Saturday, January 24, 2026
AI marketing automation takes center stage as tech leaders clash at Davos while new platforms reshape advertising landscape.
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AI Marketing Automation Platforms Promise End-to-End Campaign Management
Treasure Data’s Marketing Super Agent: AI That Runs the Department
Treasure Data’s Marketing Super Agent: AI That Runs the Department WebProNews
New AI agents claim to run entire marketing departments autonomously, while specialized tools optimize paid search and email strategies - potentially transforming how CMOs structure their teams and workflows.
AI-Generated Content Threatens Creative Industries as 'Ad-pocalypse' Looms
Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse
I'll confess, with no shame whatsoever, that I really love ads. Artsy ones, funny ones, weird ones, emotional ones - TV commercials were my childhood TikTok before any of us were using terms like "short-form video." But like most creative things in my life, AI is sucking the joy...
The rise of AI-generated advertisements and content 'slop' is fundamentally changing creative workflows and raising concerns about the future of human creativity in marketing.
Tech CEOs Dominate Davos with AI Power Plays and Strategic Positioning
Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos
There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech conference.
Major tech leaders used the World Economic Forum to showcase AI capabilities and stake out competitive positions, signaling how AI will reshape business priorities in 2026.
Influencer Marketing Platforms See $216 Billion Surge as AI Reshapes Creator Economy
Influencer Platforms’ $216 Billion Surge: AI and Creators Reshape Ad Dollars
Influencer Platforms’ $216 Billion Surge: AI and Creators Reshape Ad Dollars WebProNews
The influencer marketing sector is experiencing massive growth driven by AI-powered platform capabilities, fundamentally changing how brands allocate advertising budgets and engage with creators.
Google's Gemini Personal Intelligence Challenges OpenAI's Market Position
Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully familiar
By lots of metrics, Gemini is winning. It has raced ahead of OpenAI, become scarily good at creating convincing imagery, and even won Apple's business. So last week's news that it was enabling something called Personal Intelligence felt like a victory lap. Personal Intelligence...
Google's latest AI capabilities demonstrate growing competition in the enterprise AI space, with implications for marketing teams choosing between AI platforms and vendors.
Virtual Luxury and Wearable Tech Markets Expand with AI Integration
Virtual AI Luxury Studio Market Roadmap 2026- Decentraland Studios, Roblox Studios (luxury collabs), DressX
Virtual AI Luxury Studio Market Roadmap 2026- Decentraland Studios, Roblox Studios (luxury collabs), DressX openPR.com
Emerging markets in virtual luxury studios and AI-powered wearables present new opportunities for brand engagement and consumer touchpoints, particularly in metaverse and health-tracking segments.
2026 AI Marketing Trends Focus on SEO and Platform Optimization
AI Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2026
AI Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2026 United News of India (UNI)
Marketing leaders are prioritizing AI-driven SEO strategies and platform optimization as search behaviors evolve and new AI-powered discovery mechanisms emerge.
AI Industry Shifts to Monetization Focus as Funding Questions Mount
A new test for AI labs: Are you even trying to make money?
It’s getting hard to tell which AI labs. are actually trying to make money. We created a rating system to help sort it out.
A new evaluation framework for AI labs emphasizes revenue generation over pure innovation, reflecting investor pressure for sustainable business models in the AI sector.
Educational AI Startups Target Youth Market with Interactive Learning
Former Googlers seek to captivate kids with an AI-powered learning app
Sparkli said that education systems often fall behind in teaching modern concepts. The company wants to teach kids about topics like skills design, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship by creating an AI-powered learning "expedition."
Former Google executives launch AI-powered learning platforms for children, representing potential new channels for youth-focused brand engagement and educational marketing partnerships.
Meta Restricts Teen Access to AI Characters Amid Safety Concerns
Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters
Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announcement in an update to a blog post from October where the company had detailed...
Meta's decision to pause teen interactions with AI characters highlights ongoing regulatory and safety challenges that could impact how brands engage younger audiences through AI-powered experiences.
Major AI Industry Moves: Harvey Acquires Hexus, Yann LeCun Launches AMI Labs
Legal AI giant Harvey acquires Hexus as competition heats up in legal tech
Hexus founder and CEO Sakshi Pratap, who previously held engineering roles at Walmart, Oracle, and Google, tells TechCrunch that her San Francisco-based team has already joined Harvey, while the startup's India-based engineers will come onboard once Harvey establishes a Bangalore...
Significant consolidation in legal AI and the launch of a new 'world model' startup by a leading AI researcher signal continued reshaping of the enterprise AI landscape.