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SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EZ Texting, the SMS marketing platform trusted by more than 230,000 customers, today announced its availability in the Shopify App Store, making it easier for ecommerce merchants to discover, install, and start using EZ Texting to automate their SMS marketing and engage customers at key moments in the buying journey. With the average cart abandonment rate hovering around 70%, the opportunity to recover lost revenue through timely, automated texts is significant. According to EZ Texting’s own 2026 Consumer Texting Behavior Report, consumers subscribed to business texts are 67% more likely to make a purchase – and 89%…

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AI search visitors convert at 14.2% — five times Google. ChatGPT hit 800 million weekly users. The earned-media-to-AI-citation pipeline is now the most underpriced asset in marketing — and the Israeli tech ecosystem is one of the most exposed NEW YORK, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 5W, the AI Communications Firm, today released AI and the Israeli Brand, a research study assembling more than 90 data points on how generative AI is reshaping consumer and B2B discovery in Israel and globally. The study quantifies what 5W argues is the single most important shift in marketing economics since the rise of paid search: earned media…

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Jonomor’s fifth launch in five weeks completes the AI Visibility ecosystem — every signal generated, governed, tracked, compounded. BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ali Morgan, founder of Jonomor and originator of Answer Engine Optimization™ and the AI Visibility Framework™ (AEO/GEO by Jonomor™, with pending trademark applications), today announced AI Presence — the multi-tenant content operations platform that automates Continuous Signal Surfaces, Stage 6 of the AI Visibility Framework. Operating under NVIDIA NemoClaw execution governance, AI Presence completes the Jonomor ecosystem with the engine that turns architectural AI Visibility into compounding authority. AI answer engines continuously re-evaluate which entities deserve citation. The…

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Trusted AI Engine Unites Horizontal Coherence with Vertical Intelligence for Enduring AI Value in the Social Impact Sector CHARLESTON, S.C., May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading provider of AI-powered solutions for social impact, announced a series of product innovations this week that reflect the company’s belief that durable leadership in the AI era will be defined not by standalone features or generic AI, but by intelligent systems that are deeply embedded, difficult to replicate, and trusted to act. With decades of proprietary data, purpose‑built workflows, and extensive sector expertise, Blackbaud is extending the strategic relevance of its platforms as customer…

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New metric helps enterprise marketers assess how AI engines mention, cite and position their content within key category conversations BOSTON, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Skyword, the enterprise content marketing agency, announced Category Authority Index™ (CAI), a new metric within its Accelerator360™ intelligent content marketing engine, to help marketers understand how their brand is recognized and cited within category-specific AI search results. The launch comes as search behavior continues to shift toward zero-click experiences, with buyers increasingly turning to ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews for direct answers instead of clicking through to websites. CAI is designed to show whether a brand is simply appearing…

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New capability lets marketers analyze performance, uncover revenue opportunities, and create campaigns directly through the Omnisend app in ChatGPT — without switching tabs or learning a new interface CHARLESTON, S.C., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Omnisend, the email and SMS marketing platform built for ecommerce, today announced the launch of Model Context Protocol (MCP), a new capability that lets merchants use the Omnisend platform within AI tools, including ChatGPT. With MCP, marketers can analyze marketing performance, uncover new opportunities, and create campaigns using plain-language prompts from the same chat environment where they already plan and work. “MCP is based on a simple idea: people…

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Three in Five U.S. Adults (61%) Believe AI Helps Level the Playing Field for People Who Learn and Think Differently NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Understood.org, a leading nonprofit supporting the 70 million people in the U.S. who have learning and thinking differences, such as ADHD and dyslexia, today released findings from its third annual “Neurodiversity at Work” survey, conducted by The Harris Poll. The results continue to reveal striking gaps in today’s workplace. While nearly one in three U.S. adults (31%) identify as neurodivergent, workplaces are struggling to keep pace. Understood.org’s “Neurodiversity at Work” survey explores stigma, accommodations and the growing…

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Marketers can now activate premium, always-on audio alongside omnichannel campaigns, engaging audiences across the customer journey and tying listener engagement directly to real business outcomes. PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — fullthrottle.ai®, a pioneer in first-party data media solutions and AdTech operating systems, today announced an integration with TuneIn, the world’s leader in live audio that brings together live sports, news, music, audiobooks, podcasts, and radio from around the globe. With the integration, advertisers can access TuneIn’s live and on-demand audio inventory directly within the fullthrottle.ai® platform, enabling campaign planning, activation, and optimization in a single workflow alongside CTV, video, display, and direct mail.…

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Internal comms teams can now describe what they need in their own words and get back a fully designed, on-brand email — layout, copy, images, and all. OMAHA, Neb., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Workshop, the internal communications platform used by companies like S&P Global, Aston Martin, Monster Energy, and Meijer, today announced the launch of AI-generated emails and a redesigned collaborative editor — together representing the most significant update in the company’s history. The AI-generated emails feature is powered by Cici, Workshop’s AI agent built specifically for internal communications. A communicator can type something like “open enrollment reminder for full-time employees” or “monthly…

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Pearson will provide role insights, identify skills gaps, and deliver targeted learning for Salesforce employees HOBOKEN, N.J., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) and Salesforce today announced an expanded strategic partnership aimed at accelerating AI readiness and skills development across Salesforce’s global workforce. The multi-year collaboration creates an AI-powered approach to workforce development by connecting Salesforce’s leading CRM technologies with Pearson’s expertise in skills intelligence, assessment, and learning design. This partnership will help Salesforce anticipate emerging role needs, build critical capabilities at scale, and validate skills across its organization. Advancing AI-era Skill Development The two organizations have a longstanding relationship grounded in elevating skills and agentic AI at scale. Salesforce technologies, including Agentforce, already strengthen the insight and delivery…

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