Self-service finance is here, but the technology needs room to grow before consumers will fully embrace it. In the age of DIY and self-checkout, financial management has entered its own “do it yourself” revolution. Artificial intelligence-powered tools and chatbots now help people budget, invest, and plan for the future — all without waiting for a […]
Delta’s tentative launch of AI for personalized plane-ticket pricing was far from a smooth takeoff. Consumers reacted with alarm to the idea that travel — a sector in which passengers have increasingly limited rights — may become even costlier for the end user, and more profitable for the corporate behemoth. It had us thinking about […]
New research from SALESmanago finds almost all (99%) marketers say there are capabilities in their martech stack that they’re not using, while the majority (62%) say they only use 50%-75% of available features Nearly half of marketers (47%) feel time and capacity constraints leave them barely coping with their workloads, while just 13% report that […]
A new platform gives communicators the tools to transform a single press release into a full-scale campaign, ensuring their message breaks through to global audiences and AI alike. NEW YORK, NEW YORK — September 22, 2025 — PRNewswire — In a world where consolidating newsrooms and AI-driven search are redefining how stories are discovered, the press […]
This episode is also available in video format on www.Loyalty.TV and on our YouTube channel. In today’s episode, Mariana Fonseca Medina shares how Walmart Mexico & Central America builds customer loyalty through everyday low prices, the right assortment, convenience, and deep customer insights—without traditional points programs. Learn how omnichannel shopping, financial services, telco solutions, health offerings, and AI-driven CRM create trust, relevance, […]
Expert-led managed services now include programmatic audio, CTV, and dynamic creative optimization CINCINNATI, OHIO– September 23, 2025 — Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), powered by 84.51°, has launched a suite of new managed-service offsite programmatic capabilities. An expert in-house team will now activate across programmatic audio, programmatic CTV, and dynamic creative optimization (DCO) for display. The move comes as more brands […]
Camp, a children’s entertainment and retail brand, is attracting 2 million consumers to its locations each year by creating interactive experiences to its ticketed events, CEO Jenica Myszkowski said at Shoptalk Fall. Family experience retailer Camp is building a loyal, thriving base of millions of shoppers by focusing on engaging and immersive experiences. […]
From agentic Fiverrs to enterprise-grade verticals, builders are racing to define how AI agents are created, deployed, discovered, and monetized. Online shopping. Stock trading. Vacation planning. If you listen to the most bullish projections about the scope and speed of AI-agent adoption in the coming years, use cases in commerce, public markets, and flight bookings […]
In a country that built its tech edge on global talent, a six-figure entry fee now stands at the border. The U.S. just rolled out a $100,000 surcharge on new H?1B visa petitions. While the intent is to curb abuse of the system — and perhaps re-onshore talent in what’s proved to be an increasingly […]
The tale of consumer advocacy platform PissedConsumer is a cautionary tale for every brand For marketers, content creators and brands forging their way in the digital economy, trust, and the ability to ensure a fair playing field is foundational to maintaining an orderly economy. This story came to us from the PissedConsumer, a review and […]