Amazon wants AI to track merchants’ businesses and automate routine work.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss where discovery in beauty is happening, how TikTok is changing the path to purchase, and why every retailer might now need a beauty strategy. Tune in for a conversation featuring Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, and Principal Analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Lamb.
51% of US digital food and beverage buyers bought groceries from Amazon in the past 30 days, according to a May survey from Bizrate Insights and EMARKETER.
Product updates can meet new needs, but brands still need clear marketing and compelling prices to convert shoppers.
Its Next strategy prioritizes food quality, customer service, and personalization to give diners more reasons to return.
Sustainability helps, but it works best when paired with value, style, and quality.
Retailers risk losing product discovery control, making better search a priority.
Transaction data can lure advertisers, and reach beyond Citi’s app will help unlock more ad spend.
As chatbots influence purchases, brands should make authentic customer feedback central to GEO efforts.
56% of US GLP-1 users who are trading up to premium food and beverages say it's because they eat less overall, so they can afford higher-quality food, according to a November survey from The New Consumer and Coefficient Capital.
Journey Home moves Alliant earlier in the customer journey to win future borrowers.
More space can ease crowding, while better food and drinks make premium card perks more valuable.
The retailer is meeting shoppers where discovery happens, pairing social commerce with creator content ahead of the holidays.
Multiple financing options can serve sports fans across incomes and credit profiles.
Predictive targeting can uncover sales opportunities, but marketers should account for imperfect AI predictions
Enclosed mail can convey credibility, but the mail still needs easy digital next steps.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss why some of the biggest names in AI are now calling for a slowdown in development, what we would gain and lose if the pace of AI progress decelerated, and whether these doomsday concerns are about a distant existential risk or consequences that are already showing up in everyday work and life. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Analyst Jacob Bourne and Senior Analyst Asa Hiken. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
A ski trip planning session turned into a case study in how fast AI-driven discovery has taken hold, our chief content officer Vladimir Hanzlik told the audience at EMARKETER’s Future of Digital summit. Sitting around the table with friends and family, phones out on Gemini, his group booked resorts, hotels, and ski schools in a matter of hours. "What really struck me is that if you didn't turn up in those LLM recommendations, if you didn't show up in Claude or Gemini, there'll be literally zero chance that we will pick you," Hanzlik said, opening a conversation with VML's chief discoverability officer Heather Physioc on whether brands understand just how close that future already is.
US retail sales will surpass $1.4 trillion this holiday season, growing 4% over last year, per EMARKETER. That growth arrives under pressure: tariff refunds that major players like Walmart ($2.7 billion) are using to slash prices, rising consumer costs for gas and travel, and the unpredictable impact of AI on shopping behavior.
Commerce media has ambitions beyond the bottom of the funnel. But expanding into CTV, social, and the open web does not automatically make it a full-funnel channel. That was one of the central discussion topics at EMARKETER’s Future of Digital summit last week. Commerce signals can help advertisers understand and reach consumers well before they are ready to buy. But brands already have direct relationships with search engines, social platforms, video providers, and publishers. Commerce media networks need to prove what they add to those investments, particularly as they ask advertisers to accept more cost and complexity.