SalesAugust 19, 2026
Target's Profit Doubles: Ad Network Roundel and Same-Day Delivery Drive the Growth
Target's Q2 net income hit $1.87 billion, while ad network Roundel's revenue climbed 28.6%.
Source: Adweek
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AdvertisingAugust 19, 2026
OpenAI Expands Its Ad Business Into 31 New European Markets
OpenAI has extended its ChatGPT advertising pilot to 31 new European markets — revenue is up more than 25% since early August.
Source: Adweek
AdvertisingAugust 19, 2026
ANA Develops a Unified Measurement Standard for Retail Media Networks
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is working with leading retail chains to build unified standards for measuring retail media performance — giving marketers a way to compare results across platforms.
Source: Digiday
MarketingAugust 19, 2026
Where AI Learns About Your Brand — Your Website Isn't on the List
AI assistants build their picture of a brand not from the company's own website, but from what other sources say about it — research points to five such sources, ranked by influence.
Source: Entrepreneur
BrandingAugust 19, 2026
In an Age of Infinite Content, Real Storytelling Is Becoming Media's Most Valuable Asset
Audience time, trust, and emotional bandwidth remain limited — so it's not more content but authentic, meaningful stories that set brands apart from the competition.
Source: Entrepreneur
MarketingAugust 19, 2026
Reddit Tests AI-Generated Voice and Animated Post Format
Reddit is running a limited test of a new format that uses artificial intelligence to turn in-app conversations into audio and video summaries.
Source: Social Media Today
MarketingAugust 19, 2026
TikTok Live Adds AI-Generated Intro Captions
TikTok has added a new feature to its Live composer that uses artificial intelligence to generate a short blurb about the host and the stream's topic.
Source: Social Media Today
BrandingAugust 19, 2026
Target and Ulta's Partnership Ends, Signaling a Shift in the Beauty Market
Target is closing more than 600 Ulta "store-within-a-store" locations and rolling out its own Target Beauty Studio concept — a sign the retail giant is looking to grow independently in the beauty market.
Source: Retail Dive
AdvertisingAugust 19, 2026
While Everyone Negotiates With Google, Meta Reads the Internet for Free
As publishers argue over blocking or licensing Google's AI bots, the internet's biggest "reader" — Meta's bots — is quietly harvesting the most traffic while giving almost nothing back.
Source: Search Engine Journal