Musk’s Near $100B OpenAI Bid Could Complicate Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 22, 2025 Billions are being discussed in the world of artificial intelligence as if they represent a penny of a dollar bill — and advertisers could be caught in the middle of the ongoing feud between OpenAI co-founders Elon Musk … Continue reading Musk’s Near $100B OpenAI Bid Could Complicate Advertising
August 22, 2025 What student loan borrowers need to know before Labor Day BY Taylor Hatmaker Student loan borrowers face an ominous deadline as Labor Day approaches. The Trump administration announced earlier this year that it planned to resume collections for borrowers behind on their student loan payments, setting a deadline of “later this summer.” In … Continue reading What student loan borrowers need to know before Labor Day
Consumers are embracing AI in shopping, yet 47% of brands lag behind. Want to stay relevant? It’s time to rethink your AI strategy. Mike Pastore on August 22, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Source: “Brands Battle for Attention as AI Redefines the Funnel,” (registration required) from … Continue reading One-third of consumers turn to AI when shopping
Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands’ products The T1 is still basically vapor. Anna Washenko Updated Thu, August 21, 2025 DrPixel via Getty Images Since it was announced in June, Trump Mobile has committed to an increasingly-surreal smoke-and-mirrors approach to its promised T1 smartphone. Despite the initial claims … Continue reading Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands’ products
August 22, 2025 5 hacks for helping working parents reduce the mental load BY Jessica Koosed Etting Work emails ping as they come in. A text reminder flashes: Empty bottles are needed for science class tomorrow. The dog’s out of food. A soccer tournament just got moved to next weekend. The babysitter needs to get booked … Continue reading 5 hacks for helping working parents reduce the mental load
Brand Websites See Less Traffic, Reddit And Wikipedia Lead ChatGPT Citations by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 21, 2025 OpenAI continues to experiment with presenting the most critical information and sources first, as the company weighs the impact of citation on publishers and websites. It’s a shift toward sites that provide answers to queries. … Continue reading Brand Websites See Less Traffic, Reddit And Wikipedia Lead ChatGPT Citations
August 21, 2025 Employees perform better when life outside work is fulfilling. Here’s why BY The Conversation Many employers are demanding more from workers these days, pushing them to log as many hours as possible. Google, for example, told all its employees that they should expect to spend 60 or more hours in the office every … Continue reading Employees perform better when life outside work is fulfilling. Here’s why
Drive deeper account engagement, accelerate pipeline and increase deal size through targeted, intimate ABM events. Steve Armenti on August 21, 2025 Trade shows and virtual conferences still dominate marketing calendars, especially for field marketing teams. But more sophisticated ABM programs are discovering that privately hosted events beat scale for driving qualified pipeline. These intimate … Continue reading A strategic framework for turning small-scale events into ABM wins
August 20, 2025 We finance our disadvantages—and call it progress BY George Kailas A lot of people are getting fed up with how powerful people and institutions benefit themselves while things get worse by the day for the rest of us. Especially younger generations. But it seems to me that choices made by everyday people—often in … Continue reading We finance our disadvantages—and call it progress
August 21, 2025 This trait in leaders makes employees three times more likely to lie BY Ron Carucci Not long ago, I sat across from a senior leader who proudly described the culture of transparency he believed he had built. “My door is always open,” he said. “I tell my team I want the truth, even … Continue reading This trait in leaders makes employees three times more likely to lie
