news Ask YouTube brings conversational AI search to video as YouTube expands Gemini Omni for Shorts The new AI-powered search experience blends videos, Shorts, and text answers, creating new opportunities and challenges for marketers.
news Anua names Kendall Jenner as first global ambassador as K-beauty brand doubles down on global growth The skincare brand is pairing celebrity influence with its fast-growing PDRN product line.
news Salesforce to acquire Contentful to add composable content for Agentforce Salesforce plans to acquire Contentful to make structured content accessible to Agentforce, reflecting the shift toward composable, AI-driven experiences.
Guides How to choose which marketing tasks to automate with AI Most marketing teams do not fail at AI because of the tools. They fail because they automate the wrong tasks first. Here's a practical framework for making better automation decisions.
news Rep AI raises $6.2M follow-on to expand its unified AI platform for ecommerce Rep AI raised $6.2M to expand an AI platform that links intent, conversion, and support, as ecommerce teams shift from point tools to systems.
news Mailchimp adds Analytics AI and more integrations for conversational insights Mailchimp rolls out a conversational analytics agent plus Wix and WooCommerce integrations, aiming to cut manual reporting for ecommerce teams.
news Sprinklr acquires ViralMoment to expand multimodal customer intelligence Sprinklr acquires ViralMoment assets to analyze video-first social signals and turn visuals and audio into customer intelligence for enterprise teams.
martech AI agents are exposing marketing's workflow debt AI agents are moving into the middle of marketing work, exposing the brittle handoffs between data, content, approvals, media, and measurement.
news Vector raises US$10M Series A for AI-driven B2B audience targeting Vector raised US$10M to scale Reveal and Target, as demand gen teams push for fresher audiences and fewer manual targeting workflows.
martech AI is making decisions no one in marketing approved AI platforms are starting to own more marketing decisions. Senior operators need clear decision rights before automation controls budget, offers, and customer journeys.
news OuterSignal acquires Monocle to expand AI lifecycle marketing stack The acquisition connects customer intelligence with AI-led email and SMS journeys, as ecommerce tools move from rules to autonomous decisioning.
news Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-style app built around Facebook Groups Forum turns Facebook Groups into a Reddit-style experience as Meta expands its portfolio of specialized social apps.
news Nike and BTS turn tour merch into a global fandom marketing engine Nike’s BTS WORLD TOUR “ARIRANG” collaboration shows how brands are turning fans into co-creators.
martech Marketers are measuring journeys buyers no longer take AI search, native checkout, and agentic media are moving decisions off-site. Marketing teams need dashboards that measure influence before the click.
Reports Adobe report finds agentic AI readiness lags behind adoption ambitions New Adobe research shows organizations want autonomous AI, but most still lack the data, governance, and measurement foundations to support it.
martech AI commerce is making product truth a marketing control problem As AI moves discovery and checkout into third-party surfaces, product truth becomes a control layer for marketing and content operations.
news Solstice raises $21M Series A for faster pharma marketing compliance cycles Solstice raised $21M to scale AI plus expert workflows that cut medical, legal, and regulatory review cycles for pharma marketing assets.
news ClickUp’s AI layoffs signal a new phase of workforce transformation ClickUp’s workforce cuts reveal how AI agents are moving from productivity tools to operational infrastructure, forcing companies and marketers to rethink how work gets done.
news OREO and BTS launch hotteok-inspired cookie collaboration across 80+ markets BTS’ first global snack partnership shows how brands are rethinking fan engagement at scale.
Reports Why outdated fonts are hurting digital marketing performance Designers are warning that outdated typography choices may quietly reduce trust, readability, and conversion performance online.
news OuterSignal acquires Monocle to combine customer intelligence and lifecycle AI OuterSignal is combining customer enrichment with autonomous lifecycle journeys, reflecting growing demand for AI-driven execution in ecommerce.
news OpenAI job posting points to expanded enterprise ads marketing push A senior enterprise ads marketing role signals OpenAI is formalizing go-to-market motions for advertisers and agencies
news Spotify’s disco ball logo sparked a branding trend, and marketers should pay attention Spotify’s glittery anniversary logo accidentally became a masterclass in social-first brand engagement
Guides How to refresh old content without hurting rankings How to update aging pages without confusing Google or losing the rankings you already earned
news Olyzon raises $10M Series A for an agentic CTV decisioning layer Olyzon raised $10M to coordinate planning, activation, and measurement across fragmented CTV inventory without replacing DSPs.