RTB House Editorial Team

On April 16, 2026, RTB House brought together senior marketers from across Europe at Fotografiska Berlin—one of the city's most striking event spaces—for RTB Day Berlin. The agenda was packed, the conversations ran longer, and by the time dinner turned into an afterparty, it was clear the day had delivered something beyond a good program. Here's what was on the table.

Agentic commerce is reshaping the buying journey. For consumers, it means researching, comparing, and discovering products is easier and more user-centric than ever. Consumer trust in AI is already surprisingly high compared with other channels, and with AI commerce, some shoppers are even comfortable granting transactional autonomy.

Brands need to be responsive to the new paradigm if they are to seize opportunities and avoid pitfalls. This article explores, through the lens of our own research, consumer delegation habits, key privacy and control thresholds, and actionable steps that retail leaders can take to build trust.

Black Friday has long been defined by speed. Shoppers saw a deal, felt the pressure of a limited inventory, and bought before the moment passed. That pattern is changing. New RTB House research, Who’s Buying? Consumer Trust in the Age of Agentic AI, shows that artificial intelligence tools are reshaping Black Friday consumer behavior, turning rapid impulse buying into a longer, AI-guided evaluation period. For performance marketers, this shift changes when, where, and how holiday shoppers can be won over.

CPMs, CTRs, and AIDA. The digital marketing world is rife with acronyms, jargon, and even a few straightforward terms that can have nuanced meanings. There’s no better example of this than remarketing and retargeting; both terms are often used interchangeably, even by seasoned marketing professionals, but there are subtle differences that can influence the success of your marketing campaigns.

In short, retargeting consists of paid ads served to anonymous website visitors by way of pixels/cookies, and remarketing is conducted via owned channels like email/SMS to known contacts from CRM data.

Today, we’ll look at the specific differences between remarketing vs. retargeting and examine one of the big questions of the marketing world.

Online purchases now account for approximately 20% of all fashion sales, and potential customers can engage with your brand across multiple channels. This constant communication has transformed the way fashion ads are delivered to customers and greatly expanded the potential for personalization.

A report prepared by Wave9 shows that 89% of Internet users mainly watch videos during the day on the Internet. The report by MarketingCharts.com proves that the average person watches 84 minutes of videos every day. It seems that consumers prefer videos over other content on the Internet. That’s why personalized video marketing is becoming more and more important in the contemporary world. Personalized videos generate 42% more profits than non-personalized content (according to HubSpot).