The AI category on BillHartzer.com explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping search, marketing, technology, and everyday business operations. This section features news articles, product announcements, research insights, and practical analysis of how AI tools and platforms are evolving. From breakthroughs in machine learning to major updates from leading tech companies, each post examines the real impact of AI on digital strategy and user behavior. Readers can expect clear, informed commentary rooted in Bill Hartzer’s deep experience with search, analytics, and emerging technologies—making this category a go-to resource for understanding AI’s accelerating role across industries.
InMarket, the Austin-based leader in real-time marketing and measurement, just rolled out something that could make marketers rethink how they approach timing: Predictive Moments. It’s an AI-driven platform that doesn’t just respond to consumer behavior — it predicts it. That means ads can now show up at the perfect time, even before a customer starts hunting for that next product, meal, or getaway. [Read more…]
Squarespace and Perplexity have struck a partnership designed to reshape how businesses come to life in an internet driven by artificial intelligence. The deal positions Squarespace as the official website building and hosting partner for Perplexity’s Comet browser, a platform that blends AI-powered search with direct interaction. This move signals a deeper shift in how entrepreneurs transition from ideas to full-fledged businesses online.
PR Newswire has announced Amplify, a new AI-powered platform that blends the company’s seven decades of press release distribution with modern automation. For communicators, this is more than another tool—it’s a recognition that the way stories are discovered, shared, and measured has fundamentally shifted. Amplify promises to take a single press release and transform it into a multichannel campaign, backed by data, creative automation, and global reach.
GraceBlocks has announced a major upgrade to its platform: full integration of Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.5 Pro models. This development signals a clear step forward in making advanced automation tools accessible for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and human resources (HR) teams. For many organizations, the barrier to entry with artificial intelligence has been cost, complexity, and the need for specialized staff. GraceBlocks aims to remove those hurdles by embedding intelligence directly into its customizable database platform.
Constructor and Shopify have released their third annual State of Ecommerce report, and the findings capture how far artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from novelty to habit. Based on a survey of 1,500 consumers across the U.S., U.K., and Germany, the 2025 study shows that nearly half of shoppers (45%) are indifferent to whether product picks come from people or algorithms. As long as the recommendation fits, the source doesn’t matter.
VML has released its ninth annual Future Shopper study, and the findings send a wake-up call to retailers. Despite years of digital growth, many brands are still falling short on customer experience. The research, which surveyed more than 25,000 consumers across 16 countries, shows that 45 percent of shoppers abandon carts because online stores are too frustrating to use. Half of consumers believe businesses don’t understand what customers want from digital channels. Those are staggering numbers in 2025.