This means insurers’ educational campaigns could make a big difference.
Threads is now included in Meta’s Marketing API: The change positions Threads as not only an X alternative, but as an effective marketing channel.
Amazon’s retail media ad revenues will exceed $60 billion, per WARC: The change represents its steady growth despite broader economic setbacks.
The EU proposed a fee on small shipments: The new tax would add to the growing challenges facing Shein and Temu.
Though beauty has remained a relatively resilient category amid rising prices, tariffs could put a damper on that as they take hold. 29% of US adults say they’ll likely cut back on beauty/personal care spending if tariffs raise prices, according to February 2025 data from CivicScience. That’s why retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Target are boosting their beauty offerings to drive sales and increase customer loyalty. Here’s how.
Amazon Music’s AI push is promising but fumbles the execution: Explore brings deeper fan engagement, but a clunky interface may keep it from stealing share from Spotify or YouTube Music.
YouTube expands Premium Lite to more countries: The lower-cost tier aims to attract price-sensitive users without hurting ad revenues.
Most consumers accept ads in streaming: An Attest study highlighted the growing preference for ad-supported options as streaming proves sustainable.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how tariffs are impacting the circular economy, if these trends will stick around, and which companies stand to benefit. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Senior Analyst Sky Canaves and Analyst Rachel Wolff.
On this special edition podcast, we explore how top brands master commerce media—choosing the right networks, weaving in existing channels, and optimizing for maximum impact. EMARKETER’s Sarah Marzano hosts InfoSum’s Senior Vice President, Sales, North America, Marc Cestaro and Kettle & Fire’s Senior Director, Media and Omnichannel, Niccolò Gloazzo in this live panel from EMARKETER’s May 9th virtual summit, Commerce Media Trends 2025. Listen everywhere you find podcasts, or watch on YouTube and Spotify.
Marketers are increasingly concerned about reaching the consumers who avoid them. 41% say ad avoidance or ad blindness is a major area of concern, up from 29% in 2022, according to a November 2024 Mediaocean survey.
Levi Strauss sharpens its focus: The company agreed to sell Dockers to Authentic Brands as it looks to grow its D2C sales and expand its international presence.
Amazon discourages sellers from stockpiling goods with capacity limits: The strategy aims to prevent overload at its fulfillment centers, but it complicates merchants’ tariff mitigation abilities.
Block demonstrates an alternative path forward to determining financial health but needs to expand beyond micro loans.
Strong Q1 ad results show resilience: But AI, tariffs, and antitrust pressures will reshape how and where marketers spend in 2025.
Millennials and Gen Zers can finance snow sport luxury with BNPL—boosting Affirm’s non-retail volume.
Target drops same-day delivery markups for Circle 360 members across Shipt network: The move, covering orders from over 100 partner retailers, aims to boost the program’s appeal.