Time spent with digital media is still climbing, but mainly in tandem with declining traditional media
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how Amazon has made themselves even more essential to customers, why “they can’t make physical stores work”, and how its advertising business is getting on. Tune in to the episode with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Rachel Wolff, and Senior Director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
Prada nears €1.5 billion deal to acquire Versace: The move would give the luxury company broader appeal as spending cools.
It promises emotional intelligence and creative capabilities, with a hefty price tag and limited availability. Integrating its best features into GPT-5 could conserve GPUs.
Its partnership with Perplexity aims to create an action-oriented AI smartphone, but market competition and questionable demand makes this a risky venture.
Honor will invest $10 billion to shift from smartphones to AI devices, betting on agentic AI and industry partnerships to compete with Apple, Google, and Samsung.
What Gen Z wants from pharma: We present the data on how Gen Z feels about pharma communications and explore how marketers can more effectively reach younger consumers.
Healthcare stakeholders push Congress to make Medicare coverage of telehealth permanent: It’s set to expire at the end of March. We explore what’s at stake for seniors, many of whom are used to getting care remotely.
This week, small businesses express concerns about President Trump’s policies, private label brands gain traction, and Gen Z embraces AI for shopping. Meanwhile, TikTok music influences purchases, and excessive advertising drives cart abandonment.
Learn what Chase and other digital competitors have done to outrank traditional banks.
Chinese retailers continue to see the US as an expansion opportunity: But they face higher barriers to entry, including the need for a fully diversified supply chain.
Over half of Gen Zers discover products primarily on TikTok and Instagram: Google’s relevance is fading as social search takes over.
Neiman Marcus is the latest department store to shutter a prominent flagship location: The closure highlights legacy retailers’ struggles to adapt to the shifting retail environment.
They have higher customer satisfaction rates, adding to the competitive pressures
The company will lean on AI and stablecoins to maintain its momentum
Sponsored content from influencers can help the payments network as it tries to build brand awareness among younger consumers
Nextdoor bets on AI-driven content to fuel long-term growth: The platform’s NEXT initiative will transform past user discussions into monetizable recommendations, prioritizing engagement over short-term ad revenues.
Old is the new new: Across food and fashion retail, brands lean on nostalgic goods and practices to win over shoppers as inflation worries rise.