Week of March 9 Cable News Ratings: Viewership Drops
Fox News remained the most-watched cable news network.
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How an Air Force Stint in South Korea Helped Make Chuck Norris a Uniquely American Brand
Chuck Norris, the martial-arts meister turned actor—and, later in life, entrepreneur and ambassador for brands from Toyota to Glock—died on March 19 in Hawaii. He was 86. While Norris never […]
NCAA Women’s Tournament Ads ‘Well Sold’ With Record $1.5 Million for 30-Second Spot
Disney and ESPN achieve new highs for women's tournament ad sales, with pricing up double digits percent-wise.
How Search Visibility Can Help Dental Practices Attract New Patients
As digital technology continues to influence how people find services, dentistry is experiencing a shift in patient acquisition. Online search has become one of the main ways people evaluate dental practices. It is now common for patients to compare services, read reviews, and research provider credentials online before determining where they feel the most confident seeking care. This change in behavior is making search engine optimization (SEO) an increasingly important part of how dental pract
Week of March 9 Evening News Ratings: Networks Have Week-to-Week Declines
CBS Evening News falls below 4 million total viewers for the week.
Ticker: Layoffs Hit CBS News Again, CBS News Radio Shuttered
NBC News to partner with Joanna Stern on tech coverage.
Formal Training for Marketers Is the Real Competitive Advantage
Research firm Ipsos found that only 1 in 3 marketers have benchmark knowledge of “marketing anchors.”
Show HN: I built a short-form content intelligence tool for media buyers
Hi HN,I built Virlo originally to go after the clipper/clipping market. We had so many customer approach us looking for more (essentially programmatic GTM tool for short-form) that we decided to “answer the mkt”. The pattern was the same on calls we had with early users, that weren't in our OG ICP: Head of Social is pulling inspo manually, creative director is copying trends that peaked three weeks ago, media buyer has no visibility into what competitors are actually spending behind o
Fact-check anything you see on social media – videos, images, posts – in seconds
I built ClaimCrush because I kept seeing claims go viral on social media with no fast way to verify them.Instead of fact-checking entire videos or posts, ClaimCrush breaks content into individual claims and analyzes each one.It currently supports:Fact-checking using web sourcesA “News” mode focused on recent mainstream coverageLogical consistency analysis (detects contradictions and flawed reasoning)A theological analysis mode (evaluates claims using scripture and scholarship)You can use it on v
Ask HN: The sites gaming Kagi Small Web are ruining the experience
Do you agree? Today has been especially bad with sites triggering leaving the app to go to my default browser. It seems like they are doing it on purpose. Not really sure what you do to fix this because the moment Kagi puts in some sort of algorithm we’re then just chasing the inevitable of social media algorithm equivalents.
Mental Health Is One of Social Media’s Biggest Content Categories. So Why Are Behavioral Health Employers Invisible?
The hashtag #mentalhealth on TikTok had accumulated 25.3 billion views as of January 2022. That figure is now considerably higher. Across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, mental health content generates billions of impressions monthly, drives some of the highest organic engagement rates of any topic category, and has produced a generation of therapist-creators with followings that dwarf most healthcare brand accounts.Here is the part that should give social media strategists pause: the profe
Elyse Myers on Why Making ‘Something Cool’ Is Better Than Going Viral
A personal conversation about connecting with audiences and working with brands.
Women’s Sports Are Booming and Adtech Must Keep Pace
How cultural moments like the U.S. women’s hockey team winning gold offer opportunities—and challenges—for advertisers.
EXCLUSIVE: X Dangles $200K for Advertisers to Return to the Platform, Leaked Deck Shows
As ad dollars lag, X offers fresh financial incentives and touts Grok as a fix for lingering brand safety concerns.
AI Voice Agents in 2026 – How Businesses Are Replacing IVR With Conversational AI That Actually Works
AI voice agents replace IVR by understanding natural language rather than routing callers through rigid menu trees. In 2026, businesses deploying AI voice agents report 40–60% reductions in average handle time and measurable gains in first-call resolution, according to Gartner contact center research. Traditional IVR systems were designed to route calls; AI voice agents are designed to resolve them. The technology has crossed the threshold from pilot programs to production-grade deployment: 70%
ChatGPT Product Recommendations: How to Make Sure You Are One in 2026
Whether I’m looking for a new car, email marketing software, or pair of shoes, sometimes I wish I had a personal shopper — Someone to share a second opinion, make suggestions when I’m indecisive, and help find the best deal. In recent years, ChatGPT product recommendations and its Shopping Research feature have become this for many. Increasingly, shoppers are skipping search engines and going straight to ChatGPT with queries like “best CRM for startups under 50 people” or “what are the best gift
How to Find the Right Influencer for Your Brand in 2026 – What AI Changes in the Discovery Process
Finding the right influencer in 2026 means moving beyond follower count and using AI-powered discovery tools that match creator audiences to brand target demographics in real time. The global influencer marketing industry reached $32.55 billion in 2025, yet 48% of marketers still cite “identifying, qualifying, and connecting with ideal influencers” as their single biggest operational challenge. AI platforms that analyse audience overlap, engagement authenticity, and earned media valu
Understanding Separation Anxiety in Children: Symptoms, Causes, and Ways to Decrease Anxiety
Separation anxiety represents a standard emotional reaction that many children experience when they experience separation from their parents or caregivers or their known environments. The development process includes separation as a natural phase, but when children experience excessive separation anxiety, it disrupts their ability to function normally in school, with friends, and at home. Parents observe their children displaying clinginess, which causes their children to become upset when they
Ads of the Week: 10 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From Burger King to Uber
Burger King, Uber, JCPenney, Ugg, Sprite, and more are behind the week's standout ads.
Quicken Is Producing 100 Pieces of Content Every Few Weeks Using AI
The brand is also replacing junior copywriters with more senior staff.