September 01, 2024 Consumer spending increased in July as expected The increase was across both goods and services, with outlays on motor vehicles and parts leading the charge. BY Reuters U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained on firmer ground early in the third quarter and arguing against a half-percentage-point interest rate … Continue reading Consumer spending increased in July as expected
August 31, 2024 Fed’s favored inflation indicator shows price increases remained low in July Friday’s figures underscore that inflation is steadily fading in the U.S. after three painful years of surging prices having hammered many families’ finances. BY Associated Press An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend … Continue reading Fed’s favored inflation indicator shows price increases remained low in July
We’ve boiled down HubSpot’s 91 updates for July to the 13 most impactful for managers and admins Tyler Samani-Sprunk on August 12, 2024 HubSpot rolled out another huge batch of updates in July, and we’ve sifted through them to pickout the game-changers from the nice-to-haves. This month, the big news is all about improveddata … Continue reading HubSpot’s July 2024 updates: Big moves toward better efficiency and security
The IOC’s AI agenda, aimed at cleaning up its image and improving the Olympics, results in social media monitoring and athlete support chatbots. Constantine von Hoffman on July 25, 2024 Welcome to The Olympics, now with AI! Earlier this year, the International Olympic Committee (which definitely no longer has any problems with corruption) released … Continue reading AI-powered martech news and releases: July 25
80% of consumers expect a future where marketers stop advertising to humans and instead target the AI assistants that will do all the shopping. Constantine von Hoffman on July 18, 2024 Predicting the future is a rube’s game and AI is no exception. Nonetheless, the fine folks at Ericsson put out a list of … Continue reading AI-powered martech news and releases: July 18
Customers really don’t want AI being used for customer service. A Gartner survey found 53% saying it might make them switch to a competitior. Constantine von Hoffman on July 11, 2024 You might want to hold off on using AI for customer service: 64% of customers don’t want companies to replace people with bots, … Continue reading AI-powered martech releases and news: July 11
July 04, 2024 Macy’s fireworks live stream 2024: How to watch the NYC Fourth of July event online For the first time since 2013, the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will be displayed over the Hudson River. Here’s how cord-cutters can watch it live. BY Shannon Cudd Summer is in full swing, and it’s time to … Continue reading Macy’s fireworks live stream 2024: How to watch the NYC Fourth of July event online
How can you craft an email to sell 4th of July goods that doesn’t land like a dud? MarTechBot has the answer. MarTechBot on June 3, 2024 Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based … Continue reading 4th of July email marketing: Best of the MarTechBot
Learn about HubSpot’s latest updates to deal-based lists, event workflow triggers, email logging and more. Jen Bergren on August 18, 2023 HubSpot’s July releases include deal-based lists, event workflow triggers, email logging improvements and more. Here are the updates relevant for managers: Deal lists (beta) Trigger workflows using events Email logging retroactively and to custom … Continue reading HubSpot’s July 2023 releases: The manager’s guide
Online Prices Fell 1.6% Overall In July, But Apparel Rose: Adobe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 8, 2023 Online prices in July 2023 fell 1.6% year-over-year (YoY), marking the eleventh consecutive month of YoY price decreases, according to the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI). Prices fell for 11 of the 18 categories tracked by Adobe … Continue reading Online Prices Fell 1.6% Overall In July, But Apparel Rose: Adobe
