Marketing stories

Komerz snaps up Glassbox in move valuing the group at USD $330m, bolstering its Creative Commerce offer across global markets.

Strong GEO technical foundations now decide if AI engines even see your brand, turning structured data into future B2B revenue.

AI video platform PixVerse becomes a unicorn after a record Asia Series C funding round valuing the company at over USD $1 billion.

BrightEdge launches AI tools to show brands how they appear in generative search answers and how AI agents crawl and interpret their sites.

monday.com now lets external AI agents sign up, verify and work natively inside its platform, collaborating alongside human users.

SMBs are bullish on AI but a new ECI report finds poor data, scarce skills and unclear use cases are stalling real-world results.

IBM warns shadow AI, deepfakes and quantum threats will reshape cyber risk by 2026, as autonomous agents speed breaches and ransomware.

Auxia passes 100bn AI 'revenue decisions' as enterprises shift from genAI trials to agent-based systems that drive measurable top-line gains.

Perion launches Outmax AI agent for TikTok, promising brands up to 25% better ad performance via its cross-channel optimisation engine.

Sparkfly and PlayOn team up to tie retail offers and attribution to millions of US high school sports fans across ticketing and streaming.

Indosat's SheHacks brings Indonesian women-led AI startups to Vietnam, forging cross-border ties with investors and innovation agencies.

Generate Summit names first 2026 keynotes for its Sydney B2B marketer conference, promising hands-on sessions and a strict no-selling rule.

McCann Singapore partners with Adobe to embed generative AI in live client work, boosting brand-safe creative speed, control and measurement.

Taboola forecasts 2026 travel marketing will hinge on personalisation, mobile-first booking, creator content, social search and first-party data.

Global Day of Unplugging puts pressure on brands to dial down digital noise and build more trusted, human and community-led connections.

Unedited AI content could soon tank your Google rankings; here are five warning signs your pages are hurting rather than helping.

Amid Asia's crowded tech fairs, companies win by weaving events into long-term storytelling, not relying on flashy booths alone.

Women in marketing and tech still see their authority doubted and risk-taking questioned, while male confidence is too often overvalued.

AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.

As digital marketing leans on empathy and nuance, women shoulder unseen emotional labour that powers brands but rarely gets its due.