
Agentic Shopping Poses An Existential Threat To Retail Media (Part 2)
What retailers and brands should be doing to prepare for a future where AI agents ignore Sponsored Product ads.
What retailers and brands should be doing to prepare for a future where AI agents ignore Sponsored Product ads.
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I spent 2 hours reading Mary Meeker’s 340-page AI trends report so you don’t have to... But you probably still should. Here are my 6 highlights for retailers, brands and agencies.
Before we begin, if you like today's post, you'll love the webinar I'm part of next week: The Retail Media Halo Effect brought to us by Keen Decision Systems and Future Commerce. Much of my thoughts below came from noodling on the very topics
The Amazon FBA goldrush of the 2010s minted millionnaires, before becoming unsustainable. Now we could see the same pattern emerge with AI-enabled checkouts.
Everyone seems to want to dunk on Criteo lately, even their tech partners. What does this tell us about the state of retail media?
Three brand-side retail media leaders share a metric that isn't necessarily sexy or new, but is absolutely essential to how they run their business.
What retailers and brands should be doing to prepare for a future where AI agents ignore Sponsored Product ads.
What happens to retail media when consumer behavior shifts from browsing retailer websites and apps, to using personal shopping agents?
I asked four brand-side leaders about their most productive moments and win-win scenarios with their shopper marketing teams.
Commerce media is the new Retail Media. It's new definition by the IAB marks a transition that has already been occurring as brands consider any viable mechanism to meet the consumer where they are.
Amazon's advertising juggernaut shows no signs of slowing, the retail fundamentals remain surprisingly strong despite economic headwinds, and AI initiatives are creating both opportunities and concerns for the platform's future.
Walmart’s big bet on an open ecosystem is a signal to other retailers, and brands.
I asked three brand-side leaders about their go-to strategies when launching existing products on new marketplaces.
Melanie Zimmermann's insights from building Macy's retail media operation and now overseeing retail media globally at Criteo provide a roadmap for what needs to change.
Quick life update: sometimes the universe has other plans.