Tinder’s AI flirts now, but it has range: “The Game Game” helps users charm dates, but its real edge is tone-savvy tech fit for customer support or hiring.
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| Apr 2, 2025
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| Mar 27, 2025
Source: Toluna; Coraly Partners; Halford Media Advisory; QuickPlay; Swerve.tv
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what's driving online store sales for Amazon, its outlook on brick-and-mortar, and how its ad business is continuing to outperform the market. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Rachel Wolff.
Audio
| Aug 15, 2024
Meta’s CTO claims nimbleness trumps incumbency in AI. However, Meta’s AI future still depends on the health of its core ad business.
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| Mar 31, 2025
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| Mar 17, 2025
Source: Basis Technologies
Pitching itself as a collaborator, Substack empowers major outlets like The New Republic and smaller creators to expand their reach.
Article
| Apr 29, 2025
CEO Aravind Srinivas says Comet will track user activity to build deep profiles for hyperpersonalized ads but risks alienating privacy-focused users.
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| Apr 25, 2025
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| Mar 25, 2025
Source: National Research Group (NRG); Young Storytellers
CTV has become the primary gateway for popular OTT video streaming services, as well as a conduit for digital audio, gaming, and even accessing linear TV (via digital TV providers, formerly known as vMVPDs). This degree of success will mean limited topline CTV user growth going forward. Click here to view our full forecast for US CTV users. Almost everyone in the US lives in a CTV household.
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| Apr 15, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss if ‘Just Walk Out’ technology will ever catch on at scale, how different generations respond to self-checkout, and what the next iteration of in-store payments will look like. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and David Morris.
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| Aug 14, 2024
Social and streaming platforms now drive Gen Z’s content choices as algorithmic recs eclipse word of mouth for viewing choices.
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| Apr 1, 2025
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| Mar 25, 2025
Source: HubSpot
Fintech ad spending surges 45%: Klarna, Brex, and Mercury lead a shift to mainstream messaging, emphasizing transparency and trust amid regulatory scrutiny.
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| Jan 6, 2025
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| Mar 13, 2025
Source: YouGov
In part two of this two-part podcast episode on the Google antitrust ruling, we discuss what this decision will actually mean for Google and which competitor is likely to benefit the most from whatever penalties get handed out. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, analyst Max Willens and vice president of content Paul Verna.
Audio
| Aug 13, 2024
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy for the second time in less than two years: The convenience store + pharmacy model is broken. Success in this space for standalone pharmacies will hinge on providing a first-rate experience for customers buying medications while reformatting stores to prioritize health and wellness products instead of household items and snacks.
Article
| May 8, 2025
Amazon insists it won’t display tariff costs on products after White House backlash: Despite political heat, radical transparency may be best for retailers in an uncertain environment.
Article
| Apr 29, 2025
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| Oct 25, 2024
Source: ĢAV Forecast
Newsmax IPO is conservative media's moment: The network’s early success as a public company emphasizes advertiser confidence in right-leaning media.
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| Apr 3, 2025
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| Mar 11, 2025
Source: Guideline; The Trade Desk
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| Mar 11, 2025
Source: Global DMC Partners
X-Ray Recaps shows Amazon attempting to lean on AI to address those user experience complaints, at least in some capacity; the company has also brought AI to Prime Video to detect audio and video issues.
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| Nov 5, 2024
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| Mar 26, 2024
Source: GWI
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| Sep 14, 2023
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| Dec 11, 2023
Source: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)