TikTok builds its creator offerings while revenues thrive: While ByteDance is seeing notable growth, the tide could turn with an impending US ban.
Marketing hiring surge may be short lived: Listings increased 9.1% in Q1, but economic volatility raises questions about the industry’s resilience.
Tariffs threaten innovation’s pace: Prolonged trade wars could hike smartphone prices and delay new tech rollouts, making midrange devices a safer, more strategic choice for buyers and brands. Read online
Reward-based video ads are increasingly effective at reaching younger consumers, particularly those who play games.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss some of the moves commerce media players have made this year to stand out from the pack, why advertisers are investing in more or fewer media networks, and the main challenges for advertisers when it comes to working with media networks. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Arielle Feger, and Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
Canva is courting enterprise users with intuitive AI tools and team-friendly pricing, pressuring Adobe’s expensive, credit-based model and grip on creative pros.
The in-sourcing wave puts financial pressure on consultants and risks stretching government teams thin.
30% of chief financial officers worldwide anticipate passing 91% to 100% of tariffs along to their customers, while nearly as many (29%) anticipate passing on less than 10%, according to March 2025 data from Gartner.
Markets rally, but marketers hold their applause: Trump’s tariff pause could still keep ad execs on edge, given market volatility and long-term planning risks.
Customers feel that banks support them and their communities.
Despite brands scaling back DEI, commitment pays off: A new study shows demographics like Gen Z are cutting ties with brands that reverse their DEI efforts.
HubSpot’s 2025 Spotlight proves that the pressure for AI adoption is on: The event highlighted over 200 features to show how HubSpot’s AI is setting the pace.
With content quickly buried and inactive users penalized, the platform is reworking search to give creators a longer runway and more consistent reach.
Facing a steep 145% Chinese import duty, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Nintendo are pulling back, risking supply gaps to dodge consumer backlash
Firms are pulling resources from core roles to fuel AI growth, but without ROI, they’re hollowing out the workforce they still need.
While banks aren’t directly paying tariffs, they face a combination of other threats.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what consumer confidence actually means, which specific economic indicators most significantly impact it, and what all this says about the overall health of retail right now. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, Senior Analyst Zak Stambor, and Research Associate Professor and Director of the Surveys of Consumers at the University of Michigan Joanne Hsu.