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Google and Meta earnings show AI is driving growth, but at very different costs for marketers
Alphabet and Meta just posted blockbuster Q1 2026 results, and one thing is clear: AI is no longer experimental. It is now the engine behind revenue growth, product adoption, and competitive positioning across digital advertising and cloud. But beneath the headline numbers, a more nuanced story is emerging. While both companies are scaling aggressively with…
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Highspot adds GTM Agent to connect revenue signals with execution guidance
Highspot introduced GTM Agent as part of its Spring Launch ’26, positioning it as a way to connect signals across deals, content, training, and buyer engagement and then turn those signals into role-specific actions for marketing, enablement, and revenue operations teams. The product expansion builds on Highspot’s existing agentic capabilities, including Deal Agent, with an…
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Cemantica acquires Luminoso to expand AI-driven journey analytics
Cemantica acquired Luminoso to deepen natural language understanding and experience analytics inside its Journey Value Management Platform (JVMP), with the goal of turning customer feedback and interaction data into more actionable journey insights. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the product direction is clear: combine journey design and orchestration with stronger text analytics to help…
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Hightouch raises US$150M Series D as it leans into agentic marketing
Hightouch raised a US$150 million Series D led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bain Capital Ventures, valuing the company at US$2.75 billion. The round signals that Hightouch’s positioning is shifting from “data sync from the warehouse” toward a broader pitch: AI agents that can use first-party data and brand context to plan…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie release becomes a trendjacking goldmine for global brands
The Devil Wears Prada 2 has done more than revive a cultural icon. It has reignited a playbook that blends entertainment, commerce, and brand storytelling into one tightly orchestrated moment. Nearly two decades after the original film shaped how ambition and fashion were perceived, the sequel arrives in a market where nostalgia is not just…
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Why B2B startups lose deals after the demo (and it’s not your competitor’s fault)
Most B2B startups diagnose the wrong disease. When a deal goes quiet after a promising demo, the instinct is to blame the competition, or the pricing, or the timing. Sometimes those things matter. But recent research from Forrester and Gartner points consistently to a different culprit: the deal doesn’t die, it decays. And it decays…
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Samsung turns “The Devil Wears Prada 2” into an AI marketing play for Galaxy S26 Ultra
Samsung is blending entertainment IP, influencer culture, and AI product storytelling into a single global campaign tied to The Devil Wears Prada 2. At the center is the Galaxy S26 Ultra and its “Circle to Search” feature, positioned as a real-time problem-solving tool in high-pressure fashion scenarios. This is not just another co-marketing stunt. It…
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How to vet influencers: an AI-era checklist for authenticity
Here is the number every brand should read before signing their next creator: 37.2%. That is the share of influencer followers that show signs of being fake, purchased, or inauthentic, according to the SociaVault 2026 State of Influencer Fraud report, which analyzed 100,000 accounts across Instagram and TikTok using a 12-indicator fraud scoring methodology. The…
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Pacvue launches Amazon-focused AI agent as retail media automation heats up
Pacvue is stepping deeper into the AI agent race with a new tool designed to simplify how marketers manage and optimize ecommerce ad campaigns. The move signals a growing shift from dashboards and manual workflows toward autonomous systems that can both analyze and act on performance data. This article explores what Pacvue Agent actually does,…
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WellnessLiving adds AI-driven marketing automation suite for studios and salons
WellnessLiving has launched Marketing Suite, a built-in marketing automation system that combines email, SMS, and AI-generated content for fitness, wellness, and beauty businesses. The release targets a familiar SMB constraint: retention and follow-up often depend on manual effort and disconnected tools. WellnessLiving is positioning native automation, triggered by booking and membership behavior, as a way…