Winning back shoppers will require sharper value, better stores, and stronger loyalty.
Emotion won at the Super Bowl as Ring, Budweiser, and Amazon topped iSpot rankings by pairing heart, nostalgia, and humor with brand recognition.
Regulators say limiting rival chatbots on WhatsApp could breach competition rules and reshape AI distribution power.
YouTube TV is rolling out genre-specific options to curb churn, betting viewers prefer cheaper, targeted bundles over bloated pay TV.
Tech giants and brands leaned hard into AI-led creative, but consumer responses were mixed.
From ai.com to Claude and coders, AI ads led engagement, overtaking beer, autos, and other legacy categories.
Unions’ no-confidence vote underscores frustration as margins lag far behind Delta and United.
YouTube now outpaces Reddit in AI citations as models prioritize transcripts, metadata, and explanatory formats over engagement signals.
"The Super Bowl has grown from a football game into one of the biggest cultural moments for brands," said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian in a recent episode of “Behind the Numbers.” The Super Bowl maintains its advertising relevance in an increasingly fragmented media landscape because it delivers something increasingly rare: A massive, diverse audience engaged in a shared cultural moment.
Installs barely grew but app purchases hit $167 billion. Saturated markets will force apps to extract more value from loyal users.
Job fears hit lower-income consumers hardest, making retail demand more uneven.
Novo’s Big Game spot can help reinforce the Wegovy pill’s credibility against copycat compounded versions.
The top Super Bowl campaigns now hinge on multi-channel activation as audiences engage via social, streaming, and retargeting.
Non-controversial stars, authentic fits, and humor, not fame alone, boost Super Bowl ad results.
Legal scrutiny, rising rivals, and fading China relevance are testing its turnaround.
51% of Super Bowl ads featured multiple celebrities in 2025, triple the rate from 2016, according to a January report from iSpot.tv.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss whether “ChatGPT with Ads” will scare users away, the effectiveness of chatbot ads versus traditional search ads, and whether there’s an ethical component to advertising during a search conversation compared with the blue-link format. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Analyst Nate Elliot and Analyst Marisa Jones. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
Regulators say TikTok’s “addictive” features break rules, creating a legal test that could force core platform changes or fines.
Less than 10% of consumers accept the top result and most cross-check sources, indicating skepticism of search rankings.