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We know what streaming does for people. We know what audience reach does for people. Ad revenue. I think when you take in all of those components together that it is holistically the most interesting move that anybody's made. Will it work? Will it help them succeed? It can't hurt.

The beauty industry is shifting its approach to aging consumers, moving beyond traditional anti-aging messaging to embrace more inclusive, health-focused approaches. "Ageism is the only 'ism' that every person can experience. Aging is a universal experience," said Jacynth Bassett, founder and CEO of Ageism Is Never In Style, on a recent "Behind the Numbers" podcast.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how Walgreens went from 鈥減harmacy behemoth to distressed retailer鈥�, the biggest lesson from its downfall, and where the company goes from here. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, and Senior Analysts Rajiv Leventhal and Zak Stambor, for the conversation. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

This week, beauty buyers take action on texts, influencers have indirect influence, and podcast fandoms benefit brands.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how virality is being redefined, how the word 鈥淐reator鈥� is being reimagined, and how the social content consumers are looking for is changing. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Emmy Liederman, Senior Analyst Minda Smiley, and Co-Founder and CEO of Kale Isha Patel. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss the next waves to hit the streaming world: which platform will emerge as the streaming hub, how will 鈥渃ontent tiers鈥� change viewer behavior and subscriptions, and can streaming maintain sizeable enough audiences for awards shows and Presidential debates? Tune in to the conversation with Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, our Senior Editor Daniel Konstantinovic, and Vice President Paul Verna. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how the beauty industry is venturing into untapped markets, how the conversation of ageism in beauty fits or diverges with the greater trend away from diversity and inclusion, and how brands market to older people while staying relevant with younger audiences. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analyst Sky Canaves, Analyst Arielle Feger, and CEO and Founder of Ageism Is Never In Style庐 Jacynth-Bassett.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how Mint Mobile was able to stand out before a celebrity like Ryan Reynolds joined the team, how he helped them break the marketing mold, and lessons learned along the way to becoming a billion-dollar valued company. Tune in to the conversation with Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, our Senior Director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman, Vice President Suzy Davidkhanian, and Strategic Advisor to Mint Mobile Aron North. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

How is programmatic advertising shaping the growth of the digital audio ad market, and how should advertisers spending in terrestrial radio think about balancing their spend between terrestrial and digital audio channels?

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what malls are doing well (and why), the reasons folks have been skipping the mall, and why IKEA and Walmart bought one each. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Analysts Emmy Liederman and Rachel Wolff.

This week, new advertisers enter the podcast space, consumers discourage brand desperation, and brands take notes from Netflix.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how some teachers think young people should be approaching GenAI, the differences between younger and older teenagers鈥� social media usage, and how engagement with digital gaming is changing. Tune in to the episode with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez, and Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

"Nobody knows what's going to happen and when," said our analyst Rachel Wolff on a recent 鈥淏ehind the Numbers鈥� podcast, about the potential impact of tariffs. "Everybody's just waiting until the last possible minute to figure out, will these actually go into effect?" Retailers are bracing for disruptions as President Donald Trump鈥檚 on-again, off-again tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, China, and the EU loom.

[NEW_PARAGRAPH]Now sub-OTT streaming, the general category that Netflix is in, is one of the categories that is still doing well. I mentioned before that a lot of big categories are stagnant or declining. Streaming services, they're still going up, but Netflix not really. It went down by not much, like a percent and a half last year, lost a couple minute or two among users this year.

The programmatic digital audio services category is more than podcasts.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what a tariff even is, what might happen when they鈥檙e implemented, and how best to prepare for them. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analysts Paul Briggs and Matteo Ceurvels, and Analyst Rachel Wolff.

Walmart bought a mall, Coca-Cola launched a soda, and Nike partnered with SKIMS in February, marking some of the month鈥檚 most interesting retail moves. Here are the eight most interesting retailers and brands from last month, as ranked on our 鈥淏ehind the Numbers鈥� podcast.