54% of US marketers plan to fully implement their generative engine optimization (GEO) strategy within three to six months, according to September 2025 data from Scribewise.
“The way retail media has historically been built has been about setting up an advertising business on a retailer’s owned and operated digital channels,” said our analyst Sarah Marzano on an episode of The CPG Guys.
Proposed levies on key allies will lead to higher prices and deepen uncertainty for retailers.
TikTok-led campaigns fell 48% YoY as brands pivoted from platform risk toward flexible, reusable user-generated content.
Our analysts (or “bakers”) compete in a Great British Bake Off–style episode, discussing why Dr. Google will give way to Dr. ChatGPT in 2026 and how Americans will increasingly use AI for mental health therapy and support this year. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Analysts Rajiv Leventhal and Beth Snyder Bulik. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
The riff on Apple’s Mac versus PC campaign lightens the pharma tone while also leaning more into disclosures.
Trump’s tariff era hits retail unevenly as higher-income shoppers continue spending, but lower-income households feel the squeeze.
71% of US marketers say establishing ethical and privacy standards should be the top priority when preparing for a future where consumers delegate tasks to AI agents, according to an October 2025 survey from the Association of National Advertisers and The Harris Poll.
Newsletters are becoming creator power centers; onfluencers owning their audiences is reshaping how they monetize—and how brands leverage those audiences.
Years of litigation over allegedly misleading marketing nears a close, but reputational damage could linger.
Advice for the emerging affluent goes far beyond digital tools.
This FAQ breaks down livestream shopping trends and what they mean for marketers
TikTok’s new EU age verification rules could squeeze marketers, but similar changes have strong consumer backing worldwide.
An $8 GPT-5.2 Instant tier boosts use limits, adds memory, and tees up ads to offset soaring genAI costs.
ChatGPT will begin testing ads, but while its massive userbase positions the platform to deliver ads to engaged audiences, brands must weigh the risks.
Digital keeps growing, but differently; slower growth rates signal market maturity, forcing marketers to prioritize mix, performance, and flexibility.
Retail display ad pricing held steady heading into the 2025 holiday season, even as ad spending surged across major categories, according to our Industry KPI data.
Our analysts (or “bakers”) compete in a Great British Bake Off–style episode, discussing why podcasts will be more important to digital audio marketers than music and how FAST services will help push AVOD viewership across the 200 million milestone. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and Senior Director of Forecasting Oscar Orozco. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
This FAQ breaks down what’s next for the creator economy and how marketers should respond.