Advertising & Marketing

Brands launch campaigns for Mental Health Awareness Month: From Kenneth Cole to Calm, brands are recognizing the value of mental health messaging.

As on-device AI fizzles, bold hardware is back—Samsung’s sleek, hinge-forward design aims to reset smartphone expectations and premium pricing logic.

After last quarter’s rare miss, The Trade Desk delivers: Strong earnings and UID2 adoption signal confidence for 2025 and beyond.

As Vision Pro stumbles, Apple is plotting a comeback with AI-ready, fashion-forward glasses—powered by custom chips and its unbeatable dev ecosystem.

As retail spending slows down, consumers are increasingly using the same feeds that fuel impulse shopping to bond over the collective desire to curb their spending. This makes an influencer strategy embedded in value and relatability crucial.

As AI search gains traction, Apple hints it won’t stay Google’s passive partner—potentially redrawing the future of search, ads, and browser dominance.

With Google’s platform and broader affordability, Samsung’s headset might finally deliver on spatial media’s promise—and give marketers a new playground.

Despite small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) accounting for 44% of US GDP according to the US Small Business Administration, many marketers aren't allocating sufficient resources to reach this powerful segment.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how tariffs will impact private labels, if private label still a synonym for “affordable”, and some unofficial awards for the 5 most interesting private label players. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analyst Sky Canaves and Analyst Arielle Feger.

WPP could rebrand GroupM as WPP Media: The change may benefit WPP, but rebranding alone won’t solve all of its problems.

VSCO’s new AI moodboard blends image editing and teamwork—positioning it as an unexpected contender in marketing workflows without triggering AI fatigue.

A growing majority worry AI will distort news, cut jobs, and mislead audiences—pressuring media brands to prioritize transparency and human oversight in AI use.

Insights from IAB NewFronts: Streaming and AI innovation are transforming marketing—but in a period of rapid change and economic unrest, adaptation is key.

Google’s AI Max product promises one-click boost to ad performance: AI integration will allow for advanced query matching, but a Chrome sell-off looms large.

Shein and Temu pull back US digital ad spending, shift to Europe: The change shows how geopolitical tensions trickle down to business operations.

Marketers are cutting branding spend in favor of performance media: Search and retail win as caution dominates strategy.

The DOJ’s proposal to unwind Google’s ad stack could reshape digital advertising—potentially leveling the playing field for advertisers and giving publishers more leverage

Discord’s platform is built for participation, not passive content: Brands face high standards—and high rewards if they succeed.

DOJ continues the push to dismantle Google: The search giant will need to battle regulators to defend its dominance, while advertisers should prepare for fragmentation.