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The way brands create, manage, and measure social media content is evolving rapidly as AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday marketing workflows. As a result, AI is now being used across the social media marketing process, helping marketers work more efficiently, make data-driven decisions, and create content at scale.

The U.S. venture capital industry is one of the most impressive economic growth engines this country has. Seven of the top ten companies by market capitalization today were VC-backed when they were young, innovative, and very risky. My research with Will Gornall shows that companies that received VC funding and subsequently went public now account…

Local search can turn nearby demand into measurable growth, but agencies differ sharply in how they approach that opportunity. Some focus heavily on Google Business Profile management, while others combine maps visibility with technical SEO, content, reputation, links, and conversion tracking.

The U.S. creates more unicorns—companies valued at more than $1 billion—than any other country in the world. Most began as startups that were developed through funding and external support. There are several different development pathways a startup can take, from venture funding to partnerships to joining incubators and accelerators, which formed as a way to…

Our rundown this week of new services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on post-purchase, in-game commerce, payment options, analytics, multi-platform ad campaigns, logistics, content syndication, intelligent search filters, chargebacks, and fraud prevention.