Hi, Welcome Welcome back Marketing can produce more with AI, but every new capability creates work to govern, integrate, measure, and maintain. That’s where AI debt builds. By Gareth Chilton Published on August 13, 2026 AI is removing one of marketing’s oldest constraints: the time and money required to produce more. Content, creative, … Continue reading The AI debt hidden in faster marketing
August 13, 2026 Why you should reply to your DMs on LinkedIn BY Kuan-lin F. Liu There’s a saying making the rounds online that LinkedIn has become a mass grave of ghost jobs and AI-generated content. The idea behind it is that Easy Apply jobs receive no responses, AI slop is flooding our feeds, and connections … Continue reading Why you should reply to your DMs on LinkedIn
Not every change in a marketing metric deserves a response. Marketers need to separate temporary fluctuations from signals worth acting on. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 12, 2026 The availability of more granular, real-time data means marketers can see performance change almost constantly. But more signals also mean more noise, and … Continue reading When marketers should ignore the data
CFTC steps in to shield Kalshi from New York shutdown attempt Suswati Basu Kalshi can keep operating for now after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) invoked its emergency powers, warning that an effort by New York to restrict the prediction-market exchange could disrupt derivatives markets in the United States and internationally if … Continue reading CFTC steps in to shield Kalshi from New York shutdown attempt
Zillow Takes Data Off-Site To Pinterest by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 12, 2026 Real-estate database Zillow will take its high-intent home-shopper data off-site through a new partnership, marking the first time its predictive data has extended beyond its own platforms. The shift to partner with Pinterest advertisers moves Zillow’s ad business, Zillow Elevate, from … Continue reading Zillow Takes Its Data Off-Site To Pinterest
Claude Cowork can now run in a Chrome sidebar Take your conversations with the chatbot into the Anthropic browser extension. By Anna Washenko Aug. 12, 2026 Anthropic Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is now available as part of the company’s Claude for Chrome browser extension. The change means conversations had in the Chrome side panel … Continue reading Claude Cowork can now run in a Chrome sidebar
August 12, 2026 The Lakers just landed a $12.5 billion deal with 2 surprising new owners BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez The Los Angeles Lakers have new owners again. The team announced Wednesday that it has been sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and billionaire investor Josh Kushner for a record-breaking $12.5 billion. … Continue reading The Lakers just landed a $12.5 billion deal with 2 surprising new owners
Navigating signal loss without losing momentum is a hurdle for every marketing leader. At the MarTech Conference we talked about building control with the data you already own. By MarTechBot Published on September 4, 2026 For years, digital marketing teams built their playbooks on an abundance of granular signals. Clicks, third-party cookies, device … Continue reading Marketing without signals: How to perform when the data disappears
August 12, 2026 American Express adds 350 luxury hotels to Platinum Card travel program as it doubles down on premium travel BY Emily Price American Express is expanding one of the Platinum Card’s most valuable perks, adding more than 350 curated premium hotels to its Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection programs as premium … Continue reading American Express adds 350 luxury hotels to Platinum Card travel program as it doubles down on premium travel
Product discovery now spans AI, social, publishers, creators and communities. Here’s how brands can influence purchase decisions. By Adam Weiss Published on August 11, 2026 Today’s buying journey no longer begins with a Google search alone. Consumers now typically move between ChatGPT (or another AI chatbot of choice), Google, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, … Continue reading How AI, publishers, and social media are rewriting product discovery
