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Target’s Brand Score Was Sinking Before the Clown Did

Target's Halloween costume backlash grabbed headlines, but the data shows a three-year pattern of self-inflicted brand damage — and a recovery narrative that just took another hit.

Audiences Can Tell What’s Real. Can Your Brand?

Getty Images' Kate Rourke breaks down 2026's mid-year creative trends in AI, authenticity and sport — and what APAC audiences are rewarding.

When AI Agents Do the Shopping, Who Wins Loyalty?

As AI assistants start booking and buying on customers' behalf, loyalty programs invisible to them risk losing every deal without ever knowing it.

The Loyalty Assumptions Holding Marketers Back

Loyalty programs are missing the mark. New research reveals how recognition, not rewards, actually earns customer trust — and where brands get it wrong.

Why Brands Should Just Ask What Customers Actually Want

Retailers know what you bought. They rarely know why. A look at why asking customers directly may outperform tracking them — and rebuild trust along the way.

Your AI Chatbot Knows More Than Your Marketing Team

Attractions using AI agents are sitting on a goldmine of visitor intent data. Franklin Park Conservatory shows what happens when you actually listen.

AI Ads Will Win Only If They Earn Consumer Trust

A new survey finds consumers are open to AI advertising but expect brands to prioritize trust, transparency, and context over aggressive targeting.

Payment Experience Is the Foundation of B2B Loyalty

TreviPay's CMO Allen Bonde makes the case that payment experience is the most underutilised loyalty lever in B2B — and why marketers should own it.

E-commerce Doesn’t Have a Data Problem. It Has a Speed One.

CPG brands are drowning in data but losing ground to competitors who act on it faster. Agentic retail — AI that executes, not just analyzes — is becoming the new edge.

AI Is Supercharging Returns Fraud. Retailers Are Behind.

Fraudsters are using AI to doctor damage photos and fabricate proof of returns. At $77 billion in fraudulent claims annually, retailers can no longer afford to look the other way.

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