Exits and audit fallout adds to doubts about The Trade Desk's open-web pitch as walled gardens seize market share.
CSAM scanning halts as the ePrivacy Directive expires, complicating child safety as Greece and others eye youth social bans.
Amazon's 71.8% catalog share and 132.7 million ad-supported viewers make Prime Video hard to ignore.
61% of US retail business decision-makers use media mix modeling to measure incrementality, according to December 2025 data from Feedvisor.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the difficulty of defining a department store, what to keep or discard from the old model, and how success should be measured. Listen to the discussion with Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Principal Analyst Paul Briggs, and Analyst Rachel Wolff.
The path to purchase describes how consumers move from initial awareness to buying a product or service. In 2026, that journey looks nothing like the linear funnel marketers once relied on. Generative AI (genAI) tools, social commerce platforms, and compressed decision cycles are creating new routes to conversion that bypass traditional search-and-browse patterns. This FAQ examines what is driving these shifts and how marketers can adapt.
Premium and value lines lift growth despite global uncertainty.
Airlines bulk up lie-flat and luxury seating tiers, but a broader pullback clouds the hospitality outlook.
82% try new brands with simple policies, but denials risk churn and backlash.
This is a long-term play for Gen Alpha.
Banks should look ahead to long-term relationships.
It gives the bank broad exposure through multiple channels.
Sub-$3 deals and premium burgers target both price-sensitive and affluent customers.
Visa curbs and waning foreign interest in US jobs risk a wider talent gap and give Beijing and Bangalore an edge.
Google, Microsoft, and others will collaborate to find AI vulnerabilities in software, boosting safety across apps and ecosystems.
A new LLM powers its apps with shopping-led discovery but keeps brands dependent on Meta’s closed ecosystem.
Consumers are increasingly making decisions inside AI conversations, before traditional signals ever appear. That shift is creating a new visibility gap between brands that can access early intent and those that can’t.
Content marketing is at an inflection point. AI tools have made it faster and cheaper to produce content at scale, but the resulting flood of material creates challenges on marketers' highest-earning channels.
Even as the Iran war trims budgets, digital maintains an 84% share of total ad spending, with CTV poised to capture outsized gains.