Half of brand and agency marketers worldwide say their top Amazon retail media priority is improving ROI and efficiency of existing spend, according to November 2025 data from Skai and Stratably.
Brands treat codes as add-ons, not revenue assets, despite demand for info and consent-based data.
Platform AI improves ad buying, but brands pay more for the same clicks as auction competition heats up.
68% of small-business owners in select countries say social media posting and paid ads will drive the most value for their business in 2026, more than any other channel, according to a January survey from Constant Contact.
Retailers have prioritized convenience while underestimating in-store behavior, said Placer.ai CMO Ethan Chernofsky at EMARKETER’s Commerce Media Summit.
Physical stores represent retail media's largest untapped growth opportunity, but the industry's ecommerce-first infrastructure is preventing that potential from being realized. "Retail media in the US was never built for physical stores," said our analyst Sarah Marzano at EMARKETER's Commerce Media Trends Summit. "The system we built was designed around ecommerce native signals, ecommerce native formats, and ecommerce native measurement."
Overall apparel spending is expected to grow, but plus-size chains feel near-term pain.
Experience-led stores help retail keep pace with ecommerce through 2029.
Its $1.1 billion acquisition targets protein-hungry, wellness-driven shoppers.
Relief payments help retain Dashers, but higher costs could still ripple to diners.
Banks have a roadmap for pre- to post-college life-stage banking products and services.
Full-service banking has become table stakes for financial institutions to offer advisory services.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss why Americans are turning to social media for health advice, the kinds of help they are seeking, and how the information they receive compares with what they hear from their offline physicians. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Analysts Rajiv Leventhal and Beth Snyder Bulik. Listen everywhere, or watch on YouTube and Spotify.
OpenAI brings ads to all US free users, but manual buys, thin metrics, and $200K tests cloud ROI.
AI-driven title rewrites dilute differentiation and force marketers to rethink reliance on search traffic.
Marketers are following audiences to streaming, yet linear remains vital for scale and outcomes.
A new TikTok and Tubi partnership moves TikTok talent to FAST, giving brands new IP plays in ad-supported CTV.
One in 3 buy now, pay later (BNPL) users who rely on the product for monthly expenses and essentials say they sometimes don't know when their next payment is due, according to a December survey from PYMNTS Intelligence.