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Brick Marketing Expands Hands-On Education for SEO and Generative Search Era

Brick Marketing is doubling down on something it’s been doing longer than most agencies have existed: teaching marketers how to do the work themselves. The Boston-based digital marketing firm has announced an expanded suite of marketing education resources, aimed at helping businesses, in-house teams, and individual professionals sharpen their skills and improve real-world performance. The update...

artificial intelligence 12 Jan 2026

Polymarket Brings Real-Time Prediction Markets to the Golden Globes

Awards season has always been fueled by speculation—who will win, who will be snubbed, and which moments will dominate the conversation the next day. Now, that speculation is getting quantified. Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Golden Globes®, becoming the awards show’s exclusive prediction market partner. The collaboration...

marketing 12 Jan 2026

Stensul Named a Best Place to Work in 2026 as AI Reshapes Marketing Careers

Stensul, the campaign creation platform used by enterprise marketing teams, is starting 2026 with more than product momentum. The company has been named one of Built In’s Best Places to Work in 2026, earning a spot among the top midsize employers in New York City and ranking within Built In’s top 100 companies overall. The recognition places Stensul alongside organizations setting the pace for...

marketing 12 Jan 2026

Optrua Modernizes Advantage Design Group’s CRM, Unlocking Sales Gains

CRM modernizations don’t usually make headlines—but when one delivers immediate revenue impact and reins in runaway costs, it’s worth a closer look. Optrua, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consulting firm, has completed a CRM transformation for Advantage Design Group (ADG) that reshaped how the organization sells, forecasts, and scales. The project centered on stabilizing and...

artificial intelligence 12 Jan 2026

Home Depot and Google Cloud Push Agentic AI Into the Aisles at NRF 2026

The Home Depot and Google Cloud made it clear that the future of home improvement retail isn’t just digital—it’s agentic. The companies announced an expanded strategic partnership that introduces a new wave of AI-powered tools designed to deliver real-time, expert-level assistance to both DIY homeowners and professional customers such as contractors, remodelers, and renovators. Built on Google...

artificial intelligence 12 Jan 2026

Google Cloud and Authentic Brands Bring Gemini-Powered AI to Global Retail at Scale

Google Cloud and Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) pulled back the curtain on a partnership that shows what AI looks like when it’s embedded across a global retail organization—not bolted on as an experiment. The two companies announced a strategic collaboration centered on Gemini and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, powering Authentic’s proprietary platform, Authentic Intelligence. The goal...

artificial intelligence 12 Jan 2026

madSense and Symitri Bring Privacy-First AI Addressability to the Open Web

As the ad industry wrestles with shrinking signals, tougher privacy rules, and rising pressure to prove ROI, madSense and Symitri are betting that deeper AI—not looser data—will restore addressability on the open internet. The two companies have announced a strategic partnership that natively integrates Symitri’s PRISM AI audience discovery technology directly into madSense’s OLM-powered madBuy...

advertising 12 Jan 2026

Domaine Acquires Pattern to Bet Big on Experience-Led Shopify Commerce

Domaine Worldwide is doubling down on experience as the next battleground in ecommerce. The global Shopify design and development specialist has acquired Pattern, one of the most decorated digital design agencies in the commerce ecosystem, in a move that underscores a broader shift in digital commerce: design is no longer a finishing touch—it’s a growth lever. The acquisition brings together...

business 9 Jan 2026