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Adobe AI Video Tools and Others Aim at Streamlining Corporate Media Content Creation

October 17, 2024
Visa and Analytic Partners Collaborate on AI-Powered Data Analytics
Partnerships // October 16, 2024

Visa and Analytic Partners have teamed up to provide artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data analytics designed to help merchants and brands optimize their marketing spend. This collaboration brings together Visa’s merchant relationships and consumer spend insights and Analytic Partners’ commercial decisioning platform, the companies said in...

AI Collaboration Marks ‘Next Phase’ of eCommerce Development
artificial intelligence // October 15, 2024

Recent advancements in AI-assisted editing platforms could boost productivity for eCommerce teams, enabling faster creation of everything from multilingual product descriptions to marketing copy. OpenAI recently unveiled Canvas, a new interface for ChatGPT that promises to revolutionize collaborative writing and coding. This beta release introduces...

Making Sense of B2B2C Marketing’s Growing Role Across Connected Commerce
Partnerships // October 11, 2024

Business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) marketing may look like a word salad at first glance. But that word salad could be key to unlocking healthy growth for companies of all shapes and sizes, and it’s making waves for brands that want to reach the end customer without cutting...

Simon Wants Gen Z to Heed Call of the Mall
Retail // September 30, 2024

Mall giant Simon Property Group has launched an advertising campaign aimed at younger consumers. “Dubbed ‘Meet Me @themall™,’ the multifaceted campaign blends ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia with a new generation who wants to shop, eat, stay and play at the mall as much as their...

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Vroom Completes Business Wind-Down; Shifts Focus to Core Assets

September 23, 2024
In a move to redefine its future, used car digital marketplace Vroom on Tuesday (Sept. 23) said it completed the wind-down of its eCommerce and used vehicle dealership operations and released a long-term strategic plan leveraging its assets like United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC), a leading automotive finance company; and CarStory, a leader in AI-powered […]

Peloton’s Rebranding Falls Short in Changing Consumer Perception, Says CEO

August 30, 2024
Despite Peloton’s rebranding effort launched in May 2023, executives acknowledged in the latest earnings call that the company’s expanded offerings and new identity have yet to fully resonate with consumers....

Apple Plays AI Catchup in Hopes of Creating New Mobile Commerce Frontier

August 26, 2024
Apple is gearing up to launch “Apple Intelligence,” a sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) initiative that experts say could rewrite the rules of digital commerce. The tech giant’s push comes as...

All Signal, No Noise: How Item-Level Data Brings Retail and Banking Intelligence Together

July 31, 2024
There’s plenty of competition in the retail and banking sectors. But there’s no good reason for them to compete with each other, as both face mounting pressure to enhance customer...

Quick Reads
Visa and Analytic Partners Collaborate on AI-Powered Data Analytics

October 16, 2024
Visa and Analytic Partners have teamed up to provide artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data analytics designed to help merchants and brands optimize their marketing spend. This collaboration brings together Visa’s merchant relationships and consumer spend insights and Analytic Partners’ commercial decisioning platform, the companies said in a Wednesday (Oct. 16) press release. “The volume of data […]

Simon Wants Gen Z to Heed Call of the Mall

September 30, 2024
Mall giant Simon Property Group has launched an advertising campaign aimed at younger consumers. “Dubbed ‘Meet Me @themall™,’ the multifaceted campaign blends ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia with a new generation...

Report: Amazon Video Streaming Tops $1.8 Billion in Ad Spending Commitments

September 27, 2024
Amazon has reportedly surpassed its goal of drawing $1.8 billion in ad spending commitments for its video streaming services after introducing ads on its Prime Video earlier this year. That total includes...

Amazon Accused in Suit of Touting American Eagle Knock-Offs

September 26, 2024
American Eagle Outfitters has reportedly filed a trademark infringement suit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon used branding from the clothing retailer’s Aerie line of apparel in search results,...