A new report from Feed.fm reveals that in-app music is a growth strategy. With 84% of users demanding music and 69% willing to pay for it, apps that integrate licensed tracks see longer sessions, better retention, and stronger monetisation.
Around 25% of marketers cite difficulty in measuring ROI, and 21% struggle to scale their partner programs effectively. This has sparked a growing investment in technology platforms that streamline operations, providing fraud protection, unified reporting, and simplified partner payouts.
CMOs are burning out not from doing too little, but from doing too much without direction. Brand strategist Andrej Persolja unpacks why clarity, not complexity, will define the next era of marketing leadership, and why the best CMOs will start thinking more like investors than executors.
As return rates soar in online retail, ASOS’ controversial customer ban puts a spotlight on the need for smarter, fairer return strategies. How can technology and transparency help retailers cut costs without compromising customer loyalty?
Synthetic monitoring is becoming essential as brands scale conversational AI and omnichannel CX. From preventing outages to testing intent flows, learn how proactive testing safeguards trust in every interaction.
AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT are disrupting the search landscape, with 83% of users now preferring AI search over traditional search engines for faster, more relevant answers.
In an industry obsessed with growth hacks and shiny stacks, marketers are now losing nearly a month each year just troubleshooting tools. Creativity is being sidelined. Morale is dropping. Strategy is on hold.
From smarter identity resolution and ecommerce assistants to generative content and new disciplines like GEO, martech leaders are rethinking what personalisation, attribution, and discovery really mean in 2025.
It’s tempting to build fast and iterate later. But lasting product success demands something harder: the discipline to build with purpose. Data, AI and Technology leader Sumaiya Noor discusses seven uncomfortable but essential truths about product strategy.
Marketing in the age of AI-powered search means brand content needs to be discoverable across formats and intuitive to intent. Brands that embrace context engineering have the opportunity to move from reactive campaigns to anticipatory experiences.
