Author: Russ Dieringer

Agentic Commerce Optimization: Visibility Drivers, Measurement, and Business Impact

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Amazon Data Is Still an Untapped Competitive Edge for Brands

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What eCommerce Practitioners Told Us About Walmart.com

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Amazon DSP: What Brands are Actually Doing

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TL;DR: Despite industry narratives around full-funnel activation, AI-driven optimization, and advanced measurement, most brands still run relatively immature Amazon DSP programs. Our research suggests optimization cadence is infrequent, AMC adoption remains shallow, and AI experimentation has yet to consistently prove value. We dive deep in our report to examine why and explore where competitive edge […]

Targetโ€™s April-26 Quarterly Results and Brand Takeaways

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TL;DR: Target’s 1Q26 results offer the most encouraging signal brands have seen in years: traffic up across the board, the “Busy Families” strategy gaining early traction, and a two-point raise to full-year guidance. But the real test arrives in Q2 as tougher comps land and the tax refund tailwind fades. Brands should update forecasts conservatively, […]

Current State of Agentic Commerce | Webinar Recap

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TL;DR: Every brand should be testing and learning around agentic commerce. Shopper adoption is real and accelerating, measurement tools are advancing, and the foundation work (content, structured data, reviews) is concrete enough to start. But the channel is still small, measurement methodologies are early, and the line from activation to sales, share, or profit remains […]

AI Is Raising the Standard for Amazon DSP Management | Webinar Recap

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TL;DR: AI is changing Amazon DSP management by enabling continuous optimization workflows that were previously too manual to execute consistently, effectively raising the standard for what advertisers should expect from agencies and internal teams. As a result, advertisers should increasingly evaluate DSP management not just on outcomes like ROAS, but on whether campaigns are being […]

Instacart 1Q26 Recap and What It Means for Brands

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