In today’s podcast episode, we discuss why we think Meta will surpass Google to become the world’s leading digital advertising business this year, whether Google can wrestle back control in the following years, and how close Amazon is to getting a shot at the title. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Forecasting Analysts Zach Goldner and Drew Spink. Listen anywhere, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
Retail media meets YouTube ads: Google pipes retailer purchase data into Demand Gen, closing the loop from view to sale. Read online
Alphabet turns rivals into cloud customers: Anthropic runs on Google hardware, reinforcing the infrastructure behind Search and ad dollars.
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David’s Bridal shoppers can now make purchases within ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, another signal that retail at large is headed on an AI-enabled path.
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New agreements give the digital euro clearance for tap to pay and app-based P2P transactions.
Retail layoffs plunge YoY, though weakening demand could reverse trend.
The two generations are redefining financial responsibility, and banks must keep up.
Insurers can’t depend on AI companies’ guardrails.
Anticipating life events drives strong, trusting customer relationships.
The insurtech's new workflow can absorb more volume without adding headcount.
It’s a common approach in health insurance, rare in P&C, that shows where pet insurance is heading.
Banks whose employees aren’t up-to-speed risk falling even further behind.
The bank aims to keep the same services and appeal to the same clients—without its better-known brand name.