Nike took advantage of the FIFA World Cup by spotlighting its new, soccer-focused X2 collection through community watch parties and in retail spaces. The effort, which ran through June, shows how retail can expand with targeted experiences that match specific fan interests.
Google expands YouTube ad frequency controls: Advertisers can manage exposure across campaign groups, reducing repetitive ads while preserving scale.
Meta’s AI tools create headaches: Marketers must catch errors before campaigns go live due to faulty AI tools.
Discord pulled in 64 million unique US visitors in April 2026, a scale that puts the gamer-first platform in the conversation for mainstream brand reach, according to a June report from Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform.
EU rewrites youth social media access: Europe joins a global effort to limit teen social media, challenging brands that rely on early audience building.
For brands selling products with long purchase cycles, like mattresses, cars, or appliances, the marketing challenge isn't just winning the sale. It's staying in consumers' minds for years before they're ready to buy.
In June 2026, we analyzed 4,010 ChatGPT recommendations across 13 categories in the tech hardware and devices industry to compile the AI Visibility Index.
Commerce media is no longer synonymous with retail, as delivery platforms, financial services, and travel companies build sophisticated advertising networks that rival traditional retailers in scale and effectiveness.
Commerce media has planted deep roots in Spanish-speaking Latin America (SPLA). Between 87% and 94% of marketers in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru surveyed plan to increase their commerce media investment over the next 12 months, according to new research conducted by EMARKETER for Google.
Smart home devices have started to reach the mainstream. While security remains the core, categories like lighting and utility are bringing device interoperability to a growing number of households.
Diners are favoring fast-casual and full-service restaurants that deliver better quality, convenience, or experience.
Rather than relying on discounts alone, the limited Pasta Pass creates attention that extends well beyond its sales.
AI users seek direct answers: Answers to specific questions are AI's top search use case, making authoritative content as important as clicks.
Highlighting the inefficiencies of cross-border payments, Circle strengthens its brand through the absurd.
Event enthusiasm lifts spending despite inflation and budget pressures.
Brands find big opportunities with Gen X and baby boomers.
Almost half (44%) use AI, but limited training and low confidence keep most nurses double-checking outputs, reducing time savings from the tech.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss why Fox buying Roku could be good for both companies, bad for both companies, and who stands to be affected the most beyond Fox and Roku. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Analyst Ross Benes and Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
States move to challenge Paramount: Twelve states seek to block Paramount’s WBD acquisition, leaving advertisers in limbo over 2027 media buying.
Apple is positioning its redesigned Siri to compete directly with ChatGPT and other AI assistants with what competitors can't match: billions of active devices already in users' hands and deep integration with personal data stored on those devices. "It's less of a takeover, but more like a fork in the road," said our analyst Gadjo Sevilla, on a recent episode of "Behind the Numbers." "Apple is not competing in that space. It's not a general free-for-all model. What it is doing, however, is infusing its own brand of safe, and as we're seeing, highly personalized AI features designed around its users."