Social Video Ads Are Standing Out, But Losing the Brand, New Research From Zappi Finds
Analysis of more than 3,300 social video ads finds the creative tactics that make ads distinctive often differ from those that persuade consumers and strengthen brand connection
YC-backed Oximy Names Former Oracle, Cox, Notion and Twitter Leaders to Advisory Council
Oximy, a Y Combinator-backed platform for AI governance and value measurement, today announced the appointment of Mark Sunday, Greg Morrison, Patti Degnan and Adam Messinger to its Advisory Council.
Yesterday’s MarTech, AI & CX News | October 6, 2026
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Expert Mode: Why Your AI Investment Demands a Parallel Investment in Brand with Meghan Gendelman, CMO of B2B at Canva
In the race for speed, a critical and costly gap is opening up. While one hand writes checks for AI tools that democratize content creation across the entire organization, the other often neglects the very foundation that gives that content value: the brand itself.
Qualtrics appoints Mike Potter as Chief Technology Officer to power its next wave of AI innovation across Experience Management
Mike Potter has been appointed Chief Technology Officer, where he will lead platform architecture and engineering to power Qualtrics’ next wave of AI innovation across Experience Management
Zappi: Mastering Social Video: Data-Driven Strategies for Creative Effectiveness
Zappi’s “State of Creative Effectiveness: Social Video” report underscores a fundamental tension in social media advertising: the drive for attention versus the imperative for brand attribution. While visual hooks, surprise, and humor are critical for stopping the scroll, they must be meticulously integrated with advertising fundamentals to generate measurable…
Social Video Ads Are Standing Out, But Losing the Brand, New Research From Zappi Finds
Zappi’s analysis of more than 3,300 social video ads finds the creative tactics that make ads distinctive often differ from those that persuade consumers and strengthen brand connection
Constructor Launches Agentic Checkout, Powered by Stripe—Letting Shoppers Go From Product Discovery to Purchase Within a Single AI Agent Experience
New Agentic Checkout eliminates a key point of friction in AI-powered shopping, helping retailers keep shoppers engaged and reducing distractions on the path to purchase
New Book from Greg Kihlström and Publisher De Gruyter Brill Defines the Operating Model for Marketing in an Agent-Driven Market
MarketingOps 3.0: Building the Hybrid Operating Model for Growth in a Machine-Mediated Market introduces a framework for coordinating marketing, sales, service, and product as a single Commercial System run by humans and AI agents
Expert Mode: Influence Orchestration in the Age of the AI Shortlist
The B2B buying journey has always been a complex, multi-touch affair, but the last few years have introduced a new gatekeeper that is fundamentally altering the landscape.
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