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After years of legal battles, geopolitical tension, and acquisition rumors, the TikTok drama in the US appears to have reached its next chapter. ByteDance has agreed to divest a major portion of TikTok’s US operations to a consortium of American investors, ending a prolonged standoff with the US government over national security concerns. For marketers,…

Meta has made one of its boldest AI moves to date with the acquisition of Singapore-based startup Manus for a reported US$2 billion. The startup grabbed attention across Silicon Valley last year when it demoed an AI agent capable of handling tasks like job interview prep, vacation planning, and stock portfolio analysis. This article breaks…

When your quarterly reports show flat growth in new markets despite significant investment, the culprit often isn’t your product or pricing—it’s how you’re communicating. Global expansion demands more than translating press releases or duplicating campaigns across borders. The difference between brands that thrive internationally and those that stumble comes down to one skill: the ability…

Social media used to reward the hustle of building a massive following. Not anymore. As platforms double down on algorithmic curation, creators are learning a new truth: follower counts don’t guarantee reach, and engagement doesn’t mean visibility. This article explores the shifting landscape of the creator economy, where algorithms, AI distrust, and fragmentation are forcing…

The late-night Slack ping arrives just as you’re reviewing tomorrow’s product launch script. An employee posted a hot take on immigration policy—tagged with your company logo. Within minutes, Twitter erupts. Your CEO wants a statement by morning, your legal team urges silence, and your customer service queue fills with threats to boycott. This scenario plays…

The beauty industry has reached a saturation point where intuition alone no longer cuts through the noise. With over $100 billion in market value and thousands of brands competing for consumer attention, PR professionals face mounting pressure to justify every dollar spent and every campaign launched. The difference between a breakout product launch and a…

US-based AI startups pulled in a record US$150 billion in 2025, surpassing the previous high of US$92 billion in 2021. This year’s frenzy of deal-making was headlined by megadeals such as OpenAI’s US$41 billion raise and Anthropic’s US$13 billion round. Investors included SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, and Tiger Global. For B2B marketers, infrastructure buyers,…

Securing positive press coverage for crypto projects has become one of the most challenging tasks in marketing. After high-profile collapses and regulatory crackdowns, journalists approach the space with warranted skepticism, often defaulting to negative narratives that can tank user confidence overnight. For marketing leaders managing DeFi protocols, NFT platforms, or blockchain infrastructure projects, the stakes…

Meta’s attempt to restrict competitors from launching AI chatbots on WhatsApp has just hit a major roadblock in Europe. Italy’s antitrust authority has ordered the tech giant to suspend a policy that bans general-purpose AI bots (like those from OpenAI or Perplexity) from using WhatsApp’s Business API. While the fight over API access might seem…

The difference between a stablecoin that attracts institutional capital and one that hemorrhages trust during the first market tremor comes down to how you communicate risk before crisis strikes. I’ve watched projects with solid fundamentals collapse because their PR strategy treated transparency as an afterthought, while competitors with shakier economics survived by making every audit,…