Knowing and trusting a brand is the top factor influencing purchase decisions for US adults, particularly among those ages 55 and older, per an August 2023 CivicScience survey.

32% of US adults are watching subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services less because they are watching more on free streaming services, per a July 2023 Aluma Insights survey. For 34% of US adults, viewing behaviors across streaming services haven’t changed as a result of free streaming services.

Over half (55%) of US adults think that businesses should take a public stance on climate change, per May 2023 data from Bentley University and Gallup. Nearly as many (52%) think companies should take a stand on mental health.

US marketers are using affiliate strategies throughout the purchase journey, including upper-funnel awareness (56%), mid-funnel consideration (58%), and lower-funnel conversion (50%), per June 2023 Gen3 Marketing data.

38% of North American consumers affected by some kind of cyber threat have been the target of an online scam, according to an August 2023 Malwarebytes survey.

38% of US adults think AI can customize content people see online better than humans can, but 62% say the tech is the same as or worse than real people, according to Gallup and Bentley University.

The majority (65%) of US consumers say that two or three ad breaks per 1 hour of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) are acceptable, according to a ViewNexa survey.

More than half (52%) of US adults have either used shoppable commerce (buying a product by clicking a link directly within or next to a video) before or are interested in it, according to an Insider Intelligence survey conducted by Bizrate Insights. The majority of those who have used it, however often, identify as male (23%) and are between ages 18 to 34 (31%).

Over a third (35%) of CMOs worldwide are using generative AI to create a great brand experience, per Dentsu Creative.

Digital ad spend by the US travel industry will grow by 14.3% this year for a total of $6.79 billion, according to our forecast.

his year, US holiday retail sales growth will align more closely with rates seen pre-pandemic, with ecommerce returning to double-digit growth at 11.3% YoY, according to our June forecast.

Ram Trucks was the No. 1 automotive brand by estimated TV ad spend in August 2023, surpassing Subaru, Chevrolet, Kia, and Jeep, per iSpot.tv as cited by MediaPost.

US annual social commerce sales per buyer will nearly double from $627.8 in 2023 to $1,223.7 in 2027, according to our forecast.

US B2B marketing data spending will grow 2.5% in 2024, up slightly from 2023’s 2.3% growth but still below pandemic growth rates of over 4%, per our forecast.

Most companies worldwide either haven’t adopted AI and machine learning (ML) yet or are still in the research phases. In North America, 42% of companies haven’t implemented AI or ML, while 22% are rolling it out and 21% are scaling up the technology, according to a June Workday survey.

Half of shoppers worldwide have used social media to discover products, per Salesforce, but even more (59%) have used it to purchase something.

US walled garden programmatic digital display advertising will cross the $100 billion mark next year, according to our forecast.

Worldwide personal luxury sales will grow from $415.45 billion in 2023 to $499.59 billion in 2027, but growth is slowing, according to our forecast.