Malls need to change: As department stores right-size and shift to smaller formats, mall operators need new types of businesses to drive people to their shopping centers.
Across the board, links in creator bios are the most popular form of TikTok creator marketing. Duets and stitches, where creator content and brand content are joined in the same video, are also popular among mid-size businesses. This type of content, which is relatively inexpensive but requires original content in addition to creator content, ranks lower with small and large businesses.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of HBO Max merging with Discovery+, Apple TV+'s content push, and Peacock's recent struggles. "In Other News," we talk about the significance of the Big Ten's latest media rights deal and why streaming may have just surpassed cable. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes.
2022 will present retailers with a host of challenges as soaring consumer prices, high unemployment, and a plummeting currency weigh heavily on shoppers’ minds—and wallets.
Healthcare delivery went digital in 2020, and so did healthcare and pharma ad budgets. In fact, 2020 was the only year in which healthcare and pharma overindexed the overall market digital ad spending growth.
Billions pouring into quantum computing: Rising beyond nascent stages, quantum tech is turning heads in government and business. As funding accelerates, society is likely unprepared for security and ethical challenges.
Visa and Mastercard blamed fraud and intensifying competition for higher post-Brexit cross-border fees in responses to the UK Parliament.
Open banking lets UK customers move money to their new current account on the same day they open it.
Retailers take aggressive action to stem the tide of unionizations: Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, and more are closing stores, delaying negotiations, and pursuing dogged legal action to keep unions from making headway.
Who took home the trophy and who went home with a consolation prize? We asked our Retail Reimagined team to give us the lowdown.
Consumer sentiment is ticking up as inflation slows: While that’s good news for most retailers as the holidays near, rising interest rates could pose challenges.
We unpack why the move is only the beginning of Amazon’s healthcare playbook.
Admin headaches lead many clinicians to sell their practices—Alma wants to fix that
Shipments of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices will increase more than sixfold worldwide over the next four years, from 14.3 million this year to 87.7 million in 2026.
TikTok and YouTube are taking short-form video to CTVs: Strong viewer growth is making TV screens the next battleground for digital video dominance.
An inflation tourniquet: The Inflation Reduction Act simultaneously tackles climate change and inflation. Providing tax breaks on clean energy could boost consumer spending.
Industry trade groups say the agency can’t regulate customer service practices. Doing so might hurt competition.
This is Google Wallet’s first foray into Africa as payment providers capitalize on the region’s flourishing payments market.
TikTok sees an opportunity in local content: The video app is testing a new feed that displays algorithmically recommended videos made in your area.
On today's episode, we discuss who is most likely to win the short-video race, the significance of Lyft's new media division, the potential of Apple's ad business, whether buy now, pay later is too good to be true, Chewy's new insurance and wellness service CarePlus, an unpopular opinion about retail media, who's buying all the electric vehicles, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Ross Benes, Blake Droesch, and Max Willens.