One thing is clear: AI is just as capable of writing wordy, unfocused taglines as live writers.

Shoppers will reply to a text more quickly than they do to an email, SimpleTexting reports.

Insights and analytics are the top demand-generation challenge, Anteriad reports.

Some say they are unable to convince their CFOs to invest in marketing and technology, the CMO Council reports.

Brands are now focusing more on acquisition than retention, OneSignal reports.

Consumers want things in return, including greater personalization (and fewer emails), Airship reports.

Most consumers say rising inflation has affected their spending, while many are worried about finances, Jungle Scout reports.

Yahoo has launched AI in Yahoo Mail in beta. But veteran Jim Lanzone warns that the fanfare reminds him of the web 2.0 boom.

Consumers complain about a lack of personalization. But many are wary about sharing their email address or phone number, CCW reports.

The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) activity was perpetrated by Storm-1359, Microsoft writes.