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Speaker brand Sonos is eager to have agentic AI surface operational efficiencies and handle B2B customer requests.  Speaker brand Sonos likes the sound of agentic AI so much that it is piloting an agent for its business-to-business customer portal.  The B2B ordering platform, which caters to Sonos’ custom integrators and distributors was in desperate need […]

In a media ecosystem defined by velocity, variability and vast amounts of noise, one thing has become increasingly clear: Attention is the new currency. In light of this shift, here are practical tips for marketers.

On Thursday, French AI start-up Olyzon (pronounced “all eyes on” – more on that in a bit) announced $5 million in additional seed funding led by US-based venture capital firm Cassius Capital.

If there’s one thing the ad tech industry didn’t need, it was another three-letter acronym. But here we are. HWA. Last week, WPP Media launched Open Intelligence, touting it as the ad industry’s first LMM. LMMs, or Large Marketing Models, aren’t to be confused with LLMs, or Large Language Models. LLMs generate content, while LMMs […]

Be it the state of the economy or the fact that too fancy a splash can sometimes wash away a message, more brands are turning to service destinations for p.r. stunts. Think: Takeovers of car washes, diners and, as we saw at Coachella this year, gas stations. And that’s precisely where Indonesian brand Kopiko and […]

As a PR practitioner, the job is to build narratives. As a rancher, you live them. For me, authenticity wasn’t a tactic: it was the life I lived before I ever wrote a press release. That intersection has shaped every part of my career—as well as my home life—and it shaped one of the boldest […]

It’s the end of email marketing as we know it. Okay, that might be a bit dramatic. But there’s no arguing that agentic AI isn’t just changing the way marketers design and sell products; it’s also raising customer expectations. Marketing Cloud Next, a new marketing platform launched by Salesforce on Wednesday, is fully agentic, from […]

Last year saw a proliferation of US state laws regulating the processing of children’s data. 2025 promises to be just as active, with new rules either already in effect or coming into force later this year.  Companies in the ad tech ecosystem should pay attention to the evolving children’s privacy landscape at the US state […]

Cutlery brand Schmidt Brothers knows that with a lifetime warranty for its knives, driving repeat purchases can be a challenge. So the Schmidt Brothers focuses on loyalty initiatives that engender positive brand affinity and keep its brand top-of-mind.   Its most recent effort is a live, online cooking show called The Cutting Edge. In celebration […]

For proof of the uncertainty facing marketers in 2025, look no further than the industry’s ping-ponging projections for ad spending. WPP Media (the former GroupM), which released its global midyear ad spend forecast on Tuesday, is just the most recent example. Like every prognosticator that’s taken a crack at predicting spending trends for 2025, WPP […]