The valuations of Revolut and Varo Bank were slashed amid question marks over both neobanks’ bottom lines.
Deemphasizing DEI: As the ad industry grapples with a soft economy, layoffs, and fading social justice fervor, diversity and inclusion appear to be lower priorities.
They want banking regulators to look into how banks that offer Zelle protect consumers as fraud concerns grow.
With an increasing number of ways to discover, research, and buy products, the customer journey is becoming less linear and more spread across touchpoints in the physical and digital worlds. We break down these changes and what retailers need to do to stay in touch with their consumers.
Search is already a major component of retail media; social is the next integration. Advertisers still view social media as a discovery medium and retail media as a conversion-driver. But both platforms are “potentially full-funnel,” according to Liz Cole, executive director and US head of social at VMLY&R, speaking at our “Attention!” summit.
Just two days ago, another TikTok ban bill was proposed. Though it’s not law, there are already state bans for the use of the social media app on government phones or accessed through Wi-Fi offered at some state colleges.
Temu’s number of unique US visitors increased by nearly nine times between September and December 2022, according to Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform. That made Temu more visited than Chinese goods sellers Shein and Wish by the end of last year, before it rose to greater prominence with its Super Bowl ad campaign.
Finding the time to develop ad campaigns specific to a particular social platform is challenging. At HelloFresh, the meal kit brand has embraced a “don’t create ads, create TikToks” mantra to inspire creativity and give teams their valuable time back.
China faces a difficult road to recovery: Despite some encouraging signs of recovering consumer demand, falling exports and a property slump could weigh on confidence.
Microsoft’s new AI “Copilot” lands for marketers: Tool promises to help discover consumer categories and automate processes.
WeightWatchers enters the Rx business for obesity: Its acquisition of medication-based weight loss program Sequence signals an emerging digital health market trend—but consumers must be cautious of telehealth startups' claims.
What do you get when you cross a $35 billion ad platform with a 160 million viewer streaming service? A snapshot of Amazon’s US retail media connected TV (CTV) potential. Luxury brand Movado is leveraging that potential to push video campaigns for Amazon Prime and Freevee viewers.
On today's episode, we present our first-ever live recorded podcast segment of "Behind the Numbers Reimagining Retail," recorded during our "Attention!" summit. In the episode, hosts Sara Lebow and Marcus Johnson quiz our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian against her retail team—analysts Sky Canaves, Blake Droesch, and Zak Stambor—in a game show focused around consumer shopping behavior, how people perceive resale value, and whether folks want to use AR to shop.
Sen. Brown wants the OCC to discuss the consequences of branch closures with affected communities. But that might not be enough to reverse the trend.
Its report found that many BNPL users have subprime credit scores and are under economic distress—which could increase the case for regulation.
Latin America’s digital economy powers growth: Region will lead world in digital ad spending and ecommerce sales gains in 2023.
Tighter economic climate forces companies to focus on profitability: The paradigm shift away from long-term bets has driven changes everywhere from Amazon to Wayfair to Sweetgreen.
On today's episode, we discuss why time spent online is falling, how folks use social media, and people's changing search behaviors. "In Other News" we talk about the most interesting developments to come out of this year’s MWC event. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Bill Fisher and Angela Wiesenmüller, vice president of global demand generation at Meltwater.
On today's episode, we discuss the fintech investment trends of 2023. In our “Headlines” segment, we look into why 2022’s fintech investments were lower compared to 2021. In “Story By Numbers,” we question the lack of mega deals in 2022 and consider what they may look like this year. And in “For Argument’s Sake,” we focus on future investment strategies in terms of disruption. Tune in to the conversation between our host Rob Rubin, analyst Eleni Digalaki, and Alex Sion, managing director of Motive Create at Motive Partners.
Worldwide, retail sales growth has rebounded after taking a dive in 2020, per our forecast. Though growth rates won’t return to their pre-pandemic levels, they will stay steady through 2026. Meanwhile, ecommerce sales growth has decelerated after a few banner years, falling to single digits from 2022 through the end of our forecast period.