popularity has been waning since Brexit.
Amazon’s European business is under pressure: The retailer’s iRobot acquisition is being investigated by the European Commission, while a strike in the UK could derail Prime Day sales.
US shoppers are mostly staying away from social commerce: Just 14% have made a purchase via social media.
Some 57% of US consumers started their online shopping searches on Amazon as of Q2 2023, according to Jungle Scout. That’s more than those who started on a search engine (42%), the Walmart website (39%), or TikTok (17%).
Gen Z shoppers diverge from the general population in terms of where they find and buy products, consumers are still into influencer-driven ads, and live shopping hasn’t taken off yet. Here are five charts to help elevate your social commerce strategy.
With $9.15 billion in US ad spending going to OOH advertising this year (up 7% from last year) and an increasing portion of that spending going to digital (31.4% this year, rising to 40.4% by 2027), per our forecast, advertisers should be innovating on this somewhat traditional format. Here are three unique OOH ad activations.
Influencer brands like Prime and Feastables are thriving: Consumers are willing to pay a premium for brands by creators like MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of the mixed signals surrounding the US ad market, how much the space will grow in 2023, what's driving it, and what's holding it back. "In Other News," we talk about whether Universal Pictures’ premium video-on-demand success has reshaped the movie distribution model and what we spend our time watching on our TVs. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Paul Verna.
Virtual travel industry is redefining adventure: New VR applications in travel, shopping, real estate, reverse engineering, and theater are creating marketing opportunities despite technical limitations.
Not music to Apple and Spotify’s ears: TikTok Music launches in Brazil and Indonesia; is the US next?
“Click-to-cancel” may not be so simple: The FTC’s proposal requiring companies to provide easy cancellation methods is getting pushback.
ChatGPT loses users for the first time since viral release: The cause of the decline is multifaceted. There are pros and cons to diminished generative AI excitement.