With no plan B after Amazon’s exit, the Roomba maker is downsizing, scrambling, and hoping new products can save what’s left.
A $750 billion drop in market value reveals investor unease, with tariffs and recession worries putting pressure on consumer spending, marketing budgets, and tech margins.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what malls are doing well (and why), the reasons folks have been skipping the mall, and why IKEA and Walmart bought one each. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Analysts Emmy Liederman and Rachel Wolff.
Women’s sports advertising is thriving: TV viewership is up 140%, ad spend has doubled, and in-game ads drive 40% more engagement than primetime TV.
AI voice tech reshapes content marketing: ElevenLabs is helping brands scale multilingual campaigns and allowing creators to monetize their voices—but trust and authenticity remain concerns.
Scopely’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Niantic’s games division strengthens its position in mobile gaming. Pokémon Go’s live-service model opens new revenue streams through in-game advertising, branded integrations, and sponsorships.
Read AI’s Search Copilot unifies workplace chaos with AI: By pulling data from chats, CRMs, and cloud tools, this cross-platform search engine offers instant setup and an agnostic edge over Big Tech solutions.
Google offers carbon footprint reports for its ad services: The move emphasizes the need for advertisers to value the environmental impact of campaigns.
: Its low-stakes investment strategy lets it back Claude’s standout coding abilities while sidestepping antitrust heat.
Bridging the retail media measurement gap: Night Market’s AI-powered platform draws interest as brands seek clearer metrics.
AI is moving from insight to execution: OpenAI’s Kevin Weil outlines how AI will evolve beyond answering questions to autonomously completing tasks across industries.
70% of consumers worldwide have switched brands because they enjoy experimenting, according to a January 2025 Capgemini report.
The president’s organization has accused Capital One of debanking based on ‘wokeness.’
YouTube to auto-send “yellow icon” videos for manual review: The change aims to improve overall ad suitability.
Disney’s “content everywhere” strategy, broken down: The company is working to maintain advertising dominance by capitalizing on live events.
With billions invested and a team of pros, Visa’s strategy is stopping fraud at scale—just as consumer losses hit record highs.
Proprietary MMM solutions are those that are offered and controlled by a specific vendor, like an analytics firm, measurement provider, or adtech company.
“Mickey 17” is a swing and a miss: The big budget film failed to impress at the box office—and marketing might explain why.