The Silicon Valley Xerox machine is humming again, Instagram and TikTok want to pull a YouTube and move to the big(ger) screen.

Why? Pull in the different demos and higher ad rates that TVs make possible.


Amazon has turned off Google Shopping (ads and free from the sound of it).

Auction pressure has reduced dramatically between this and the Temu and Shein pullbacks. Should mean a lot more opportunity.

Now the big question, is this temporary or a sign that the channel wasn’t worth the money?


AI may resolve a problem with the fishermen, but it wouldn’t change what is in the pond.

-Philippe Aghion

via Marginal Revolution


It’s time to rethink our approach to email marketing. Instead of leading with campaigns, we should focus on conversations — engaging customers throughout their entire lifecycle, starting when they opt in.

This is the business version of Austin Kleon saying:

Newsletters should be letters

After all, we’re (still) marketing to humans.

via MarTech


The nag factor (the tendency of kids to relentlessly beg their parents for purchases”) is back and better than ever:

A recent Horizon Media study found that 77 percent of millennial parents agree that “my child/children are more influential in determining purchases than I was to my parents.” Gen Alpha is emerging as the Chief Procurement Officer for the modern household.

The digital first media landscape has transformed the options here. It’s no longer G.I. Joe commercials during cartoons.

via Observer