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Mate Launches AI Growth Platform With 700+ Brands and $15M Run Rate

AI marketing tools are becoming easier to build, but access to reliable shopper data and distribution remains difficult. Checkmate is betting that the next generation of marketing automation will combine both. The company has brought mate, its AI growth platform for ecommerce teams, out of stealth after signing more than 700 brands and reaching a reported $15 million annualized run rate...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

Dataweavers Expands EMEA Push With Sovereign DXP Hosting

Enterprise digital experience platforms are becoming more complex as companies adopt headless architectures, composable systems and AI-driven applications. Dataweavers is expanding into EMEA with an Azure-native platform operations model designed to address a related challenge: how enterprises can modernize their digital experience infrastructure without giving up control over data, security or...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

ASTOUND Group Names New Creative Chiefs as Experiential Demand Grows

As brands invest more heavily in physical experiences, sports venues and immersive activations, experiential agencies are increasingly competing on the ability to connect architecture, technology, storytelling and fabrication. ASTOUND Group is responding by adding two senior creative leaders, appointing Ross Guntert as Executive Creative Director, Head of Design, and Ivan Druzic as Executive...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

CardinaleWay Hyundai Integrates Meta AI Glasses Into Inspections

Automotive service departments are increasingly moving routine inspections into digital workflows, but technicians still need to stop working to photograph vehicles, document problems and update inspection records. CardinaleWay Hyundai & Genesis of Mountain View is testing a different approach by putting those tasks into a hands-free workflow using Meta AI glasses and UpdatePromise's Symphony...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

Yiren Digital Expands Enterprise AI Across Core Business Functions

Yiren Digital is moving its artificial intelligence strategy beyond individual financial-services use cases, building a shared enterprise AI architecture that allows models, agents and workflows developed for one function to be reused across the organization. The approach could help the company reduce duplicated AI development while bringing automated decision-making into areas ranging from...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

FouAnalytics Releases MSA Boilerplate for Measurement-First Digital Media Governance

Digital advertising measurement has long depended on a patchwork of platform dashboards, agency reports, verification scores and post-campaign reconciliation. FouAnalytics is now proposing a more contractual approach: make measurement evidence part of the definition of whether digital media should be billable in the first place. FouAnalytics, an independent analytics and verification platform for...

marketing 19 Aug 2026

The Sweet Printer Expands Live Personalization Across 25+ Activations

Event marketers are under growing pressure to create experiences that do more than put a logo on another promotional item. The Sweet Printer is responding with a broader portfolio of 25+ live personalization activations, extending its original cookie-printing concept into edible printing, laser engraving, UV printing, apparel customization, personalized gifting and other event technologies. The...

marketing 18 Aug 2026

Veloz Becomes Verified Profound Partner for B2B AI Search Visibility

B2B buyers are increasingly using generative AI tools to research software, compare vendors and narrow their choices before visiting a company's website. That shift is creating a new marketing problem: brands must understand not only where they rank in traditional search, but how AI systems describe and recommend them. Veloz, an AI-native Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) agency, has become a...

marketing 18 Aug 2026