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In this week's edition: how consumers use AI in shopping, consumer willingness to let AI checkout, and Super El Niño sales impacts.


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1. [LISTEN] You’re Probably Losing Money on Your Ad Agency If…

The eComFuel podcast shared insights on marketing spend:

  • Recommends in-house marketing for brands spending under $500,000 annually on ads.
  • One owner cut Google ad spending 60% while increasing Google sales 50% after dropping agencies.
  • Another owner brought Amazon ads in-house; revenue fell approximately 70%, but profits increased significantly.

2. [READ] Adobe's 2026 U.S. Holiday Forecast

  • Black Friday sales should grow 9.2% to $12.9 billion, outpacing Cyber Monday’s 6.2% growth.
  • Discounts could reach 30%, with Black Friday offering the deepest deals.
  • Buy Now, Pay Later holiday spending is forecast to reach $21.3 billion, up 6.6%.
  • Cyber Week should generate $47.5 billion, representing 17.3% of total online holiday spending.

3. [READ] TikTok Statistics 2026 & 2027 - Users, Revenue, Holiday Trends, TikTok Shop

  • US TikTok Shop sales reached $11.8 billion in H1 2026, growing 103% year over year.
  • US TikTok Shop purchases: 51.4% through the Shop tab, 40.4% through videos, and 8.2% through livestreams.
  • 21% of brands plan holiday TikTok Shop sales; 58% of likely gift buyers expect increased spending.

In Other News

[LISTEN] 250 CEOs Confessed Their Pay. Half Earn Less Than Employees

  • Nearly 47% of surveyed founders paid a leader above themselves.
  • Median founder salary band midpoints ranged from $150,000 below $10 million revenue to $400,000 at $30–$50 million.
  • Among bootstrapped founders surveyed, 39% reported at least $500,000 in compensation beyond base salary.

[READ] Here’s the inflation breakdown for September 2026

  • September inflation reached 3.7%, up from 3.4% in August.
  • Diesel prices climbed 68% since before the Iran war.
  • Core inflation rose to 2.6%.

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