Of the 10 biggest digital retailers in the US, Carvana will see by far the fastest ecommerce sales growth this year. The online car dealer is poised to increase sales by 50.0% to hit $19.11 billion in 2022. This speedy growth will blow past Target’s 22.3% bump and Apple’s 22.0% boost.

Taking a hit: Some business categories such as cryptocurrencies and the automobile industry, which are currently experiencing a lot of turmoil, may end up pulling back on influencer marketing as part of broader budget cuts.

Intel has invested to set up various plants in Ohio, Malaysia, and Germany to be closer to automobile and computer manufacturers and assemblers. Nvidia’s vote of confidence in Intel came just as chips stocks rallied last week. Why this could succeed: Lack of diversification in chip fabs was the primary reason for the chip shortage.

Travel ad dollars fly higher

Automobile travel allowed people to venture outside in an isolated way that most other out-of-home activities did not. Because road traffic didn’t decline as much as mass transit, air travel, and indoor gatherings did, it became a more stable place for outdoor advertisers to reach viewers.

The most common form of travel was via automobile, while methods like buses, trains, and cruises were not expected to make a meaningful recovery from last year’s slump. The overall volume of travelers still lagged behind that of 2019, when 42.8 million headed out for the holiday. More like this:. Report: US Out-of-Home Ad Spending 2021. Article: A new era in retail and ecommerce is emerging.

The commitment to achieving aggressive government targets of EVs making up 50% of all new vehicles sold by 2030 has the backing of GM, Ford, and Stellantis (maker of Chrysler), as well as the United Automobile Workers union, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, and Volvo. The bigger picture: GM seems to be hitting all the right notes in its transition to an EV maker.

For example, Amazon has reached agreements with BMW and GM to install Alexa as the built-in system, and it also has deals with other automobile companies, such as Ford, to offer Alexa as an option. Additionally, Amazon offers Alexa technology to auto manufacturers (and others) as the basis for their own voice assistants. Fiat Chrysler was the first automaker to sign up for this offer.

Given that demand for automobiles will remain pent up into next year, we expect automotive digital ad spending to rebound by 21.4% in 2021, slightly higher than overall digital ad spending growth, which will be 21.1%. In 2020, auto will account for 8.1% of total US digital ad spending.

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