Mike Proulx

Despite increased anti-trust Congressional measures, a ban on TikTok will hand a monopoly to Meta’s Reels.

On the heels of Netflix’s WWE live sports announcement, there’s more surprising sports streaming news: 14 “television” channels that air sports across Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. properties will be bundled as a new streaming service to launch this fall. Details are forthcoming “at a later date,” but we know that all three media companies […]

As it did with advertising, Netflix flip flopped on live sports. The WWE + Netflix partnership is a big deal that will drive ad revenue.

It’s not every day that a prominent business owner tells its revenue suppliers to “go f— [themselves],” but that’s exactly what Elon Musk said to X advertisers yesterday during The New York Times’ DealBook Summit — not once but three times (the latter instance using the acronym “GFY”). This came just shortly after Musk apologized […]

Learn what our recent survey of marketing heads revealed.

Can a lapel pin replace the smartphone? If Humane (a startup by former Apple execs) has its way, its much-buzzed-about “Ai Pin” will make screens (and more) a thing of the past. But to get people’s heads back up and out of their devices means changing the paradigm of how we learned to interact with […]

Finally, the Hollywood actors’ strike is over. If the SAG-AFTRA national board approves the tentative agreement tomorrow, members will receive (among other benefits) a “streaming participation bonus” for go-forward projects. The holistic deal has been described as “extraordinary” for actors and, in part, is a step toward reconciling compensation models appropriate for the inevitable all-streaming […]

The results of Forrester’s Youth Survey, 2023, are in. This annual survey examines consumer and online behaviors of US teens 12–17 years old. Weekly TikTok Usage Peaked In 2022 Yet Placed First With US Teens In 2023 Two years ago, we reported that weekly usage of TikTok had surpassed Instagram among US teens — with […]

AI took center stage at Meta Connect 2023, while "the metaverse" remained chill. In its place, mixed reality is now the focus.

Twitter's name change marks the beginning of the end for the app that once defined the microblogging space.

Despite the risks, over half of US online adults who have used generative AI said they are “fine” with using ChatGPT to analyze data from their company, while 45% have no issues with prompting ChatGPT using their personal information.

Though Meta's "Threads" shows promise at its initial launch, it's met with an already crowded Twitter-alternative market.

We asked US-based B2C CMOs what's top of mind for the back half of 2023. Here's what we learned.

Pickleball continues to spread into the US mainstream. Last month, the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) announced a deal with CBS to broadcast over 30 hours of its 2023 season across the network’s properties. The sport’s growth trajectory remains unwavering: According to Forrester’s April 2023 Consumer Pulse Survey, 13% of US online adults currently play pickleball […]

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today amidst rare bipartisan agreement that the app poses a national security threat to the US and should be banned. A TikTok Ban Is Preemptive, Based On Suspicion, Not Substantiation The statements made and questions asked by members of Congress today are […]

One in five US CMOs has already used ChatGPT in their marketing efforts and 40% more are exploring use cases. Get the latest Forrester data on plans for this emerging tech.