45% of US retailers are planning a change to their contextual marketing strategies, which include sending SMS and emails to customers in-store, according to October 2023 Retail Systems Research data.

2023 was a big year for partnerships, with companies joining forces across social, retail, and digital advertising to boost revenues.

Cookies were used for 78% or more of US programmatic ad buys across industries as of Q3 2023, according to a November 2023 report from 33Across.

Cost, lack of third-party verification, limited on-site ad space, and limited activation options are some of the top challenges brands and advertisers in the US, France, Germany, and the UK face when using retail media networks (RMNs), according to an August 2023 DoubleVerify study.

25% of US TV/video ad buyers want to have three currencies for impression measurement, according to March 2023 data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Standard Media Index, and Advertiser Perceptions. Another 45% opt for four or more currencies.

42.4% of US Gen Z banking consumers would consider their proximity to ATMs as a factor before choosing a new bank, while 28.8% would consider their distance to a branch, according to our survey. By contrast, 39.6% would consider the bank’s reputation.

Netflix will overtake Disney+ in ad revenues next year, amassing $1.03 billion versus Disney’s $911.9 million, per our forecast.

33% of US Gen Z consumers have purchased a product from an influencer-founded brand in the past year, followed by millennials (29%), according to Morning Consult.

72% of adults in North America use their smartphone to research price comparisons while shopping in-store, making it the No. 1 type of research done on mobile devices in-store, per August 2023 1WorldSync data.

51.1% of US Snapchat users will come from Gen Z this year, according to our September 2023 forecast. TikTok is also dominated by Gen Z, with 44.7% of users coming from that age group.

81% of US adult digital shoppers review return policies before making a first-time purchase, and 55% will abandon their cart if return policies aren’t convenient, per a Happy Returns report commissioned by PayPal.

Walmart+ increased the money it spent on advertising by 87% between January and September 2023 as compared with the same time period in 2022, per MediaRadar.

While in-store is the No. 1 way Gen Z discovers clothing, 39.0% of US Gen Z clothing buyers have used social media to discover new apparel brands or products over the last six months, according to our September 2023 survey.

Black Friday sales totaled $9.8 billion this year, according to Adobe Analytics, just below our June 2023 forecast of $10.4 billion.

Mobile ad units will capture 70.6% of US programmatic digital display ad spend in 2023, up from its 39.3% share in 2013, according to our April 2023 forecast. Over the last 10 years, mobile has stolen share from desktops and laptops, which now only claim 12.9% of US programmatic digital display ad spend, compared with its 60.7% share in 2013.

Key stat: 31.5% of US shoppers who discovered an item in-store purchased it right away, per an Insider Intelligence survey.

Key stat: 58% of US adults stream video via connected TV (CTV), according to ViewNexa.

US internet users are expected to spend an average of $1,652 this holiday season, exceeding pre-pandemic figures, according to Deloitte. This marks a 13.5% YoY growth rate from 2022, when average spending was $1,455.

YouTube is the top social media platform that US Gen Z consumers turn to for banking information, per our survey.

59% of US adults interested in using AI chatbots for shopping-related activities would use the tech for product research, according to SurveyMonkey.