On today's podcast episode, we launch our inaugural 'The Unofficial Most Interesting Retailers List' for January. Arielle, Becky, and Sara (a.k.a. The Committee) have put together a very unofficial list of 8 retailers they're watching right now, based on which retailers are making the most interesting moves this month. Who's launching new initiatives? What partnerships move the needle? What stand-out marketing campaigns are there? On future episodes, we’ll have analysts dispute this power rankings list, but on today's show we layout our top 8 for January. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Arielle Feger and director of content Becky Schilling.

On today’s episode of The Banking & Payments Show podcast, we discuss the most important banking trends that we expect to see in 2024. We examine the big headlines from our Banking Trends to Watch in 2024 report, such as risky banking as a service partnerships, the social media players pushing the boundaries of banking, the disruption caused by AI and new developments with digital wallets. In a new segment called "Place Your Bets," using a total of 10 points, we allocate points to different trends to predict their likelihood of coming true. Listen to the conversation with guest host Marcus Johnson and our analysts Tiffani Montez and David Morris.

2023 was a big year for partnerships, with companies joining forces across social, retail, and digital advertising to boost revenues.

It’s been a complicated year for advertising, punctuated by a slow first half of the year followed by better growth in the back half. Limited budgets mean brands have had to get creative. One form of creativity has been partnerships from names both big and small. Here are five that caught our eye.

Embedded life insurance opens new distribution channels to get basic offerings in front of consumers—and at contextually relevant moments when they’re more likely to buy. To maximize this opportunity, insurers must move fast and partner with brands that are trusted, well recognized, and digitally mature.

Marketplaces are fighting for the crown in US ecommerce. Though Amazon remains solidly atop ecommerce sales, Walmart and Shopify are attempting to carve into Amazon’s revenues. Here are the latest updates in ecommerce, advertising, and partnerships from these major players.

Inflation is starting to ease, but consumers remain cautious with their spending. This puts pressure on consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers to attract customers without affecting the bottom line.

To stand out against competitors, tech leaders must sharpen their agility to act quickly on emerging opportunities, zero in on key priorities, and carefully allocate budgets.

Affiliate marketing investment hit $9.1 billion in 2021, but the channel is not widely embraced or recognized for its value. In order to ease hesitations and increase the channel’s profile, a few things need to change.

In an increasingly digital world, we’re now seeing a range of regulatory changes to protect consumers and ensure an optimal digital experience. While data privacy may seem daunting on the surface, marketers can take action to ensure they are aligned with all of these privacy measures.

On today's episode, we discuss Snapchat's Q2 performance, which features are standing out, and what we expect in Q3 and Q4. We then talk about some recent Snapchat augmented reality partnerships, Gen X's level of adoption across social media, and which platforms Gen Z folks think have the most genuine influencers. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Nazmul Islam.

Presenting customers with a range of coverage options will boost satisfaction, and this partnership reflects Nationwide’s insurtech ecosystem strategy, which we will see replicated in the wider US insurance market.

Here’s how publishers are developing and expanding their ecommerce monetization strategies, and how brands and retailers can partner with them to drive purchases in the affiliate channel.

Consumers’ growing willingness to get their financial services from non-FI providers is spurring consumer brands to embed financial elements in their products and services. But this new form of finance will mean dramatic changes for incumbent and startup FIs.

Since stay-at-home orders were put in place, more adults in the US have significantly increased their alcohol purchases.

This report provides an overview of the most important technology trends from CES 2020 and what they mean for marketers.