Almost nine in 10 (87%) US executives are comfortable with agentic AI taking over some number of decisions and tasks for customers, according to February data from NLX and QuestionPro.

Tariffs may reduce US social media ad spend by $10 billion in 2025, or 10% versus our existing forecast.

30% of chief financial officers worldwide anticipate passing 91% to 100% of tariffs along to their customers, while nearly as many (29%) anticipate passing on less than 10%, according to March 2025 data from Gartner.

38% of US enterprise marketers say the majority of their influencer marketing budget goes to paid amplification, up from 34% in 2023, per an October 2024 Linqia report.

41% of US advertisers expecting budget cuts due to tariffs plan to cut from social media, while 24% plan cuts to linear TV and gaming, per February 2025 from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

Over half (57.8%) of US consumers prefer to use Google search over AI platforms like ChatGPT when they need a factual answer, according to a December 2024 survey from Pearl conducted by Censuswide.

Off-site retail media ad spend will grow 42.1% in 2025, almost three times as much as on-site, according to our November 2024 forecast.

US social media creators saw a nearly 40% (39.8%) YoY increase in tipping and gifting revenue, according to our March forecast.

The top two desired search innovations consumers are looking for are real-time search results with up-to-the-minute information (38%) and more relevant product recommendations (34%), per an October 2024 survey from adMarketplace, Veridata, and TEAM LEWIS.

A large majority of US adults under 35—60% of adults aged 18-24 and 62% of adults aged 25-34—mainly use a mobile app to interact with their bank, according to September 2024 data from Fico.

50% of Black consumers say they’ve recently stopped shopping at companies with differing political views, the highest among racial demographics, generations, or political affiliations, according to a February Harris Poll cited by Axios.

European streaming platform DAZN will spend more on sports rights than any other service worldwide, per February 2025 data from Ampere Analysis.

Nine in 10 consumers worldwide use social media to keep up with trends and cultural moments, according to a January report from Sprout Social.

70% of US adults believe tariffs will lead to higher prices on food, electronics, and other goods, but only 26% are stocking up on items they think will cost more, according to a February 2025 survey from Ipsos.

Peloton owns half of all at-home fitness market sales, according to a February Earnest Analytics survey.

Nearly half (48.0%) of US digital shoppers want to see AI-driven customer service quality improved or added on ecommerce sites, per a February 2025 survey from Cint and Omnisend.

Google still dominates search in the US with 87.3% of the total referral traffic, according to February data from StatCounter.

Over a third (39%) of US adults currently have access and 28% would like to gain access to personal information removal tools, according to December 2024 data from Cornerstone Advisors.

50% of US adults are likely to cut back on spending at fast food restaurants if tariffs lead to higher prices, according to a February 2025 CivicScience survey.

72.6% of US luxury buyers surveyed in August 2024 planned to spend the same amount or more on personal luxury goods over the next year, according to an EMARKETER and Bizrate Insights survey.