Marketing

Understanding The Evolutionary Prowess Of The Web’s Top Supplement Brand

Perhaps you know the supplement brand AG1. Or maybe you know it by its original name, Athletic Greens. Regardless, the company is one of the great ecommerce adapt-and-survivors of the past 15 years. AG1 was founded in 2010 and was practically unique as a one-SKU, single-checkout ecommerce brand. In other words, it made only one […]

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Why Meta’s Exit From MRC Audits Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Marketers

Meta’s decision to withdraw from the Media Rating Council’s brand-safety audits and its subsequent loss of accreditation have sparked important questions for advertisers that depend on transparency and accountability to protect their brands online.  When one of the world’s largest advertising platforms steps away from independent verification, it’s a reminder of how critical third-party accountability

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Media Briefing: Associated Press deal cements Microsoft’s quiet rise in AI licensing

This week’s Media Briefing looks at The Associated Press’ deal with Microsoft to join its pay-per-use AI content marketplace, as the tech company seeks to strengthen relationships with media companies and compete with Google. AP joins growing list of publishers signing licensing deals with Microsoft Gannett rebrands, Vogue absorbs Teen Vogue, and more Microsoft’s growing

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Brands set to cut open web display spend 30% in response to AI search

Zero-click search adoption has critically affected web traffic from search engines to publishers in the year since Google first introduced its Overviews and AI Mode features. In 2026, advertisers may very well respond by cutting their display investments with publishers on the open web by 30% in favor of CTV and paid social, per analysis

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Shopify just became the biggest company to launch a Substack newsletter

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. American Eagle. Rare Beauty. The RealReal. These are some of the biggest brands that have, within the past year, launched their own Substack newsletters. They’re now joined by e-commerce technology provider Shopify, which on Oct. 20 penned the first installment of its brand-new Substack newsletter, dubbed “In

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