March 16, 2026 — Tokyo — LINE Plus launched ActEngine AI, a B2B platform deploying AI agents for customer service and sales in messaging apps like LINE, as LINE’s AI agents point to messaging apps becoming sales channels1. The platform was first deployed at Thailand’s LINE MAN Wongnai, handling 360,000 merchant queries annually, reducing handling … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Paris Publicis Groupe announced Publicis acquires AdgeAI to enhance creative quality in digital marketing, acquiring AdgeAI, an Israel-based AI-powered creative analytics and measurement platform. The deal, with undisclosed terms, aims to integrate AdgeAI’s technology into Publicis Production for real-time predictive insights on creative performance by analyzing engagement and conversion data.[1] The … Read more
March 11, 2026 — Zendesk announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Forethought, an AI startup specializing in agentic customer service automation, for a reported value exceeding $200 million. The deal, expected to close by the end of March 2026, aims to accelerate Zendesk’s Resolution Platform with self-improving AI agents capable of handling … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Webflow acquires AI content-generation platform Vidoso to bolster marketing suite, announcing the purchase of the 2024-founded startup to integrate its multi-modal AI agents for brand-aligned visual and video content into its agentic web marketing platform, as detailed in the company’s official blog. The acquisition addresses challenges in AI-generated marketing assets that … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Paris Publicis Groupe announced the acquisition of AdgeAI, an Israel-based AI startup that analyzes creative and video assets to identify those driving engagement and conversions. The deal, aimed at tackling the glut of generative AI content through real-time campaign optimization, integrates AdgeAI’s platform with Publicis Production. Publicis Groupe detailed the strategic … Read more
March 10, 2026 — Tokyo LINE Plus, a subsidiary of LINE Corporation, unveiled ActEngine AI, a B2B platform for deploying AI agents specialized in customer service and sales within messaging apps. The platform enables real-time consultations, promotions, and transactions directly in chats, transforming messaging into seamless sales channels. ActEngine AI has been deployed at LINE … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Seoul, South Korea LINE Plus, the Korean subsidiary of LINE Corporation (now part of LY Corporation), launched ActEngine AI, a B2B AI agent infrastructure platform designed for messaging apps and super-apps like LINE. The platform enables businesses to deploy AI agents for customer service, handling inquiries and complaints, and for sales … Read more
March 10, 2026 — Foxwell Digital’s Foxwell Founders community, in partnership with creative analytics platform Motion, released the Foxwell Founders Releases 2026 State of Digital Marketing Agencies Report, drawing from surveys of hundreds of agency founders and executives across over 30 countries managing more than $1 billion in monthly ad spend. The report provides benchmarking … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Tokyo LINE Corporation announced the launch of ActEngine AI, a B2B platform deploying action-oriented AI agents for customer service and sales tasks within messaging apps. The platform has been successfully implemented at Thailand’s LINE MAN Wongnai, handling 360,000 merchant inquiries annually, reducing support time by over 60% and increasing response accuracy … Read more
March 6, 2026 — Coca-Cola is expanding AI use in marketing and product development, embedding the technology into core operations for demand creation and global campaigns to shift from price-led to persuasion-led growth amid stabilizing costs. The Marketing Tech News report details how AI aids consumer behavior analysis, content testing, local campaign adaptation, and faster … Read more