Advertisers continue to up their investment in online advertising, with traditional media ceding share of ad spend. However, when it comes to trusting ads, adults in the US put more trust in ads from legacy than newer media, per data from YouGov. Indeed, close to half...
The global retail e-commerce market is estimated to reach close to $4 trillion for 2020, according to a forecast [download page] from GroupM. The predictions also envision retail e-commerce sales across the globe nearing the $7 trillion mark by 2024. Per the report,...
In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on global ad spend almost across the board, video entertainment ad spend appears to have weathered the storm better than some, per a new report [download page] from Zenith Media. Estimates from the report...
Prior to the global outbreak of COVID-19, the total global investment in advertising for 2020 was forecast to grow by 7.1% year-over-year (y-o-y). But 6 months into the year and with the pandemic changing everything from customer behavior to marketing and advertising...
Some 38% of US consumers are more open to engaging with ads on social media since the COVID-19 pandemic, but consumer sentiment has shifted since March, according to a report [download page] from Smartly.io. In what has been a changing landscape for most industries,...
Advertising is the least trusted source of information about brands and services among consumers, according to a recent report from Kantar Media. As advertising becomes increasingly targeted based on online activity, consumers are at risk of being put off by ads that...
Despite sometimes being overshadowed by other channels like social media, many marketers still consider email to be one of the most important channels available. And with good reason: as a recent report [download page] from Cheetah Digital and Econsultancy...
2019 was another good year for the US music industry with total album equivalent consumption growing 15% year-over-year (y-o-y) to reach 785 million. This rise was bolstered by continued impressive growth in on-demand streaming (audio and video), which hit a new...
Marketers across the globe expect to see their budgets for traditional channels such as out-of-home, traditional TV and print either stay the same or decrease in the coming year. And, although these channels still account for a healthy portion of marketing budgets, a...
Although 7 in 10 US adults are still using Facebook, the appeal it once had has deteriorated. A study by AudienceProject of 13,000 social media users from the US and Europe, ages 15 and older, illustrates that Facebook is not as indispensable as it was in the...
The global marketing technology market has increased by 22% year-on-year to reach an estimated $121.5 billion. And, at $65.9 billion (up from $52 billion in 2018), the combined spending in North America and the UK accounts for more than half (54.2%) of the global...
E-commerce is expected to account for at least one-eighth of global B2B sales next year. With this in mind, how can B2B companies make the online buying experience easier for buyers? Here's what respondents to a report [download page] by Episerver had to say. Of the...
Navigating algorithm updates, platform changes, and new technology appear to be concerns for local marketers this...
More Americans are “stacking” subscription video-on-demand services (SVOD). While 84% of internet users have access to...
Baby Boomers still hold a significant portion of purchase power in the US. Approximately 1 in 6 Americans is...
Gaming should be an enjoyable experience, and finding something to play shouldn’t be frustrating. But an average of...
Influencer marketing content can certainly hold sway over consumers, in particular youth, but it doesn't appear to...
Smartphones reached a new milestone in this past quarter, declares Ooyala in its latest quarterly Global Video Index...