Influencer Marketing stories
Faster real-time responses may help brands cut manual analysis as the new release links customer signals with AI tools across service and marketing.
Marketers are finding that AI can boost output without lifting quality unless they feed it richer audience and community signals.
Streaming ads are being tied more closely to sales as Amazon links Prime Video's Elle to shoppable campaigns for L'Oréal Paris and Swisse.
Marketers can now query live campaign data in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, cutting manual reporting time and speeding up decisions.
Brands can now capture social engagement as customer data, as Klaviyo's new tool helps turn followers into consented contacts across channels.
Marketers can now move from creator discovery to paid activation faster as Dentsu UK&I ties Meta data into its planning platform.
A voluntary framework may help brands and agencies avoid disputes over consent, attribution and commercial use as AI spreads through marketing.
Consumers may see very different beauty brand suggestions depending on which AI assistant they ask, a study has found.
Strong US demand has pushed the skincare brand to seek NZD $4 million, as stock shortages and FDA registration open wider retail channels.
Urgent discounts are failing to speed up purchases, with most shoppers consulting multiple sources and many abandoning baskets over shipping fees.
Young creators working with SuperAwesome will gain mental health support, while brands get tighter safeguards for child audiences.
Most creators now send affiliate traffic to several shops, weakening brands' control over where sales leads are sent and tracked.
England's Mexico victory sent social media value soaring, with Harry Kane generating GBP £25.8 million in Earned Media Value for brands.
Planned restrictions could strip £1.3 billion from UK digital ad spend in 2027 as brands lose easy access to under-16s online.
Advertisers in Southeast Asia can now send shoppers from YouTube ads straight to checkout as Google tries to turn video views into sales.
Rising living costs are pushing New Zealand shoppers to compare prices, reviews and product details across AI, social media and search.
Consumers may feel watched rather than served as brands collect more personal data for targeting, inclusion, and fraud prevention.
Rising living costs are pushing 71% of online shoppers to compare more options and cross-check purchases across more channels before buying.
More creators in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Brazil can now earn commissions by tagging Shopee products in Instagram posts and Reels.
Most AI-discovered brands still face a trust test, as 79% of UK users check other sources before buying and only 4% would skip that step.