1,500 layoffs and budget cuts at Reality Labs signal a shift toward AI glasses and real-world ad integration.
Cost, not brand, fuels genAI growth in emerging markets—marketers must rethink influence channels.
Uber is expanding premium storytelling through Journey Takeovers, which turn entire rides into narrative canvases—and delivering unusually long, high-quality attention.
This FAQ examines in-game ad formats, audience demographics, and emerging opportunities like rewarded advertising that are reshaping how brands connect with gamers across platforms.
FIFA’s deal taps short-form video to spark fandom, fuel real-time viewing, and drive World Cup commerce
Discord is preparing for its IPO; its youthful, highly engaged communities signal rising advertiser interest in participatory platforms as alternatives to feed-driven social media.
Wall-sized TVs, smart rings, and humanoid robots make once-futuristic ideas ready for your living room.
Messasges are evolving from promo push to frictionless, full-funnel conversion tool.
Voice assistants evolve into AI-first interfaces—blending conversation, context, and control across ecosystems.
T-Mobile’s orbit ambitions bring SMS to dead zones, expanding ad reach to highways, oceans, and rural users.
With 95% of gamers active weekly, brands that balance ad quality and compliance can gain lasting recall.
It makes AI central to Search, Android, and Chrome, but integration might invite antitrust scrutiny.
Gaming ads offer high engagement in a market that is underutilized relative to its potential.
Smart glasses surged as carryables flopped, but product announcements outpaced actual releases.
In 2025, Apple doubled down on AI while refocusing on device, ecosystem, and design differentiation, seeking to stay ahead in a maturing smartphone market and a global regulatory maze.
AI discovery is rewriting the rules of B2B marketing—and most CMOs admit they’re not ready. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of B2B tech marketing leaders lack the skills, budget, or strategy to compete with AI-native firms, per a new report by 3Thinkrs. Brands that don’t adapt could disappear from view. CMOs need to focus on staying visible in AI-powered summaries and answers. That means publishing fresher content, showing up in trusted news sources, and telling a consistent story across every channel. It also means learning new metrics that track how often your brand is mentioned by AI, not just humans.
In 2026, Apple will introduce additional ad placements beyond the single premium slot at the top of search results, giving brands more chances to reach users who are actively looking to download. Apple Ads is evolving from a scarce, premium product to a scaled performance channel. Apple reports more than 800 million weekly App Store visitors, with over 85% downloading at least one app per visit. By expanding search ads, Apple increases monetization without changing user behavior—while raising competitive pressure for advertisers.
OpenAI opened up its app store in ChatGPT to all developers, inviting them to create apps that operate directly inside ChatGPT’s user interface, per Engadget. Rather than downloading separate programs from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, users can run mini apps directly inside the chat window. ChatGPT is growing as a content marketplace and shopping platform, offering a fresh surface for brand engagement. Start testing interactive brand utilities, see where conversational AI fits into user acquisition strategies, and identify branded content or tools that could eventually be packaged as digital goods.
DoorDash is testing an AI-powered app that helps consumers find new restaurants to explore, expanding its business model beyond food delivery. Zesty pulls in signals from across the web and provides citations like Yelp reviews, Google Maps ratings, and mentions on Reddit threads, per Bloomberg. Brands should focus on both generative engine optimization and earned, shared, and owned (ESO) media placements to maximize the chances of showing up in AI responses. Monitor brand mentions and reviews on ESO channels to address any negative responses from customers and ensure accuracy of business details.