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Instacart makes long-term bets on retail media: We expect the company鈥檚 advertising business to grow 16.1% this year and to continue expanding as it diversifies its offerings.

It's a term popularized by MIT Lab Media founder Nicholas Negroponte, to describe a virtually daily newspaper customized to an individual's tastes. And so in theory that sounds kind of cool. You just get the content that you want. The problem is my newspaper is completely different from every other person's newspaper on the planet.

The 2023 upfront market will likely be the last one transacted primarily on Nielsen鈥檚 legacy currency. A shift from traditional TV to digital video advertising is the main factor driving this change.

Not every restaurant chain is joining the value war: Chains such as Potbelly, Chipotle, and Red Robin that cater to slightly more affluent consumers are using a lighter touch to attract customers.

Following 鈥渧oluminous鈥� feedback from banks, regulators will reconsider their controversial proposal.

Holiday travel demand is strong, United and Delta say鈥攅xcept for during the presidential election: Uncertainty is pushing some consumers to defer discretionary spending.

Doctors are using genAI to respond to their patients鈥� MyChart messages: But patients aren鈥檛 always aware, which can erode the trust underpinning the patient-physician relationship.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss why Omnicom and IPG are merging, and who will be most impacted as a result. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman, and Analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.

US-TikTok negotiations restart after ultimatum: A potential agreement could grant government unmatched oversight, altering app's autonomy.

Drugstores鈥� decline is hurting the US beauty market: Both Coty and L鈥橭r茅al linked the sector鈥檚 challenges to softer beauty demand, although sales broadly remain healthy as ecommerce and specialty retailers pick up the slack.

68% of shoppers were deceived into buying counterfeits last year: Copycats鈥� rapid growth is a mounting problem for global players like Nike and Amazon as well as small merchants.

Digital ad spending will increase slightly faster this year than in 2022, but the bump will be minimal. Total media ad spending growth will roughly hold steady. But there are parts of the world where spending is surging.

While Instacart鈥檚 Caper Cart offers promising features, the high upfront costs and potential to over-saturate consumers with ads may deter retailers from fully adopting this technology.

Record APRs are putting off consumers鈥攚e look at what this means ahead of issuers鈥� earnings later this week.

Retail pharmacies鈥� plight is Amazon鈥檚 gain: The online pharmacy is doubling down on fast medication delivery to capture market share from pharmacy incumbents.

Amid restructuring efforts in 2024, US ISPs might have deprioritized security, potentially leading to heightened scrutiny and financial penalties if security failures are uncovered in wake of recent hacks

Gannett, which owns a ton of local newspapers, which has just shrunk really significantly year, after year, after year and is really struggling. Another one is G/O Media, this is a company that bought up what was formerly Gawker and a number of their sister websites. There is news that they are selling off a couple of their websites. I think it is The AV Club and The Takeout to two buyers.

The Canadian bank pled guilty to criminal charges for its AML failures and accepted penalties and growth limitations imposed by a US regulator.

Big Tech has a big problem: The regulatory tide has turned against it. Digital advertising giants face several major lawsuits, and competition authorities are working to launch more before a possible change in leadership following US elections.

Harris outspends Trump 20 to 1 on Meta platforms: Though Harris is largely spending on CTVs, millions are going to Facebook and Instagram.

If ChatGPT Plus prices rise, users could turn to cheaper AI options in an increasingly crowded market.

The company, now valued at $157 billion, is using deals with investors like Microsoft and Nvidia to shut out rivals and dominate the AI market.

Thousands of users saw $0 balances or couldn鈥檛 access accounts. With no clear explanation from BofA, the bank risks losing customers.

Fintechs, banks, and the government will reshuffle the payments deck in 2024. New features and competition will redefine the digital wallet user experience, and FedNow will pivot payment flows in new directions.