Agentic AI is poised to rewrite the rules of retail. Consumers are ready. What about retailers? Mike Pastore on October 10, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Agentic AI is rapidly changing the face and feel of shopping for both retailers and consumers, according to a report … Continue reading 60% of shoppers expect to use AI agents in the next 12 months
October 02, 2025 Musk reports Tesla sales jump 7% after months of boycotts Six months after Elon Musk left the Trump administration to the great relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world’s richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are back. Well, maybe. The electrical vehicle maker run by … Continue reading Musk reports Tesla sales jump 7% after months of boycotts
August 14, 2024 A looming U.S. seaport strike could delay cargo for weeks or months Retailers like Walmart and other importers have been rushing goods in ahead of the September 30 expiration of the union contract covering some 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. seaports. BY Reuters A potential strike at U.S. seaports on the … Continue reading A looming U.S. seaport strike could delay cargo for weeks or months
June 11, 2024 After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance merger falls apart Just about a week after reports spread of a final Paramount Skydance merger, Shari Redstone ends acquisition talks. BY Chris Morris A little over a week after reports surfaced that Paramount Global and Skydance had finally agreed to terms of a merger, that … Continue reading After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance merger falls apart
May 09, 2024 Unemployment claims are at their highest in 8 months, but the Fed has yet to cut interest rates The Labor Department’s report confirms a cooling job market. BY Reuters The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than eight months, further evidence … Continue reading Unemployment claims are at their highest in 8 months, but the Fed has yet to cut interest rates
UA accounts that are still processing data could be retired at any time, so Google still strongly advises only using GA4. Nicola Agius on September 5, 2023 Google had warned that everyone would be forced to migrate over to Google Analytics 4 by July 1 or else they would lose the ability to track the performance of … Continue reading Universal Analytics still processing data two months after ‘sunset’
Microsoft disputes the data but it’s clear AI hasn’t turned its Bing into the Google-slayer the company hoped for. Danny Goodwin on August 21, 2023 It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share is down slightly globally and in the … Continue reading AI boost? Bing’s market share is down 6 months after launch
By Chris Morris January 26, 2023 Wall Street, it would appear, has more than a few doubts about e-sports. FaZe Clan, the digital gaming-and-e-sports-content platform that went public just over six months ago with a valuation of $1 billion, is already trading well below a dollar per share, putting the company at risk of … Continue reading FaZe Clan faces possible delisting from the Nasdaq—just 6 months after going public
TV Program Ad Spend, Promotion Up 8% Over 3 Months, ‘Yellowstone’ Gets Big Push by Wayne Friedman , December 9, 2022 Since the start of the TV season, TV network-based companies have increased on-air media time and paid-advertising spending by 8% to promote their own programming — to $2.19 billion in total media value, according … Continue reading TV Program Ad Spend, Promotion Up 8% Over 3 Months, ‘Yellowstone’ Gets Big Push
Agency New Biz Continues To Recede Through First 8 Months by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, October 14, 2022 While the ad industry still is not in a recession, according to the major agency forecasting units, the major agencies continue to see their year-over-year revenues declining, according to a monthly tracking study of revenue gains by consultant … Continue reading Agency New Biz Continues To Recede Through First 8 Months
