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This is fine artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan

This is fine artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan

The settlement and ad takedowns show how quickly meme-based creative can become a legal and brand risk, especially for AI startups buying visible out-of-home inventory.

Is freelance writing the right career move for you?

Is freelance writing the right career move for you?

Stuck in a dead-end job? No career growth? Need more cash? Here's how to tell if freelance writing is for you.

Jason Momoa crashes the LEGO boardroom to champion play in new World Play Day campaign

Jason Momoa crashes the LEGO boardroom to champion play in new World Play Day campaign

LEGO’s World Play Day campaign uses comedy, celebrity storytelling, and a playful corporate parody to remind families why creativity still matters.

Lokam AI raises $350K to boost auto sales and service retention

Lokam AI raises $350K to boost auto sales and service retention

Lokam AI’s $350K round backs AI-driven outreach for dealership service and upgrade cycles in a competitive retention software market.

APAC marketers say human connection matters more as AI content floods the market

APAC marketers say human connection matters more as AI content floods the market

The conversation around AI is shifting from content volume to authenticity, trust, and business outcomes.

Ask YouTube brings conversational AI search to video as YouTube expands Gemini Omni for Shorts

Ask YouTube brings conversational AI search to video as YouTube expands Gemini Omni for Shorts

The new AI-powered search experience blends videos, Shorts, and text answers, creating new opportunities and challenges for marketers.

Anua names Kendall Jenner as first global ambassador as K-beauty brand doubles down on global growth

The skincare brand is pairing celebrity influence with its fast-growing PDRN product line.

Salesforce to acquire Contentful to add composable content for Agentforce

Salesforce to acquire Contentful to add composable content for Agentforce

Salesforce plans to acquire Contentful to make structured content accessible to Agentforce, reflecting the shift toward composable, AI-driven experiences.

How to choose which marketing tasks to automate with AI

How to choose which marketing tasks to automate with AI

Most marketing teams do not fail at AI because of the tools. They fail because they automate the wrong tasks first. Here's a practical framework for making better automation decisions.

Rep AI raises $6.2M follow-on to expand its unified AI platform for ecommerce

Rep AI raises $6.2M follow-on to expand its unified AI platform for ecommerce

Rep AI raised $6.2M to expand an AI platform that links intent, conversion, and support, as ecommerce teams shift from point tools to systems.

Mailchimp adds Analytics AI and more integrations for conversational insights

Mailchimp adds Analytics AI and more integrations for conversational insights

Mailchimp rolls out a conversational analytics agent plus Wix and WooCommerce integrations, aiming to cut manual reporting for ecommerce teams.

Sprinklr acquires ViralMoment to expand multimodal customer intelligence

Sprinklr acquires ViralMoment to expand multimodal customer intelligence

Sprinklr acquires ViralMoment assets to analyze video-first social signals and turn visuals and audio into customer intelligence for enterprise teams.

AI agents are exposing marketing's workflow debt

AI agents are exposing marketing's workflow debt

AI agents are moving into the middle of marketing work, exposing the brittle handoffs between data, content, approvals, media, and measurement.

Vector raises US$10M Series A for AI-driven B2B audience targeting

Vector raises US$10M Series A for AI-driven B2B audience targeting

Vector raised US$10M to scale Reveal and Target, as demand gen teams push for fresher audiences and fewer manual targeting workflows.

AI is making decisions no one in marketing approved

AI is making decisions no one in marketing approved

AI platforms are starting to own more marketing decisions. Senior operators need clear decision rights before automation controls budget, offers, and customer journeys.

OuterSignal acquires Monocle to expand AI lifecycle marketing stack

OuterSignal acquires Monocle to expand AI lifecycle marketing stack

The acquisition connects customer intelligence with AI-led email and SMS journeys, as ecommerce tools move from rules to autonomous decisioning.

Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-style app built around Facebook Groups

Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-style app built around Facebook Groups

Forum turns Facebook Groups into a Reddit-style experience as Meta expands its portfolio of specialized social apps.

Nike and BTS turn tour merch into a global fandom marketing engine

Nike and BTS turn tour merch into a global fandom marketing engine

Nike’s BTS WORLD TOUR “ARIRANG” collaboration shows how brands are turning fans into co-creators.

Marketers are measuring journeys buyers no longer take

Marketers are measuring journeys buyers no longer take

AI search, native checkout, and agentic media are moving decisions off-site. Marketing teams need dashboards that measure influence before the click.

Adobe report finds agentic AI readiness lags behind adoption ambitions

Adobe report finds agentic AI readiness lags behind adoption ambitions

New Adobe research shows organizations want autonomous AI, but most still lack the data, governance, and measurement foundations to support it.

AI commerce is making product truth a marketing control problem

AI commerce is making product truth a marketing control problem

As AI moves discovery and checkout into third-party surfaces, product truth becomes a control layer for marketing and content operations.

Solstice raises $21M Series A for faster pharma marketing compliance cycles

Solstice raises $21M Series A for faster pharma marketing compliance cycles

Solstice raised $21M to scale AI plus expert workflows that cut medical, legal, and regulatory review cycles for pharma marketing assets.

ClickUp’s AI layoffs signal a new phase of workforce transformation

ClickUp’s AI layoffs signal a new phase of workforce transformation

ClickUp’s workforce cuts reveal how AI agents are moving from productivity tools to operational infrastructure, forcing companies and marketers to rethink how work gets done.

OREO and BTS launch hotteok-inspired cookie collaboration across 80+ markets

OREO and BTS launch hotteok-inspired cookie collaboration across 80+ markets

BTS’ first global snack partnership shows how brands are rethinking fan engagement at scale.

Why outdated fonts are hurting digital marketing performance

Why outdated fonts are hurting digital marketing performance

Designers are warning that outdated typography choices may quietly reduce trust, readability, and conversion performance online.