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Nearly 44% of a retailer’s web traffic that ends in conversion comes from paid or organic search. Google’s new AI Mode will change that. Google is rolling out AI Mode, a chatbot-style interface within search, the behemoth announced at its annual developer conference, Google I/O in May. Instead of shoppers typing in a few keywords […]

Earlier this year, at a Signal Shift event in NYC, the IAB Tech Lab officially announced a new open-source initiative designed to shift more digital advertising operations server-side, “providing publishers on the open web with privacy-first control over their monetization that is independent of browser APIs and signal loss.” The unveiling of Trusted Server, an […]

There’s a new contextual curation platform in town, and it has the backing of some industry heavy hitters. The startup, called Classify, aims to evolve contextual and semantic targeting beyond keyword-based taxonomies. It offers buy-side deal curation tools, as well as a sell-side product for publishers to package their inventory into curated deals. Classify is […]

Ask a marketer where their last ad ran and why, and they’ll probably shrug or send a spreadsheet that answers nothing. Programmatic promised clarity: automation, efficiency and measurable outcomes. What we got instead is complexity dressed up as optimization: a stack of acronyms performing trust theater. DSPs, SSPs, exchanges, verifiers and data vendors now pile […]

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The traditional marketing funnel is quickly being rewritten – not by a consumer trend but by a shift in how machines process and recommend information.  As AI agents like OpenAI’s Operator, Google’s Gemini and Amazon’s Rufus begin to mediate everything from search to purchase, marketers are being forced to confront the reality that they must […]

Influencer marketing is on the rise, with 59% of all marketers—and 69% of U.S. marketers—planning to partner with more influencers this year, according to a new report from Sprout Social.

To cement its transition from online cannabis seed shop to “full-blown consumer brand,” I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM) rolled out a U.S. Home Grow Tour over the spring that brought together beginner- and intermediate-level cannabis home growers for hands-on lessons and curated moments of community connection. Across six cities, a blend of expert-led grow classes, […]

This week’s PR Roundup examines the bizarre ongoing cyberattack on the Victoria’s Secret website, how nuclear verdicts are impacting the reputations of large companies and the worth of a celebrity product, Rhode, to a cosmetics company in 2025.

For any newcomer grocery brand, taking the step from having a strong regional presence to gaining a national retail footprint is always a complicated move. Chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely hit that inflection point in the US roughly five years ago, which was when Aidaly Sosa Walker joined as VP of marketing for the US and […]