Content Marketing

How will AI impact the future of content marketing?

As AI improves, businesses will find ways how it can benefit content marketing, with new opportunities in personalization, automation, and optimization.

Freelancing

AI and humans: How will the future of freelancing be like?

As rice-bowl-threatening AIs make waves in the news, fear looms over the heads of many a creative. But are these feelings justified? Anna Rzhevkina opines.

Lists

YouTubers are done relying on ad revenue, here’s what they’re doing instead

YouTube’s creator economy may be booming, but the most successful names on the platform aren’t counting on ads anymore.

news

Bedrock Platform closes seed extension round led by First Party Capital

Bedrock Platform closes seed extension round led by First Party Capital, adding capital and expertise for adtech product growth.

news

Podean acquires Ad Advance to expand global retail media and analytics capabilities

Podean’s acquisition of Ad Advance brings new analytics and marketplace expertise to its global retail media agency services.

news

Kana emerges from stealth with $15M seed funding to build flexible AI agents for marketers

Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to offer marketers flexible AI agents for campaign automation and data-driven workflows.

Reports

AI isn’t killing jobs, it’s overloading them

Burnout is rising among early AI adopters, and marketers should take note

martech

OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT, sparking industry backlash

ChatGPT begins ad tests, sparking user backlash and competitor mockery.

martech

Apple eyes ChatGPT integration in CarPlay voice assistant revamp

CarPlay’s next move hints at a major shift in voice assistant control — marketers should watch closely

martech

EU targets TikTok’s infinite scroll, autoplay, and push alerts under Digital Services Act

The EU says TikTok’s core features promote compulsive use. Marketers should brace for UX changes and tighter regulation.

martech

AI marketing tools for content creation: reviews and comparisons

Discover the best AI marketing tools of 2026 for content creation with our in-depth reviews and comparisons.

news

TikTok teams up with Moving Walls to take social content offline

TikTok’s Out of Phone initiative goes global, giving marketers new ways to merge online engagement with real-world visibility

Technology

30 sites to find free stock images in 2025

High-quality visuals can make your marketing content more engaging and help build traffic. Here are 30 of the most popular sites to find beautiful free stock images for your content.

news

Spotlight acquires Captivate Collective to build end-to-end influence orchestration

Spotlight expands its influence orchestration platform by acquiring Captivate Collective, enhancing advocacy capabilities.

Content Marketing

How to read survey results: what most analysts miss in 2026

Discover why traditional survey analysis fails and how AI-driven approaches transform data collection into meaningful business insights.

news

Pureprofile acquires CRNRSTONE to boost qualitative research capabilities

Pureprofile acquires CRNRSTONE to enhance qualitative research, offering integrated insights for brands and agencies in Australia.

news

Level3AI raises US$13 million seed round to expand AI-powered customer engagement in APAC

Level3AI’s funding supports AI agents for enterprise customer engagement, with a focus on measurable outcomes and APAC expansion.

news

Perplexity brings its AI browser Comet to Android

Comet’s mobile debut makes Perplexity a serious contender in the AI search race. Here’s what it means for marketers

Media

The creator economy Is growing up, and brands need to catch up fast

Why the creator economy is entering a more mature phase

news

QuadSci raises $8M Series A to expand predictive AI for customer intelligence

QuadSci’s new funding supports predictive analytics for marketers, offering early insights into churn and expansion opportunities.

martech

OpenAI retires GPT-4o amid backlash over AI emotional dependency

Lawsuits and loyalists collide as OpenAI sunsets its most emotionally validating chatbot.

martech

A mobile-first workflow marketers can measure and scale for plumbing teams

Turn messy lead handoffs into measurable revenue with a mobile-first system built for plumbing teams.

Reports

The rise of optichannel retail

VML’s latest data shows that omnichannel isn’t working as intended.

Reports

AI’s evolving role in the customer journey according to VML study

AI has gone mainstream in ecommerce, but most brands are still playing catch-up on what that actually means for the buyer journey.

news

Draco Malfoy becomes China’s surprise mascot for Lunar New Year

A Harry Potter villain has become a Lunar New Year icon in China.