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MFA sites still plague open web exchanges: AI allows bad actors to rapidly produce fraudulent websites and use bots to drum up fake pageviews, muddying the ad ecosystem.

Cracker Barrel led all US flowers, gifts, and greetings retailers with 5.8 million unique visitors in November 2024, according to Comscore.

As US users flee to RedNote, Duolingo reports a 216% jump in Mandarin learners, proving social media loyalty trumps language barriers.

High-quality visuals or graphics would be the highest factor for AI-generated ads to grab the attention of both millennials (45%) and Gen Zers (50%), according to an October survey from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Sonata Insights. While celebrity or influencer endorsements would be the least effective way to get millennials (12%) and Gen Zers (17%) to take note.

Marketers are under pressure to deliver seamless customer experiences across fragmented channels while addressing data deprecation and personalization demands. Strategies like mobile-first approaches and AI-driven personalization are opening new opportunities.

DoorDash aims to transform how brands connect with customers through two new partnerships intended to make ads more relevant and shopping more personalized.

To compete better with Microsoft, Salesforce, and Zendesk, the company must prove the safety and utility of its offerings in this lucrative market.

In today’s episode of The Banking & Payments Show podcast, we talk about who the BaaS compliance crackdown will hit the most, why Walmart and Amazon will pilot pay-by-bank at checkout in 2025, and how consumer privacy will change under a second Trump administration. Join the discussion with host and Head of Business Development, Rob Rubin, and Principal Analysts Tiffani Montez and David Morris.

They’re designing their own pathways toward achieving financial goals and could use banks’ expertise.

National security fears have little effect as users flock to RedNote. Monetization challenges and scalability questions could limit its ability to rival TikTok’s dominance.

A class action lawsuit against Google has big implications: Big tech’s streak of regulatory woes continues, even with change in US leadership.

Netflix, Disney, and Amazon lead relief efforts for wildfire victims: Corporate and celebrity donations underscore the intersection of disaster response and cause marketing.

This year's Consumer Entertainment Show (CES) featured a number of innovations targeted at retailers and the rapidly growing category of retail media. From innovations in shoppable TV to the expansion of AI usage, here are some prominent retail products found at CES 2025.

Search and advertising come under fire as the CMA takes a proactive approach to regulation while the US DOJ focuses on punitive remedies.

Department stores are the most popular destination for personal luxury goods purchases, with 44.5% of US adults shopping in-person and 33.2% shopping on department store websites or apps, according to “The ĢAV Luxury Survey” conducted by Bizrate Insights in August 2024.

60% of marketers say AI and machine learning will have the biggest impact on marketing strategies in the next 5 years, according to a November 2024 report from Ascend2.

T-Mobile sees a $600 million opportunity in Digital OOH: The mobile provider will acquire Vistar Media in a deal hinting at the format’s future.