Furniture.com Taps Agentic AI to Double its Repeat Shopper Rate

After customer surveys, Furniture.com transforms to a marketplace from a lead generator with the help of AI agents. GM Dan Russotto says the goal is to double its repeat shoppers.   Customers wanted it. Its retail vendors wanted it. And now, Furntiure.com has it: A buy button.  For years, Furniture.com allowed shoppers to browse and compare the […]

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Founders and the Future Dispatch: Responsible AI in an Age of Acceleration

Tech leaders debated how to bake responsibility into AI not just as a compliance afterthought but as a fundamental competitive edge. Artificial intelligence is breathing new life into San Francisco, drawing comparisons to the dot-com days of Silicon Valley. Investment is pouring into startups, founders are scrambling like it’s 1999, and beneath it all, AI […]

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AI’s Data Problem Looks a Lot Like Finance’s Old One

The consumer data question is one that long plagued finance. Who owns your data, and how much should institutions be allowed to use it?  Over the course of decades, the financial industry pieced together some hard-earned answers, beginning with the 1999 Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA) mandating financial firms disclose data sharing practices and offer customers “opt-out” […]

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Beyond Basic Rewards: How Cardholders Respond to Non-Traditional Rewards Accelerators

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — JULY 17, 2025 — Rewards programs are evolving—and cardholders want in. Issuers seeking to expand their accelerated rewards beyond traditional categories like grocery, gas, and dining may find untapped potential in less conventional areas. According to Auriemma Group’s latest issue of Cardbeat US, cardholders express strong interest in earning 3% back […]

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Millennials & Gen Z Are Taking Over B2B – So Why Are We Still Marketing Like It’s 2010?

By 2030, Millennials and Gen Z will make up 74% of the global workforce, with many now in leadership roles. Currently, 73% of B2B buying decisions are made by Millennials. The next generation of business leaders has arrived, but you wouldn’t know it from the way many brands are still marketing. Too many companies are still relying […]

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2025 Report Reveals Average B2B Content Volume Triples: Budgets Barely Budge

10Fold’s Survey Finds 50%+ of Marketers Using AI for Content Planning, Creation, Optimization and Measurement SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 5, 2025 – 10Fold, a leading B2B tech communications and content agency, today announced the findings of its 2025 B2B content marketing report, AIFirst, Buyer-Ready: Inside the New Era of B2B Content Marketing report, revealing […]

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Innovid Expands Integration with LinkedIn to Support CTV Ads

Enhancing Innovid’s Social Ads Manager to Help Marketers Reach Professional Audiences on CTV—Within the Same Platform They Use for Social NEW YORK — Innovid, the independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization of advertising, today announced it now supports LinkedIn Connected TV Ads as a LinkedIn Marketing Partner for Campaign Management and Reporting […]

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OpenX Fuels Continued Commercial Growth With Expanded Leadership Across Buyer Development and Marketing

PASADENA, Calif. — OpenX Technologies, Inc., one of the world’s leading omnichannel supply-side platforms, today announced the promotions of Stacy Bohrer to Senior Vice President of Buyer Development and Amanda Forrester to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, reinforcing the company’s commitment to commercial momentum and partner-centric product innovation. OpenX Technologies, Inc., one of the world’s leading […]

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Vaudit Raises $7.3 Million from Adtech Veterans to Launch AI-powered Auditing Platform for Digital Ad Spend

All Previous Investors Participated in Oversubscribed Round, New Investors Added, Vaudit Names Piotr Korzeniowski Chief Operating Officer SAN FRANCISCO — Vaudit, formerly BlokID, today announced the successful closing of a $7.3 million seed round of financing led by Mucker Capital, with participation from AVV, AppWorks, Plug and Play, and Kyber Knight. The list of investors […]

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DoubleVerify’s 2025 Global Insights Report Uncovers North America’s Shifting Digital Ad Landscape

From rising bot fraud to the growing impact of attention metrics, DV’s latest report reveals key trends shaping media quality and performance NEW YORK — DoubleVerify (“DV”) (NYSE: DV), the leading software platform to verify media quality, optimize ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, today released its 2025 Global Insights: North America Report. The annual report highlights […]

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