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Shoppers increasingly prefer human-led social posts over AI-generated material, with Gen Z driving brands towards micro-influencers and niche creators.

Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.

Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.

Sinch Mailgun warns weak inbox placement and limited AI use are eroding email returns, with many firms unable to measure ROI confidently.

Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.

Superdry & Co turns to Verde Digital for SEO and AI search support as the rebranded retailer targets broader fashion discovery worldwide.

GEO spending is surging, but marketers risk wasting money if they do not first fix inconsistent brand messaging and content foundations.

Clean, verified customer data is the key to effective email automation, as poor records can damage deliverability, targeting and ROI.

Sprinklr rolls out Spring '26 update with AI copilots, testing controls and customer feedback tools for enterprises.

CompTIA unveils AI Agent Essentials to help non-technical staff understand autonomous workplace tools and the risks of agentic systems.

Optimizely says its AI-driven content marketing platform has helped secure a ninth straight Gartner Leader spot as vendors race to automate workflows.

Brands urged to treat marketplace Buy Box loss as a distribution issue, after grey market sellers were found to be siphoning sales and trust.

Microsoft expands its in-house AI push with three Foundry models for speech, voice and images, as WPP signs on to test the new tools.

OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.

Flip names Amy McDonnell Chief Customer Officer and Lee Nadler Chief Marketing Officer as the voice AI firm accelerates growth after a USD $20 million Series A.

Fasthosts says UK SMEs may be paying for nearly 40% of their software they never use, with AI agents emerging as a possible fix.

Klaviyo data show Easter campaigns start weeks ahead but still bunch in the last seven days, with SMS peaking hardest on Sunday.

KPMG survey shows global leaders will keep AI investment high through recession fears, as governance and workforce change separate winners from the rest.

Gain Theory urges marketers to fix cultural barriers and siloed measurement, saying 54% of B2C decision-makers find insights unactionable.

CEEK names Caroline Mercurio as first Chief Operating Officer as London agency, up 50% in 2025, strengthens leadership amid AI shift.