Analytic Partners vs impact.com

Turning Data Deluge into Decision-Making Fuel

Analytic Partners' Preeti Croke shares lessons from industry events on how brands can transform vast amounts of data into actionable insights. The article emphasizes breaking down organizational silos, adopting a shared taxonomy, and not outsourcing human judgement to AI. It highlights the importance of balancing global consistency with local relevance, using examples like Guinness's 'Lovely Days' campaign. It also stresses that consumers are partners, not datapoints, as demonstrated by Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile activation. The core message is that while data and AI can organize and inform, the final decisions and human connections remain central.

• Analytic Partners' Preeti Croke authored the article.
• The article cites Allie Keith, CEO at The Excellence Office, comparing data to water.
• Guinness's 'Lovely Days' campaign adapted its strategy to local markets, resulting in a commercial bump.

Retail Media's Reckoning: Who Holds the Power?

The Drum’s Current Accountability episode argues retail media has entered a new phase: the rapid, easy growth is over and power is fragmenting among retailers, platforms and brands. Industry leaders warn many retail media networks are reaching onsite saturation, AI is reshaping product discovery (threatening retailer-dependent traffic), and networks must prove differentiation to capture brand budgets. Measurement and speed-to-action remain urgent problems—executives cite the need for objective cross-network measurement and a damaging "data-to-action" delay. Several companies describe efforts to unite brand and commerce media (connected commerce) to own the funnel end-to-end. The episode frames future growth as contingent on accountability, adaptability and rethinking where value is created across the commerce-media ecosystem.

• The Drum published a Current Accountability episode (2026-07-07) focused on the changing state of retail/commerce media.
• Multiple industry leaders say the "easy money" for retail media is gone and many retail media networks are experiencing onsite saturation.
• Speakers warn AI is altering the customer journey and could reduce the onsite traffic retailers historically relied on for retail media monetization.

Awin, CJ, Partnerize, impact.com CEOs to Map Industry's Future

The CEOs and co-founders of Awin, CJ, Partnerize, and impact.com will join forces for a keynote at PI LIVE Europe to discuss the future of the affiliate and performance marketing industry. The discussion comes as the industry faces significant shifts driven by AI, including the rise of AI shopping agents and changing customer journeys. Recent research cited in the article shows 72% of AI platform users use AI for product research, 42% of consumers use AI tools for shopping, and Mastercard predicts one in ten will routinely use AI agents to shop by 2030. The leaders will address the need for new measurement and attribution models beyond last-click, aiming to scale the industry tenfold. The keynote will be moderated by Jennifer Goodwin.

• Awin, CJ, Partnerize, and impact.com are participating in a joint keynote at PI LIVE Europe.
• The keynote features CEOs and co-founders Sean Sewell, Todd Crawford, Adam Ross, and Santi Pierini.
• The discussion aims to map out the future of the affiliate and performance industry.

impact.com Powers Minecraft’s First-Ever Affiliate Program and Unveils Next-Generation AI Partnership Technology

impact.com announces a new press release covering Minecraft's first-ever affiliate program and the unveiling of next-generation AI partnership technology.

impact.com Powers Minecraft Affiliate Program, Unveils AI Partnership Tech

impact.com reported Q2 progress including Minecraft selecting its platform to power Minecraft’s first-ever affiliate program, the unveiling of next-generation AI-powered partnership technology at its iPX event, and continued customer growth. The company added over 700 customers in the quarter, growing its base to more than 6,500 brands. New platform capabilities announced include AI-powered partnership assistance and autonomous agents, a public Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, creator storefronts, improved creator discovery and faster payouts. impact.com also published benchmark research ahead of Amazon Prime Day and highlighted its industry recognitions and podcast audience growth.

• Minecraft selected impact.com to power its first-ever affiliate program.
• impact.com added more than 700 new customers in Q2, bringing its global customer community to more than 6,500 brands.
• At its iPX event, impact.com unveiled AI-powered partnership assistance and autonomous agents, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, creator storefronts, social amplification features, and faster creator payouts.