On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the three big questions surrounding Amazon right now: Can it maintain its ad revenue momentum in 2026? Is AI spending a problem? Is it ready for agentic commerce? And more. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Analysts Marisa Jones and Rachel Wolff. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

Spend will surge within set schedules to hit monthly caps, homing in on high-intent search revenue.

61% of US digital media professionals are excited about AI developments in digital media and look forward to advertising within AI-generated content, according to a December report from Integral Ad Science and YouGov.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the three big questions surrounding Google right now: When and how will it monetize AI search? Is it spending too much on AI? Will it reconcile its two full-fledged AI chatbots? And more. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Analyst Nate Elliott and Senior Director of Content Jeremy Goldman. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

The retailer delivered its first annual sales rise since 2020, but slipping active customers signal growth isn’t yet secure.

The secondhand marketplace is being snapped up by eBay to bolster its standing among Gen Z shoppers.

Revenue hit $1.08B, but losses and soft guidance sank shares as credit stress ticked up.

Instagram cools, Facebook steadies, X stalls—making channel focus a strategic call, not a cosmetic one.

Omnicom's scale expanded faster than organic growth; its IPG deal-driven revenue surge contrasts with modest underlying performance in its core business.

Its no-code tool brings scenario planning to marketers, aiming to turn episodic modeling into daily decisions.