"Obviously, we know that ads do trigger something in your brain, right, to signal, you got to have this now," our analyst Man-Chung Cheung said on a recent episode of the "Behind the Numbers: Around the World" podcast. But when it comes to banning advertising for certain products, the effects aren't always clear-cut.

Spend on affiliate marketing will surpass $10 billion in the US for the first time this year, and will increase 47.4% by 2028, according to EMARKETER’s latest forecast. However, with traffic from Google declining and consumers becoming more discerning, both publishers and advertisers are grappling with shrinking margins and rising competition.

Three prominent finfluencers explain how this social media marketing strategy can be more accessible for financial institutions with smaller budgets.

Insurers will lead the financial services pack on digital ad spend in 2024, buoyed by healthy profits. But a looming climate crisis will make their ad spend bonanza short-lived.

US banking digital ad spending growth will rebound dramatically in 2024, but tougher times lie ahead. Understanding the nuances of consumer behavior will be essential to boosting ad impressions.

A new report found that having the best mobile banking app isn’t enough to retain these digital natives.

More than a quarter (26%) of marketers worldwide use YouTube for influencer marketing strategies, according to a September 2024 report by the Influencer Marketing Hub. Another 25% uses the platform for organic content marketing.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss how haptic logos could change the game, if retailer game shows might catch on, whether J. Crew's print catalog reboot is a good idea, Peloton's next move, what folks are actually doing when "working" from home, and more. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Blake Droesch and Sarah Marzano.

GenAI gives banks unprecedented tools to create a more personalized experience for their customers, but some use cases are easier to implement than others.

Global consumers feel pressured by society to improve their well-being: Marketers have a unique opportunity to re-write the narrative of the well-being space with a lighter spin.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what would happen if TikTok is (or isn’t) banned in America, what marketers get most wrong about consumers, will AI smartphones be impactful right out of the gate, will most companies eventually ask employees to be in the office five days a week, the world's favorite drinks, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Blake Droesch, Bill Fisher, and Carina Perkins.

The actor’s appeal across generations can help attract users for the company’s debit card and in-store offerings

Amazon and Walmart are search advertising’s growth engines: The latter is a distant second to the former, accounting for nearly 4 in 10 non-Amazon retail media search ad dollars this year.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss the main factors that will impact this year's holiday sales, why shopping in-stores will be more of a priority, and how last year's mobile commerce tipping point trend will continue. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Zak Stambor.