China’s digital ad sector grows 12.1% in 2024: Economic slowdown shifts ad dominance to platforms like Tencent and Pinduoduo.
OpenAI considers its approach to ads: The $157 billion company explores monetization strategies to diversify revenue streams.
Temu and Shein’s ad bidding war drove spending away from search: CPCs spiked after the two retailers claimed in-demand search ad space.
Just over two-thirds of the population will be digital audio listeners this year, including nearly 75% of internet users.
The new AI model empowers marketers and hobbyists alike with streamlined video creation, pushing the company ahead in the booming genAI video market.
Retailers, streamers embrace shoppable TV ads to shorten the path to purchase: WBD, Amazon, Kroger, and The CW Network are relying on the format to drive product discovery and sales.
CTV ad innovation benefits OOH advertising: The prevalence of digital billboards and small screens is helping the OOH sector reverse traditional media’s declines.
NFL Thanksgiving ad rates rise 16%: Historic demand makes football the centerpiece of holiday advertising, with record viewership expected.
Mediaocean acquires Innovid: $500 million deal merges platforms to challenge google in connected TV and global ad tech.
Instacart is the latest retail brand attracted to the Super Bowl: Even at $7 million a pop, brands find the spots are worthwhile buys.
As governments worldwide enforce bans and fines to shield minors, platforms scramble to adapt or risk losing billions.
People worldwide spent less time with media across all categories except mobile (which remained the same) in H1 2024 as compared with H1 2023, per GWI data.
A forced sale could upend Google’s ad revenue streams, alter the search landscape, and open the browser market to new competition.
Though programmatic nonvideo digital display ad spend will continue to grow through 2026 when it will hit $70.99 billion, its share of total programmatic digital display ad spend is declining, according to our forecast.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what’s behind Google’s recent ad revenue growth, how OpenAI fusing SearchGPT to ChatGPT will affect them, and where we’re at with the search giant’s two major antitrust cases. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson and Senior Analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf.
New York Times expands ad targeting: The Athletic and other lifestyle properties enable brands to reach engaged audiences, reducing focus on hard news topics.
Over 80% of ad spending in the US for technology and electronics (87.1%), retail (82.9%), and consumer packaged goods (80.2%) is directed toward digital media, according to EMARKETER’s August 2024 forecast.
US travel industry digital ad spend will grow by 8.9% this year and 7.9% next year, per our forecast, representing a slow down after years of double-digit growth.
67.5 million US households use smart TVs, making it the No. 1 device among connected TV (CTV) households across the country, according to July 2024 data from Comscore.
ByteDance’s non-China revenues grow 60%: TikTok’s ad and ecommerce prowess drive revenues despite regulatory headwinds in US and China.