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Sean Duffy announced an online video series celebrating U.S. history and natural wonders for the nation's 250th birthday. The project, funded by a nonprofit backed by major corporations, follows his seven-month family road trip. Separately, e-commerce firm Swap introduced an AI storefront while marketers cited data challenges in a new study.
tass.comTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an online "Great American Roadtrip" video series as the nation prepares to mark its 250th birthday. The series celebrates the country's history and natural wonders. Its trailer was released in the week of May 6-13 2026.
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Duffy spent seven months traveling with his family of nine children and wife Rachel Campos-Duffy while serving as Transportation Secretary. The transportation secretary maintains that taxpayers did not fund his family road trip. Sean Duffy states that taxpayers did not fund his family road trip.
U.S. Travel Association lobbyist Tori Barnes. Great American Road Trip Inc. receives funds from Boeing, Toyota, Shell, Royal Caribbean, Enterprise, and United Airlines.
A pitch deck obtained by Politico mentions sponsorship tiers for the show of up to $1 million. Duffy, who previously starred on MTV reality shows "The Real World" and "Road Rules: All Stars," drew criticism that his long family vacation may have pulled him away from his actual job. Rachel Campos-Duffy is a Fox News host and former reality TV costar.
Even in the trailer, corporate logos are apparent. E-commerce provider Swap launched a new agentic AI storefront called Swap Storefront. ai. Swap Storefront has been shown to double conversion rates.
Swap CMO Juan Pellerano-Rendón stated that the incentives of big LLMs are different from those of brands. Swap Storefront offers two experiences: discovery mode, which is like scrolling on a social feed, and conversational generative AI search. The storefront considers past purchases and preferences and can provide a virtual try-on for clothes.
A new study from GrowthLoop found that more than a quarter of marketers surveyed said siloed data is a distinct challenge. 44% of marketers surveyed said they have several locations for their key data. 35% of marketers surveyed said it takes one to two months to tell if a campaign actually changed business metrics.
Just 23% of marketers have fine-tuned their data collection to determine causation. In the next 12 months, 44% of marketers want to use AI to turn data into real-time insights and predictions. In the next 12 months, 43% of marketers want to improve marketing ROI.
Nicole Stetter is head of social at creative agency Saylor. Gen Zers were born between 1997 and 2022. Nostalgia for the '80s and '90s remains powerful for this generation despite limited direct experience.
Wellness Pet Company named Allyson Borozan as its new chief marketing officer. Allyson Borozan previously worked as chief growth officer at Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods and in leadership at Kellogg. Protolabs appointed Bernardo Parlange as its first chief commercial officer, effective May 18.
Bernardo Parlange most recently worked as senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fortrex. CompoSecure hired Ian Snadden to be its new chief commercial officer, international, effective May 6. Ian Snadden previously worked as president of aerospace and manufacturing at Stanley Black & Decker Industrial.
The Forbes CMO newsletter article was published on May 13, 2026 at 12:40pm EDT. Megan Poinski is a Forbes Staff writer covering the CMO Newsletter. @Forbes reported these developments.
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globalnews.caTwenty-two member states pledged 30 to 35 gigawatts of new capacity by 2028 under the bloc's first tripartite deal. The European Commission will oversee annual progress tracking through 2028 as part of the Affordable Energy Plan.
zerohedge.comApple sued OpenAI and two former employees on July 10 in federal court in California. The complaint claims misappropriation of confidential engineering data and product details.
WiredFidji Simo will move to a part-time advisory position after extended medical leave. She joined OpenAI in May 2025 as CEO of Applications.