
VENDORiQ: Adobe’s Big Wager – Why $1.9B for Semrush is the New Black for Enterprise Marketing
Adobe’s $1.9bn Semrush acquisition integrates SEO and GEO into the creative workflow, ensuring brands remain visible in AI-driven search results.

Adobe’s $1.9bn Semrush acquisition integrates SEO and GEO into the creative workflow, ensuring brands remain visible in AI-driven search results.

Adobe’s unified Firefly AI platform streamlines creative production, offering choice via a multi-model ecosystem while shifting vendor lock-in to the overarching Creative Suite.

Adobe’s strategy signals a shift from tool vendor to AI workflow orchestrator, prioritising efficient, brand-compliant content scaling over raw AI model power.

Adobe’s new Firefly Foundry offers bespoke, brand-specific Generative AI models using proprietary IP, securing brand integrity while scaling content production.

Adobe’s AI agents represent the natural evolution of ecommerce, moving beyond chatbots to integrated, multi-step workflows for customer self-service.

Figma’s successful IPO signals a robust design software market, potentially encouraging competitors to also go public soon.

Adobe Firefly’s evolution into a generative video hub boosts efficiency, but organisations must balance this with robust governance and skill development to avoid a deluge of poor-quality, off-brand content.

Adobe’s latest AI innovations, including GenStudio and LLM Optimizer, are enabling businesses to hyper-personalise customer experiences and boost visibility in AI-driven interactions.

Canva’s integrated platform challenges established suites by unifying design, data, and AI, but enterprise governance and the implications of AI-driven job roles warrant careful consideration.