Morning Consult

Babylist CMO Jill Cress Expands Beyond Registry

Jill Cress, a marketing executive with prior experience at Mastercard and PayPal, has been named chief marketing officer of Babylist. Early in her tenure she is leading three brand extensions — two podcasts (Birth with Babylist and Family Money) and a new financial-planning product called Babylist Money — as the infant-registry company readies for an IPO. Babylist claims about 10 million users, including more than half of America's first-time parents. Cress aims to transform Babylist from a registry into a broader, holistic parenting platform by integrating content and financial tools for new parents.

America’s AI Backlash: Polls Show Datacenter Opposition

A compilation of major U.S. polls and reporting (2024–2026) shows a consistent, rapid shift in American attitudes against AI, AI datacenters, and leading AI industry figures. Multiple national and state surveys (Gallup, Pew, NBC, Change Research, Marquette, Morning Consult, Heatmap, Washington Post, etc.) report large majorities or sharp increases in opposition to local AI datacenters, growing public concern that AI’s risks outweigh benefits, and low favorability for tech CEOs. The backlash has produced concrete outcomes: canceled or paused projects, local moratoria, thousands of grassroots opposition actions, hundreds of datacenter-related state bills, and estimates of tens of billions in disrupted investment. The author highlights remaining data gaps (causation, baselines, factual knowledge of opponents) and warns the convergence and speed of the trend make it a material political and commercial risk for AI infrastructure and the companies that build it.

DoorDash CMO Kofi Amoo-Gottfried Steps Down After 7 Years

DoorDash chief marketer Kofi Amoo‑Gottfried announced he will step down in May after seven years in the role, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. Amoo‑Gottfried joined DoorDash in 2019 as VP of marketing and became the company’s first chief marketing officer in 2021. Under his leadership DoorDash grew into a leading food‑delivery brand, holding a reported 67% market share in 2025 (Statista) and winning creative recognition including the 2024 Cannes Lions Titanium Grand Prix for the "DoorDash‑All‑The‑Ads" Super Bowl 58 campaign. DoorDash president and COO Prabir Adarkar called the transition thoughtful and said Amoo‑Gottfried will remain through May to ensure a smooth handoff.