Automation Trends & Statistics

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A Marketer’s Guide to AI Agents 2025

A Marketer’s Guide to AI Agents 2025

Report
Apr 04, 2025

AI agents are revolutionizing marketing with autonomous capabilities that go far beyond traditional automation. Organizations are implementing AI agents to boost workflow efficiency and prepare for a consumer marketplace increasingly mediated by AI.

Behind the Numbers: Using AI at Work: Part 2—How companies are using AI and tips for employees on how best to use it

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Apr 04, 2025

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how companies can figure out where AI should go, how to deal with model inaccuracies, and tons of tips on how best to use AI at work. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Vice President Henry Powderly, and Senior Analyst Gadjo Sevilla for the conversation. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

Behind the Numbers: Using AI at Work: Part 1—Employees Anxiety Levels and How the Tech is Impacting Jobs

Audio
Mar 31, 2025

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss why people might become more worried about using AI at work, why they might become less worried, and how significant an impact artificial intelligence has had on jobs already. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Vice President Henry Powderly, and Senior Analyst Gadjo Sevilla, for the conversation. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

B2B Influencer Marketing

B2B Influencer Marketing

Report
Mar 27, 2025

B2B influencer marketing has become a key strategy for driving trust and engagement. Buyers turn to industry experts, micro-influencers, and thought leaders for credible insights. Marketers should use video and events to maximize reach as well as AI for efficiency and measurable ROI.

B2B Content Marketing

B2B Content Marketing

Report
Mar 14, 2025

AI is transforming B2B content marketing, but trust and differentiation remain critical. Buyers seek authenticity from peers, influencers, and industry experts. Marketers must balance AI, human expertise, and bold strategies to drive engagement and growth in 2025.

Worldwide Programmatic Ad Spending 2025

Worldwide Programmatic Ad Spending 2025

Report
Mar 14, 2025

Worldwide programmatic display ad spending will grow 14.6% in 2025. This report explains our programmatic forecasts for six countries to map global spending trends.

Programmatic Digital Audio and Podcast Ad Spending 2025

Programmatic Digital Audio and Podcast Ad Spending 2025

Report
Feb 26, 2025

Programmatic plays a small but growing role in digital audio services ad spending. Major digital audio platforms are leaning in.

US B2B Ecommerce Forecast 2024

US B2B Ecommerce Forecast 2024

Report
Feb 19, 2025

B2B ecommerce growth is outpacing B2B product and electronic sales growth. And ecommerce site sales are taking an increasing share of the market. Macroeconomic conditions, buyers’ preferences, and AI use are fueling increased digital transactions, particularly through third-party marketplaces.

Programmatic Advertising Forecast and Ad Tech Trends H1 2025

Programmatic Advertising Forecast and Ad Tech Trends H1 2025

Report
Feb 12, 2025

Disruption is imminent for programmatic. The market teeters on the brink of several seismic shifts around identity and audience data. And a landmark antitrust ruling could energize an already hot ad tech consolidation streak.

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Meta will phase out manual targeting from some Advantage+ campaigns

Meta will phase out manual targeting from some Advantage+ campaigns

Article
Feb 04, 2025

Meta Advantage+ is increasingly relying on AI: Some campaigns will lose the ability to manually target consumers in an effort to lean on automation.

5 key stats on agentic AI

Article
Jan 22, 2025

Traditional prompt-driven AI is giving way to agentic AI, which consists of autonomous agents capable of independently performing tasks, making real-time decisions, and learning from experience. Though it’s still in its early phases, agentic AI enables marketers to enhance operational efficiency, personalize customer interactions, and drive innovation.

Data Drop: 4 Charts on US Banking Consumers’ Attitudes Toward AI

Data Drop: 4 Charts on US Banking Consumers’ Attitudes Toward AI

Report
Jan 13, 2025

When we asked US banking customers how they felt about their banks using AI to improve their banking experience, attitudes were mixed—and often sharply divided along demographic lines.

Insurance Trends to Watch in 2025

Insurance Trends to Watch in 2025

Report
Dec 17, 2024

As penetration weakens and margins shrink, insurers across business lines will prioritize emerging growth areas in 2025—including novel technologies—strategic marketing efforts, and leveraging favorable legislative changes.

Unions brace for shift under pro-business Trump administration

Article
Dec 17, 2024

Amazon, Starbucks workers threaten strikes as the labor movement loses steam: But mixed signals from Trump could raise unions' hopes as they fight for concessions.

B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2025

B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2025

Report
Dec 12, 2024

The top B2B marketing trends in 2025 include AI-driven insights, first-party data strategies, and balancing automation with authenticity. In this report, marketers and agencies can learn how to embrace these evolving strategies in order to boost engagement, trust, and ROI.

Tech Trends to Watch in 2025

Tech Trends to Watch in 2025

Report
Dec 10, 2024

AI will become deeply woven into daily life in 2025. Autonomous agents, smart devices, AR glasses, search engines, and digital twins are making AI an ambient presence in how we work, shop, browse, and interact with the world.

Amazon’s faster delivery speeds are resonating with customers

Amazon’s faster delivery speeds are resonating with customers

Article
Nov 12, 2024

Amazon is on a never-ending mission to speed up delivery: The retailer’s latest initiatives, including smart glasses and streamlined grocery fulfillment, will help cut costs and encourage shoppers to order more—and more often.

Generative AI for B2B Marketing

Generative AI for B2B Marketing

Report
Oct 31, 2024

B2B marketers are embracing genAI-powered tools to enhance the effectiveness of their marketing initiatives. Marketing teams can use this technology in six valuable ways to drive better outcomes.

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