Woo hoo! Here’s what I’ve learned in my first 6 months as a solopreneur analyst, researcher and advisor. Also: exciting international travel news for 2025, and a yearend gift for all of my supporters!

Perplexity revealed a bit more about its fledgling ad business at Advertising Week New York this week. I'm going to go out there and say this: It's taking a risky approach.

Retail media can help marketers solve a thorny influencer marketing problem: understanding the impact on sales. And creators have the ability to liven up stale product pages, leading to more engagement and a better shopping experience. And yet .... retailers and brands haven't fully come together on this opportunity. Budget challenges, siloes and other issues keep standing in the way.

While nearly all marketers are using AI in some way during the creative process, no one is ready to let machines take over. Having humans not only involved but responsible for checking the AI’s work is essential.

Yes, AI is transforming search. And no, it's not happening as quickly as everyone thinks it is. Here's why I believe that.

Yes, AI can make marketing more efficient, but if your consumers are moving in a new direction, all the internal cost-savings in the world won’t matter if you can’t meet them where they are. Read my opinion column on P&G Signal 360.

Apple Intelligence will likely cause a big uptick in the number of people using AI. And they may not even know they're using it.

Next week's Oprah Winfrey show about AI could do a LOT to change the average person's impressions of AI. Watch my video that went viral on LinkedIn.

I chatted with MediaPost’s editor in chief Joe Mandese about why it’s important to pay attention to consumer AI behaviors, and what marketers should know. Fun fact: Joe and I worked together when I was a copy editor at Ad Age way back when.

Just how big is Perplexity compared to Google and ChatGPT? Here are four stats to know now that Perplexity is starting to sell ads.

Look for me on-stage this fall at Ascendant Network’s fall events, Shoptalk Fall and AMA Puget Sound.

Meta delivered impressive results in Q2 2024, especially compared to other tech giants. Here’s how it did it. Big thank you to BNN Bloomberg for inviting me on-air!

Meta reported Q2 2024 business results ahead of expectations today, and the market’s positive response to the earnings report is a bellwether for AI stocks.

AI is starting to change the way people interact with content and search for information. Just like social media did - or maybe even more so. In this interview with M Agency’s Bobbie Bailey, I share the key action steps I recommend for marketers.

AI search isn’t the disruptive nemesis it’s been portrayed to be (yet). In my inaugural white paper with my client Datos, I explain why Google is still a powerhouse and which AI platforms have a chance of challenging it.

Businesses of all sizes that market to consumers need to make sure they show up in the places consumers are going when they need an answer fast: generative AI platforms.