Tag Archives: Channel

Why it’s time to treat AI referrals as their own channel in GA4

AI search visits are hiding in your GA4 reports. A dedicated AI channel can reveal its impact on discovery, engagement and conversions — and help optimize for it. Dan Taylor on August 6, 2025       AI is changing how people discover and navigate websites. Visitors arrive from chatbots, generative answer boxes and virtual assistants instead … Continue reading Why it’s time to treat AI referrals as their own channel in GA4

Email is the most misunderstood channel in your digital stack

Email can be your brand’s most controllable growth lever — if you stop treating it like a last resort. Here’s how to elevate its role. Kath Pay on May 13, 2025       Email isn’t just a communication channel. It’s a behavioral insight engine, a testing lab and a conversion machine, all in a single dashboard.  … Continue reading Email is the most misunderstood channel in your digital stack

Consumers say email is the channel of choice for brand interactions

MarTechCharts highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Mike Pastore on April 25, 2025   MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Source: SAP Emarsys and Deloitte. Click to enlarge. The Consumer Products Engagement report from SAP Emarsys and Deloitte found U.S. consumers prefer to interact with … Continue reading Consumers say email is the channel of choice for brand interactions

How influencer marketing became an essential marketing channel

With or without TikTok, influencer marketing will live on because it’s built on platforms where buyers spend their time. Mike Pastore on February 12, 2025   There’s never a dull moment in influencer marketing, which faces a significant challenge this year with the law banning TikTok in the United States. Even without the platform that … Continue reading How influencer marketing became an essential marketing channel

Despite challenges, marketers say retail media is the channel of choice

A pair of studies found marketers are bullish on retail media, despite its growing pains and imperfections. Mike Pastore on February 5, 2025   Marketers are still facing challenges in retail media networks (RMNs), but more than 90% say it’s the single most important channel for their campaigns, a new report found. The report from … Continue reading Despite challenges, marketers say retail media is the channel of choice

A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement

June 17, 2024 A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement Kerry Muzzey is frequently engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with YouTube channels that steal his music. This is his biggest win yet. BY Chris Stokel-Walker A Chinese state-run TV channel’s YouTube presence has been taken offline after repeatedly infringing … Continue reading A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement

Channel Factory Creates AI Incubator Innovation Lab

Channel Factory Creates AI Incubator Innovation Lab by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 18, 2024 Channel Factory plans to introduce an innovation lab focused on artificial intelligence (AI) to support brands.  The company said it will hire new talent and executives to build a dynamic multidisciplinary team. The team includes participation from C-suite executives and … Continue reading Channel Factory Creates AI Incubator Innovation Lab