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4 takeaways for email marketers from Google’s 2025 holiday report
Hi, Welcome Welcome back Shoppers are thinking differently, and Google’s new data shows the cognitive patterns marketers need to understand to win the 2025 season. Kath Pay on December 9, 2025 The holiday season of 2025 is one of the most psychologically complex shopping seasons we’ve seen in years. Shoppers are cautious. Budgets are … Continue reading 4 takeaways for email marketers from Google’s 2025 holiday report
Punter who sued Betfair after almost $2 million gambling loss loses appeal
Punter who sued Betfair after almost $2 million gambling loss loses appeal Sophie Atkinson Suswati Basu Lee Gibson, a multimillionaire “problem gambler,” has lost his appeal in the Court of Appeal, after suing Betfair over losing close-to £1.5 million ($ 2 million) on gambling. Gibson claimed that the betting platform had a … Continue reading Punter who sued Betfair after almost $2 million gambling loss loses appeal
How to level up your AI maturity from tools to transformation
A deep look at the shift from tools and workflows to governance as brands prepare for external agents, AI search and new regulatory demands. Allen Martinez on December 8, 2025 Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma’s “Martech for 2026” keynote opened with a wall of logos — AI agents everywhere. Content production agents deployed by … Continue reading How to level up your AI maturity from tools to transformation
The critical move most leaders miss after a crisis
December 09, 2025 The critical move most leaders miss after a crisis
Many workers plan to quit after cashing their year-end bonus checks
December 09, 2025 Many workers plan to quit after cashing their year-end bonus checks
Grinch – And Ad Retargeting – Steal Holiday Surprises
Grinch – And Ad Retargeting – Steal Holiday Surprises by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 9, 2025 Data shows that consumers are open to holiday advertising. Some 85% who participated in a study by ad-tech company GumGum say they are receptive to receiving ads this year, and 31% noted that they enjoy holiday ads, … Continue reading Grinch – And Ad Retargeting – Steal Holiday Surprises
Why privacy, not AI, is the biggest marketing shift to watch
With data laws tightening and third-party cookies fading, marketers must rethink how they collect and use customer data — or risk being left behind. MarTechBot on December 8, 2025 In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website … Continue reading Why privacy, not AI, is the biggest marketing shift to watch
Every business is a snowflake
December 08, 2025 Every business is a snowflake
Why today’s buyer journey no longer fits the funnel
Self-directed buyers, shrinking budgets and embedded AI are redefining what effective marketing leadership looks like in 2026. Tanya Thorson on December 8, 2025 For decades, marketing leaders guided buyers through a neat sequence from awareness to purchase. Today, that linear funnel model is breaking down. Buyers now chart their own course — jumping between … Continue reading Why today’s buyer journey no longer fits the funnel
Google’s AI Imperative: A New Era for Advertisers Entering 2026
Google’s AI Imperative: A New Era for Advertisers Entering 2026 by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 8, 2025 Innovation from Google in 2025 positioned brands to tackle what comes next with greater transparency and capabilities. Some of those include global expansion of ads in AI Overviews, AI Max for Search, controls for Performance Max, … Continue reading Google’s AI Imperative: A New Era for Advertisers Entering 2026