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Modern Retail: brands plan to shift 2026 holiday marketing tactics

Modern Retail: brands plan to shift 2026 holiday marketing tactics

Modern Retail’s Catherine Wolf reports that a survey of 90 brand and retailer professionals, plus interviews with marketing executives, found brands and retailers plan to change their holiday marketing tactics for 2026 versus what they used in 2025.

Agencies

Agencies race to monetize AI as creators reshape media budgets

Modern Retail’s Catherine Wolf reports that agencies are adapting to a media landscape reshaped by AI search and creator marketing, per new Modern Retail+ Research.

Oct 8
Agencies

Digiday’s 2026 report: AI and creators are rewiring agency media plans

Digiday’s Catherine Wolf reports that the outlet’s 2026 Media Agency Report finds clients demanding more flexibility on when and where budgets move.

Oct 6
Streaming

YouTube leads CTV ad spend for fourth straight year, but M&A looms

Modern Retail’s Catherine Wolf and Li Lu report that YouTube topped Modern Retail’s Q1 2026 survey of ad-supported streaming placements for a fourth consecutive year. The report, based on 125 brand and agency professionals, warns the CTV landscape faces major shifts over the next 12 months.

Sep 1