Lineup Expands Newsletter Monetization Capabilities with New Passendo Integration
Lineup, a leading global provider of media sales technology, today announced a new integration with Passendo, a leading email ad-serving platform that helps publishers enhance newsletter targeting and monetize by serving direct and programmatic ads directly inside of their newsletters. In response to customer demand,
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | September 2, 2026
Optimizely claims 10x cheaper marketing AI models, OroCommerce cuts build time 50%, and NIQ finds 56% of consumers delay tech buys over price. Sept 1, 2026.
ShipStation® Brings Freight and Parcel Into One Platform With Less-Than-Truckload Capability
A key product integration following ShipStation Global’s merger creates an end-to-end intelligent logistics platform.
Cognitiv Announces International Expansion with Vancouver Engineering and Data Hub
The Deep Learning Advertising Platform will tap the region’s technical talent to advance data management and governance
CommerceIQ Names Rahul Shah CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth
AI is reshaping how consumers discover products & how retail operates. CommerceIQ is leading this shift for brands, optimizing content & media to drive sales.
Optimizely Introduces Purpose-Built AI Models for Marketing thatDeliver Frontier-Level Quality at a Fraction of the Cost
Rather than depending on generic LLMs, a new family of post-trained AI models allows marketers to use the right model for the right task
Radial Survey Finds 70% of Holiday Shoppers Would Trade a Discount for Guaranteed Delivery, Up From 2025
Faster shipping also remains a major priority, with 78% choosing it over other factors when price and product availability are equal
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | September 1, 2026
Martech news for August 31, 2026: Madrona’s IA40 puts $377B of $410B into three AI firms, while Archive, LG CNS and StoreClaw sell hours back to marketers.
Archive Launches Archie, the Agent That Vets Creators, Not Just Finds Them
Describe a campaign, and Archie returns a shortlist of creators already screened for competitor conflicts, dead accounts, and fake audiences, with the reasoning attached. That replaces the hours teams spend reviewing profiles one at a time
Optimizely Introduces Virtual Teammates,Giving Marketers Role-Specific AI Coworkers
New digital coworkers retain context, proactively take on recurring work, and operate across marketing tools within defined identity and permissions
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