MARKETING PULSE
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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What's happening: Retail marketers must look beyond price to forge true agency partnerships
Retail marketers typically shortlist agencies based on relationships, reputation lists, price, and niche experience. However, lasting partnerships depend on transparent KPI sharing, resistance to price‑driven undercutting, and a client roster that aligns with the retailer’s scale.
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Primary Audience Guide: How To Identify Your Primary Audience
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eCommerce Fastlane
The Third-Largest Coffee Chain in the U.S. Actually Sells Very Little Hot Coffee
By focusing on customizable cold energy drinks, Dutch Bros thinks it has the formula to attract younger customers.
WSJ – U.S. Business (global/Asia spillover)
EBay Ad Strategies Webinar Now Streaming on YouTube
eBay sellers can now watch the “2026 Advertising Strategies” webinar eBay held on February 19 on YouTube, hosted by Kye Mou, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Ads and Rishi Vora, Senior Product Manager. The webinar explained three types of ad solutions for sellers: eBay Promoted Listings, Promoted Offsite, and Promoted Stores. We scanned some of […]
EcommerceBytes
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Tweet by @Glenngabe
Does this sound right to you? Oof -> YouTube test lets AI create a new video using someone else’s Shorts "Creators can opt-out of having their Shorts eligible for these recreations, but that will also prevent traditional remixes as well." "In its latest test with a “small group of creators,” YouTube is giving users the ability to use AI to “reimagine” videos. Specifically, this new feature will let YouTube users “transform a single frame” from someone’s Short and turn that “into an entirely new video” using custom or suggested prompts." "The other option, also powered by AI, would allow users to “insert items into a scene” from a Short using prompts." https://t.co/xT4quJSXm9
by Glenn Gabe•
Tweet by @Timothy_hughes
Efficiency is the New Growth: Navigating the Post-SaaS-pocalypse by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/7x2TCrXKsm @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #MarketingStrategy #Strategy #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews #SaaS #Cloud #CloudComputing
by Tim Hughes•
The Thing that Got You to $1M Won't Get You to $10M. What Got You to $10M Won't Get You to $50M. Brands Hit a Ceiling when They Stop Testing. They Find a Winner and Protect It Instead of Building… | Kody Nordquist
The thing that got you to $1M won't get you to $10M. What got you to $10M won't get you to $50M. Brands hit a ceiling when they stop testing. They find a winner and protect it instead of building the next one. But the brands that break through are the ones willing to test new offers, launch new products, and push into new markets before they feel like they have to. The formula that built your business might eventually become its only ceiling.
by Kody Nordquist•