Search Traffic Down 10%: What’s Happening And Where It’s Going by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 8, 2025 Brands are competing for attention across fragmented landscapes, and those focused on traditional search strategies are losing attention and relevance. AI, algorithms, and platform changes are being blamed for declining visibility, but the real issue is … Continue reading Search Traffic Down 10%: What’s Happening And Where It’s Going
January 29, 2025 What’s going on with Trump’s proposed buyouts for federal workers? Nobody knows The Trump administration offered two million federal workers eight months of pay in exchange for their resignation, sparking confusion about what the buyouts mean for workers and whether they’re even legal. BY Pavithra Mohan On Tuesday, President Trump issued a … Continue reading What’s going on with Trump’s proposed buyouts for federal workers? Nobody knows
The once-ubiquitous music retail chain has just two remaining stores: one in Ohio and one in Oregon. Reports that both are shuttering may have been premature. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton Sam Goody, the once-ubiquitous music and entertainment retail chain founded in 1951, is set to close one of its last two remaining U.S. stores next year. … Continue reading Sam Goody employee in Oregon denies reports that the last location is closing: ‘We’re not going anywhere’
A Semrush report outlines changes in online search since the introduction of ChatGPT kicked off the generative AI frenzy, Constantine von Hoffman on December 2, 2024 Generative AI is making inroads in search marketing, but it needs to win consumer trust if it wants to become a “Google killer,” according to a new study … Continue reading GenAI must win consumer trust if it is going to transform search marketing
October 14, 2024 Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year The long-standing home-improvement wholesaler says its 4,500 locations will stay open as the company sells its operations to rival Do It Best. BY Sarah Bregel A long-standing hardware wholesaler, True Value, is filing for bankruptcy. The 75-year-old … Continue reading Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year
September 27, 2024 How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses At Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, panelists discussed the legal strategy being used by anti-DEI conservatives, including Stephen Miller. BY AJ Hess On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, prohibiting U.S. colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s race … Continue reading How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses
Adtech platform Quantcast is back in education mode, explaining to customers that Google has not saved cookies. They’re going away and something will replace them. Kim Davis on September 3, 2024 “At the moment, I feel like the industry has stalled; there’s not much innovation happening because everyone is waiting to see what Google … Continue reading One way or another, cookies are going away
August 26, 2024 AI stocks are outperforming—but artificial intelligence isn’t going to save the economy anytime soon A new analysis from Vanguard suggests that AI stocks may be at unjustifiably high prices while we’re still headed for an economic soft patch in the near future. BY Sam Becker AI is everywhere, but it may not be … Continue reading AI stocks are outperforming—but artificial intelligence isn’t going to save the economy anytime soon
CVS, Albertsons, dentsu and EssenceMediacom weigh in on measurement standards and opportunities as RMNs mature. Chris Wood on August 8, 2024 Retail media networks (RMNs) are a fast-growing space in advertising — up 16.3% last year. Retailers are adding channels and providing better measurement and execution for advertisers. And agencies are answering their clients’ … Continue reading Retail media networks and advertisers going from guesswork to growth
Google Project Astra hands-on: Full of potential, but it’s going to be a while The move to multi-modal AI is going to be multi-year endeavor. sam rutherford · karissa bell Wed, May 15, 2024 Photo by Sam Rutherford/Engadget At I/O 2024, Google’s teaser for Project Astra gave us a glimpse at where AI assistants … Continue reading Google Project Astra hands-on: Full of potential, but it’s going to be a while
