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Nearly 18% of marketing emails miss inboxes, study finds

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APAC marketers urged to tighten email deliverability as Sinch Mailgun study says weaker inbox placement is draining returns despite heavier AI adoption.
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World Cup ad spend at risk from campaign data flaws

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World Cup ad data flaws could put USD $3.9 billion in spending at risk, as Grasp warns inconsistent campaign naming may distort reporting.
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Shoppers turn against AI social content, survey finds

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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.
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Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite

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Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.
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Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

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Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
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Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens

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Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.
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Nearly 18% of business emails fail to reach inboxes

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Sinch Mailgun warns weak inbox placement and limited AI use are eroding email returns, with many firms unable to measure ROI confidently.
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Superdry appoints Verde Digital to boost organic search

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Superdry & Co turns to Verde Digital for SEO and AI search support as the rebranded retailer targets broader fashion discovery worldwide.
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The rush to GEO is understandable. But here's what gets missed in the scramble

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GEO spending is surging, but marketers risk wasting money if they do not first fix inconsistent brand messaging and content foundations.
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Why email automation fails without clean and verified data

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Clean, verified customer data is the key to effective email automation, as poor records can damage deliverability, targeting and ROI.
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CompTIA launches AI Agent Essentials course for workers

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CompTIA unveils AI Agent Essentials to help non-technical staff understand autonomous workplace tools and the risks of agentic systems.
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Optimizely named Gartner leader for ninth year running

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Optimizely says its AI-driven content marketing platform has helped secure a ninth straight Gartner Leader spot as vendors race to automate workflows.
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Brands are losing the Buy Box and up to 80% of marketplace sales with it

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Brands urged to treat marketplace Buy Box loss as a distribution issue, after grey market sellers were found to be siphoning sales and trust.
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Microsoft launches three new MAI AI models for Foundry

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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.
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OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach

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OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.
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Flip appoints Amy McDonnell and Lee Nadler to C-suite roles

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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.
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Easter marketing peaks in final week, Klaviyo finds

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Klaviyo data show Easter campaigns start weeks ahead but still bunch in the last seven days, with SMS peaking hardest on Sunday.
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KPMG survey finds leaders keep AI spending despite recession

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KPMG survey shows global leaders will keep AI investment high through recession fears, as governance and workforce change separate winners from the rest.
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Gain Theory says insight gap is cultural, not technical

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Gain Theory urges marketers to fix cultural barriers and siloed measurement, saying 54% of B2C decision-makers find insights unactionable.
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Progress adds AI search & personalisation to Sitefinity

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Progress Software adds AI search, personalisation and conversational tools to Sitefinity as enterprises seek more governed digital experiences.