Catégorie : Research
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In the last 3 months at Ahrefs, we analyzed over 1 billion data points across 11 studies*. Here’s what we learned about AI search optimization: 1. YouTube mentions are the single strongest predictor… | Ryan Law | 173 comments
In the last 3 months at Ahrefs, we analyzed over 1 billion data points across 11 studies*. Here’s what we learned about AI search optimization: 1. YouTube mentions are the single strongest predictor of AI visibility (correlation: 0.737) – stronger than Domain Rating, backlinks, or any traditional SEO factor. YouTube is heavily cited in AI…
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The restaurant industry’s biggest trend in 2026? It’s not AI. It’s not personalization. It’s Loyalty program! While everyone’s racing to add AI and hyper-personalization to their customer… | mathias coudert
The restaurant industry’s biggest trend in 2026? It’s not AI. It’s not personalization. It’s Loyalty program! While everyone’s racing to add AI and hyper-personalization to their customer experience, major restaurant chains are quietly returning to something more fundamental: making food affordable for their regulars. First Starbucks, now Chipotle, both announcing revamped loyalty programs for 2026.…
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#airlinepayments #travelpayments #b2bpayments #travelfintech | Paul van Alfen
𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 – 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 All 3 new versions of the Up in the Air | Consultancy Airline & Travel Payment Landscape Infographics, including vendors with a proven footprint or ambition. For the long list see the vendor directory on the website: ↓ https://lnkd.in/e8GjBiVx (plus some 50 infographics on anything airline…
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Here’s a chart many of us in the travel industry (myself included) have been using for years. It’s the classic McKinsey comparison showing that spending on experiences has structurally outpaced… | Lennart Dobravsky
Here’s a chart many of us in the travel industry (myself included) have been using for years. It’s the classic McKinsey comparison showing that spending on experiences has structurally outpaced spending on goods (usually used to justify the long-term strength of the “experience economy”). There’s just one thing about this chart that’s hard to ignore…
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CBRE: Investors Planning to Allocate More Capital Into U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market in 2026
Dallas, Texas—CBRE released its 2026 North America Investor Intentions Survey, which found that investors are preparing to deploy more capital into the commercial real estate market in 2026, supported by stabilizing pricing expectations, improved fundamentals, and optimism about declining debt costs. According to the survey, which covered all asset types, 95 percent of investors plan…
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Hospitality’s Quiet Reboot: Why the Next 12 Months Will Redefine How Hotels Actually Work
Most conversations about AI in hospitality still revolve around tools: chatbots, copilots, dashboards, and automation pilots. That framing is already outdated. The real shift underway – now accelerating into 2026 – is not about what AI can do, but how hotels are organized, governed, and run. And it is happening quietly, property by property, decision…
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Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
The decision made this winter by ReaderLink to stop distributing mass market paperback books at the end of 2025 was the latest blow to a format that has seen its popularity decline for years. According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop…
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How Travelers Decide a Destination Is Worth It
You’re already doing the work on reviews. You’re watching TripAdvisor, responding on Google, tracking your destination’s star rating. This isn’t just a reputation problem. It’s a revenue problem.Meanwhile, someone just closed six tabs and decided to go somewhere else. You’ll never know why. If your conversion rate from “interested” to “booked” is flat while awareness…
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NEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibility
The Problem: For the last few years, companies have been investing inordinate sums into AI tracking and AI visibility for their brands and products. $100M+/yr is already estimated to be spent on this new version of search analytics and yet, I could find absolutely no research showing whether AI tools are consistent enough, when prompted…
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Amazon to close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores
SEATTLE — Amazon is shutting down all of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go physical grocery and convenience stores as it shifts focus toward Whole Foods Market and faster online grocery delivery, marking the end of the company’s decade-long experiment with Amazon-branded brick-and-mortar grocery stores.The move affects 72 locations nationwide, including 57 Amazon Fresh stores…