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Daily Forecast: For Facebook’s Ad Business, There’s No Such Thing as Bad Press

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Nov 01, 2019

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Cindy Liu examines our social ad spend estimates and why we increased our US forecast for Facebook.

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Nov 01, 2019

Consumer adoption of new technologies and rising expectations have caused leading tech companies like Google and Facebook to expand beyond their initial business models and provide a more complete e-commerce experience — from impression... to click... to cart — seamlessly from a single device. The launch of Google Shopping Actions from Google, Shopping from Instagram and Marketplace from Facebook has only accelerated this trend and put the Big Three — Amazon, Google and Facebook — on a collision course with one another.

Daily Forecast: How the Search, Social and Ecommerce Triopoly Manages to Grow Together

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Oct 29, 2019

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart walks through our latest ad spend numbers for Google, Facebook and Amazon.

Daily Forecast: The Duopoly Takes a Bigger-than-Expected Slice of the US Ad Market

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Oct 25, 2019

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart shares our digital ad spend estimates for the Google-Facebook duopoly and the reasons behind our recent forecast adjustments.

Daily Forecast: Facebook Is Still King of Social Video Advertising

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Oct 22, 2019

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart shares our social video ad spend estimatesand why Facebook remains on top.

Culture Clash on Facial Recognition: China and the West Take Different Paths

Culture Clash on Facial Recognition: China and the West Take Different Paths

Article
Oct 21, 2019

Consumers’ use and acceptance of biometric technology—especially facial recognition—varies widely, depending on which part of the world you’re in.

Facebook and Google Maintain Grip in UK Digital Ad Market

Article
Oct 21, 2019

Despite broad economic uncertainty fueled by Brexit and reduced digital ad spending across multiple industries in the UK, Facebook and Google’s shares of the digital ad market in the region continues to grow.

The Future of the CMO

The Future of the CMO

Report
Oct 21, 2019

Informed by over 60 interviews with CMOs, this report covers how the top marketing position has evolved in recent years, what that means for marketing teams and other departments, and analyzes what skills are needed to succeed in the role now and in the future.

Daily Forecast: Google and Amazon Are the Duopoly of US Search Ad Spending

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Oct 19, 2019

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco explores our latest search ad spending estimates for another duopoly—Google and Amazon.

Mobile In-Game Advertising

Mobile In-Game Advertising

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Oct 17, 2019

With gaming shifting to mobile, developers increasingly turn to ads, while marketers realize that games can reach a wide array of people.

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Daily Forecast: Facebook Still Makes the Most Money Per User in the UK

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Oct 15, 2019

eMarketer forecasting director Shelleen Shum breaks down Facebook’s average ad revenues per user in the UK, including Instagram.

Daily Forecast: The Duopoly’s Share in the EU-5 Will Grow Even as Ad Spending Slows

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Oct 14, 2019

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco explores our digital ad spend numbers for Google and Facebook amid an economic slowdown in the EU.

Daily Forecast: Brexit Continues to Tighten the Duopoly’s Grip on the UK Ad Market

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Oct 11, 2019

eMarketer forecasting director Shelleen Shum talks about Brexit and its impact on digital ad spending for the Google-Facebook duopoly in the UK.

Daily Forecast: Amazon Slowdown Won’t Affect Its Standing as No. 3 in Ad Spending

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Oct 10, 2019

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco discusses our latest ad spend numbers for Amazon and how it’s maintaining its lead on Microsoft and Verizon.

What’s a Creator Anyway? It Depends on the Platform

Article
Oct 03, 2019

Creators are all over the news, but are they different from influencers? While it’s easy to say yes, it’s hard to say why. For our latest report, “Video Ads in Social Media 2019,” we explored how the two are differentiated.

Facebook Hides Likes, Removes Apps and Adds Some Ads

Facebook Hides Likes, Removes Apps and Adds Some Ads

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Oct 01, 2019

eMarketer junior analyst Blake Droesch explains Facebook’s mass app removal, new ad initiatives and hiding likes. He also discusses Twitter’s controversial “hide replies” feature, Snapchat increasing the length of video ads and more.

Q3 2019 Digital Video Trends

Q3 2019 Digital Video Trends

Report
Oct 01, 2019

More people are leaving pay TV for digital alternatives, as TV networks increase their subscription costs and end promotional prices.

Daily Forecast: Facebook Messenger Struggles to Get Users in Russia

Video
Sep 27, 2019

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart reveals why Facebook Messenger has been slow to take off in Russia.

The Weekly Listen: Airbnb’s IPO and Facebook Acquires ‘Mind-Reading Wristband’ Company

The Weekly Listen: Airbnb’s IPO and Facebook Acquires ‘Mind-Reading Wristband’ Company

Audio
Sep 27, 2019

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver and Nicole Perrin join vice president of content studio Paul Verna to discuss Airbnb’s upcoming IPO, Facebook’s acquisition of “mind-reading wristband” company CTRL-labs, highlights from New York Advertising Week 2019 and more.

Daily Forecast: WhatsApp Dominates Mobile Messaging in Indonesia

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Sep 19, 2019

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom shares our latest figures for WhatsApp’s user base in Indonesia and why it’s growing faster than any other country we track.

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