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Salesforce predicts fewer discounts and more shoppers using AI to find deals for the 2025 holiday season.   The 2025 holiday season will be defined by consumers using artificial intelligence to shop, according to ecommerce technology provider Salesforce. Salesforce’s 2025 holiday predictions are:  Like 2024, value and the challenging economic environment are top-of-mind for consumers. But […]

GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) assesses the safety of six major platforms—TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—specifically for LGBTQ users. Spoiler alert: they all failed the test.

At Cannes Lions 2025, the real buzz wasn’t just about AI — it was about culture, community, content, and connection. Here’s how brands, content creators, and publishers can tap into human moments to truly resonate.

Grant Gudgel, SVP of Marketing at Verve, reflects on how the AI narrative at Cannes Lions has shifted from theoretical buzz to practical use cases, smarter segmentation, and long-term strategy.

AI has a tendency to generate false information in response to queries and present it as fact – which is a bad thing, right? Not always, according to Springboards, a self-described “creative AI tool” designed to generate inaccurate information for the sake of sparking creativity. Instead of trying to reduce hallucinations, Springboards is leaning into them, […]

At Cannes Lions 2025, Sounds Profitable’s Bryan Barletta explains why podcasting still hasn’t reached its ad spend potential, despite capturing the attention of audiences across platforms.

Marketing innovation is what healthcare needs, says UChicago Medicine CMO Andrew Chang. Read how he is infusing artificial intelligence, including generative and agentic AI, into the organization.

Dan Reynolds, Hilton’s SVP of Global Content, Media, and Partnerships, explains how the hospitality giant became a storytelling machine—powered by creators, AI, and an in-house brand team that knows its story best.

Nexstar Media is the latest addition to a growing list of companies adopting agentic AI for their marketing services. On Thursday, Nexstar announced that its digital strategy will now use Agentforce for Media, Salesforce’s agentic AI offering for media and entertainment companies.

Walmart debuted an app-only generative artificial intelligence chatbot, named Sparky, that can summarize reviews, offer product recommendations based on shopper requests and create product comparisons. Walmart displays the “Ask Sparky” feature as a main button on the bottom navigation bar of its app. Sparky can answer non-product-specific questions as well, such as the weather, sporting […]