Expert Mode: Building a Brand from the Inside Out with California Pizza Kitchen Co-Founder Rick Rosenfield
n a recent conversation for The Agile Brand podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Rick Rosenfield, the co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen. His story, which began with two trial lawyers deciding to get into the restaurant business, offers a masterclass in a principle we often forget: you…
New Agile Brand Guide Tackles Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), the Discipline Reshaping How Brands Show Up in AI Answers
The Agile Brand Guide: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) brings together marketing, content, and technology leaders from across the industry to help enterprises stay visible and accurate as AI-mediated search replaces the ten blue links.
One Amazing Thing About Klaviyo Composer with Gil Hsu
Want an AI agent that already knows your customer data? See how Klaviyo Composer audits your flows and builds campaigns — demoed by Gil Hsu.
Pattern Brings AI-Native Advertising to Global Brands, Extending Cross-Platform Reach to ChatGPT Ads
Pattern already supports more than $2B in annual ad spend across online marketplaces, Google, Meta, Snap, and TikTok, and is now extending that same expertise to help brands meet consumers in ChatGPT.
Unanet Expands Champ™ Agents, powered by Wyatt, Across Its ERP and CRM Portfolio
New availability in Unanet AEC CRM and Unanet GovCon ERP extends AI-powered answers and workflows across project-based businesses
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | August 3, 2026
Three distinct forces landed simultaneously: the EU AI Act’s Article 50 transparency obligations became enforceable, Meta announced a dual move into cloud infrastructure and AI business agents inside WhatsApp and Instagram, and the world’s top CMOs gathered in Cannes to confront a problem that no vendor roadmap has solved…
Digital.ai CEO Derek Holt to Join Ai4 2026 Panel on Coding Automation and Enterprise Software Strategy
Holt will make the case that as AI slashes the cost of both building and attacking software, governance — not speed — becomes the deciding factor
Trust by Design: How Fintech UX Shapes Brand Perception
Trust in financial services is not won in a campaign. It is won or lost inside the product, one screen at a time. For a category built entirely on managing other people’s money, the interface is the brand promise, tested in real time, every time someone opens the app.
Oxylabs: Navigating the Tech Talent Paradox: Cloud Fluency and Specialized Skills Drive Enterprise Hiring Amidst Layoffs
To understand this shift, Oxylabs Research, Tech Layoffs Meet Hiring Surge: Inside the 850,000 Job Postings Reshaping American Tech Careers, analyzed approximately 850,000 U.S. tech job postings published between January 2025 and March 2026, revealing critical insights into the skills and platforms employers prioritize.
81 Market Research Statistics for 2026
81 market research statistics for 2026 on AI in research, consumer behavior, advertising, media, and buyer trends — compiled from 20 studies and fully sourced.
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