Hi, Welcome Welcome back Mailchimp is not shutting down, but Intuit’s latest comments suggest the platform is entering a very different phase. By Pamela Parker Published on May 22, 2026 Intuit’s announcement this week that it will cut approximately 3,000 jobs — 17% of its global workforce — landed hard across the tech industry. … Continue reading What Intuit’s layoffs mean for Mailchimp customers
May 22, 2026 How the costume designer of ‘I Love Boosters’ brought color back to Hollywood BY Jude Cramer In the world of I Love Boosters, color reigns supreme. The new film from writer-director Boots Riley follows a group of boosters—shoplifters who resell their stolen clothes—led by aspiring fashion designer Corvette (Keke Palmer). They run amok … Continue reading How the costume designer of ‘I Love Boosters’ brought color back to Hollywood
Google Warns Of The Coming ’10x’ Moment by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 22, 2026 A software presentation this week at Google I/O 2026 aimed at software engineers reaches further into the advertising and the marketing funnels than any other product announced at the conference. Adam Bender, principal software engineer at Google, hosted the … Continue reading Google Warns Of The Coming ’10x’ Moment
Companies that organize and structure metadata have a major edge in AI-powered search and personalization. By Benjamin De Castro Published on May 22, 2026 Creative may win the awards, media gets the moolah, but metadata is what helps AI marketing actually work. Metadata is already important today as the currency for organic search. … Continue reading The AI marketing advantage hiding in your metadata
Trump postpones AI oversight executive order The delay reportedly came after pressure from big tech leaders. By Steve Dent May 22, 2026 Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock President Trump has postponed the signing an executive order around government AI oversight, CNN reported, saying he “didn’t like certain aspects” of it. Originally, the order would have compelled AI companies to share … Continue reading Trump postpones AI oversight executive order
May 22, 2026 The LA28 typography is made of 4 custom fonts BY Hunter Schwarz The last time Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games, designers had a relatively simple typographic system. It used the italic sans-serif Univers 66 as its logotype along with a blocky stencil-style “LA84” mark that appeared on venue and urban signage. More … Continue reading The LA28 typography is made of 4 custom fonts
AI mandates without structure are creating workslop across marketing teams. Here’s how to build a smarter adoption strategy. By Ana Mourão Published on May 21, 2026 AI is now the main driver of increased martech budgets, but the adoption of AI tells a different story. Research on martech performance finds that only 49% … Continue reading Marketing teams must own AI, or workslop will take over
May 22, 2026 AI might be fueling a new leadership crisis BY David Rock In the movie The Perfect Storm, three large weather events converge, creating a storm bigger than the sum of its parts. As overused as the metaphor might be, it’s a good one for what’s happening to leaders globally right now. This storm … Continue reading AI might be fueling a new leadership crisis
Google Rediscovers Its Groove, Data Shows by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 21, 2026 Google Gemini as a stand-alone app and referral source to sites and publishers across the open web sits at No. 2 behind OpenAI ChatGPT in terms of how consumers use artificial intelligence (AI), but it’s gaining momentum each day. During … Continue reading Google Rediscovers Its Groove, Data Shows
Experimenting with AI now gives you the advantage when everyone else tries to catch up. By Ryan Phelan Published on May 21, 2026 What can you do if you know AI could improve your marketing work, but your company is still stuck in committee about it? Start experimenting with personal projects that … Continue reading Your company may be slow with AI, but you can’t afford to be
