Marketing KPIs: August 2026 Trends

Download the full report (PDF <1 MB) We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range August 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. August 2026: Consumer Spending Holds Steady Amid Fed Rate Hike August sessions rose 12.14% year over year, while orders fell 9.01% and demand eased 0.66%, a… Continue reading Marketing KPIs: August 2026 Trends

Marketing KPIs: July 2026 Trends

Download the full report (PDF <1 MB) We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range July 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026. July 2026: Steady Spending, Cooling Inflation July sessions rose 7.5%, and demand grew 1.3% year-over-year. Orders rose 3.2%, reversing June’s 0.5% decline. Consumers remained value-conscious, but… Continue reading Marketing KPIs: July 2026 Trends

Burning Questions — What Happens to Brand Loyalty When Prices Rise?

Consumers aren’t abandoning brands. They’re reassessing value and brand loyalty. A brand you love raises prices by 20%. What happens next? We asked 250 consumers whether they’d stay loyal, shop less often, switch brands, or start comparing alternatives. The answers revealed something interesting: people aren’t abandoning brands. They’re reassessing value. More than half of respondents […]

AI Is About to Expose Who Actually Has Ideas

The value was never in the tools; it was in the thinking. Every agency conversation right now seems to start in the same place: Will AI replace creative teams? The real answer is much more interesting. AI won’t replace creativity. It will separate real creativity from the kind that only looked good because the process […]

What a Great Marketing Hook Looks Like

A Practical Look at Attention, Momentum, and a Message That Sticks “If you’ve got a riff, you’ve got a song.” – Keith Richards“A lot of the time, if somebody only knows a little bit of a song, it’s the hook.” – Taylor Swift   Two artists.Two eras. Same truth: The opening makes or breaks you. […]