The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing aggressive remedies in the wake of its antitrust victory against Google, including a potential forced sale of the Chrome browser, Bloomberg reports. Why we care. Chrome dominates the global browser market, and its separation from Google could dramatically reshape the tech landscape and digital advertising. A forced sale…
Few things bring me joy like diving into a Wikipedia rabbit hole for a few hours. I relish the chance to research topics and ideas and discover the unexpected ways they connect. And while I may relax that way in my personal life, I also use those skills in business, where I conduct B2B market…
TikTok wants to help brands make content for the platform with its new AI tool, Symphony Creative Studio. The tool generates TikTok-style video clips based on a product description or URL. It can pull images directly from a website to build videos that align with TikTok’s popular trends. How it works: Brands input product info…
Zeta Global announced it will hold a video call on Wednesday to address accusations that caused its stock price to drop 34% in the last week. A report last week from Culper Research claims the AI marketing cloud company “formed ‘two-way’ contracts with third-party consent farms wherein the Company simultaneously acts as both a supplier…
The merger of DemandScience and Terminus, announced on Tuesday, is the latest act of consolidation in the B2B media and lead generation landscape and emphasizes, once again, the importance of data to identifying and engaging B2B buyers. DemandScience, which was founded in 2012, is a data aggregator that helps B2B companies identify and engage with…
Mobile experience company Sinch announced RCS features are now available in the Sinch Customer Dashboard, allowing marketers to integrate rich content into mobile message (SMS) campaigns. In the U.S., RCS (rich communication services) was a little used version of SMS messages only available on Android, until this year. Apple added RCS to iOS 18, significantly…
Many consumers just aren’t that into AI-powered experiences. Only 29% believe that such experiences have met their expectations, according to a new study by marketing consultancy Lippincott. And 40% are skeptical about AI’s future role in improving their experiences with brands. Experience with AI. It’s not that consumers are out of the loop — 61%…
As businesses prepare for 2025, go-to-market (GTM) strategies are undergoing major shifts driven by new technology, evolving customer demands and increased executive scrutiny. In interviews with hundreds of CEOs and CFOs, many shared strong — and often blunt — opinions on what’s working, what’s failing and what needs to change. This forecast highlights the key…
We’ve all seen it: marketing articles, research reports and social media posts that try to capture generations as if they were a single, predictable group. But in reality, these generational labels often oversimplify and stereotype, missing the complex mix of influences that shape people’s behaviors, values and choices. Here’s why it’s time to move beyond…
Account-based marketing (ABM) platforms came with the promise of revolutionizing B2B marketing. They reminded us that it’s all about the account and transformed that insight from a concept into a craft. They recognized that the value of a lead extends beyond MQLs and SQLs, reframing it as a powerful account signal for prioritization and scoring. …