Advertising & Marketing

ChatGPT shows the power of AI to disrupt marketing: Its capabilities can be used for good and bad effects

Marketing and advertising has room for improvement on diversity: A study shows progress in female and non-white worker representation, but concerns remain.

2023 will be a big year for content moderation: Major social media platforms will need to improve on this front next year, or face consequences.

Netflix’s ad-supported tier sputters out of the gate: The plan fails to attract new users and inspires others to downgrade—but it’s early days.

Is Apple the next advertising titan? Apple committed to developing its ad business in 2022, but it faces stiff opposition from other Big Tech giants.

Companies outsource CX work amid labor crunch: Consultancies and agencies can help build customer-centric cultures and increase revenue and productivity.

Fortnite doesn’t get a pass anymore: The popular game and metaverse platform will pay half a billion in fines and refunds for violating privacy and child consent laws.

Before the pandemic, Roku, Hulu, and YouTube made up about half (45.9%) of the US connected TV (CTV) ad market. That market has expanded significantly. Despite solid US CTV ad revenue growth across all three companies, their combined share will account for around one-third of the $26.92 billion that will go to CTV in 2023.

As 2022 comes to an end, this is the data you need to kickstart 2023 for your business.

Displaced visa workers could diminish the tech industry’s brain trust: Job opportunities for migrant tech workers opening up outside the US could leave a shortage of talent in the sector.

The long goodbye for TV advertising: The longtime de facto ad channel kicked off a slow death that will take years to complete as digital channels claim the throne.

Retail and streaming platforms poised to gain digital ad revenue in 2023: Spotify and other newer players in advertising will see faster growth than Meta and Google.

No easy resolution for Rackspace data breach: Customers still don’t have access to their email archives, and a federal investigation and a class-action lawsuit could bankrupt the cloud provider.

US lawmakers put more pressure on advertising and social media: Senators propose a ban on tracking users under 17 and call for legislation before the current session ends.

Google has a message for advertisers anxious about cookie phaseout: Act now. The search giant laid out its proposed privacy solutions and urged advertisers to adopt new practices.

European Commission probes Broadcom’s VMware acquisition: Investigations could derail consolidation and spur the UK’s CMA and the US' FTC to undertake their own antitrust queries, possibly delaying the merger.

ChatGPT is more than just hype: While it’s not yet smart enough to replace Google, it has immediate applicability to a number of roles and disciplines.

Consumers want pro-LGBTQ+ ads but find them inauthentic: Brands have to extend their support beyond Pride Month to satisfy skeptical consumers.