Programmatic Trends & Statistics

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Display advertising in 5 charts: From programmatic to retail media

Display advertising in 5 charts: From programmatic to retail media

Article
Feb 28, 2023

US display ad spend will grow by 15.7% this year, reaching a total of $163.29 billion. Here are five charts that offer a closer look at what display ad spending looks like in 2023.

Programmatic Ad Spending Forecast Q1 2023

Programmatic Ad Spending Forecast Q1 2023

Report
Feb 24, 2023

Programmatic display ad spending is growing despite challenging economic conditions. Where it’s growing, and how fast, depends on how much data advertisers can access.

The Trade Desk proves the ad industry’s need for new solutions

The Trade Desk proves the ad industry’s need for new solutions

Article
Feb 17, 2023

The Trade Desk shows a way forward for advertising: Strong adoption of its Unified ID 2.0 solution led the company to strong Q4 earnings.

Video KPIs to Compare Performance of Mobile and CTV

Video KPIs to Compare Performance of Mobile and CTV

Article
Feb 16, 2023

Ad spending is moving to CTV, and marketers want to compare performance on CTV with video ad campaigns on mobile web and mobile in-app delivery. Industry KPIs, Insider Intelligence’s new benchmarking tool, lets advertisers evaluate the performance of their video ad dollars.

Digital Advertising Trends to Watch for 2023

Digital Advertising Trends to Watch for 2023

Report
Dec 05, 2022

We lowered our expectations for digital ad spending next year amid ongoing data privacy challenges, post-pandemic normalization in investment, and overall market instability.

How OOH ad spend is evolving and how to respond in 5 charts

How OOH ad spend is evolving and how to respond in 5 charts

Article
Dec 05, 2022

The US ad market has declined five months in a row, according to MediaPost and the Standard Media Index’s US Ad Market Tracker. But as people return to planes, trains, and automobiles, out-of-home (OOH) ad spend is growing. Here are five charts with what you need to know about this unique time for traditional, digital, and programmatic OOH advertising.

Yahoo bets on programmatic with a 25% stake in Taboola

Article
Nov 29, 2022

A fading internet giant meets a fading ad format: Yahoo acquired a 25% stake in programmatic ad firm Taboola in a harbinger of bigger deals on the horizon.

Clean rooms are in vogue with advertisers, publishers, and vendors—but there’s a catch

Clean rooms are in vogue with advertisers, publishers, and vendors—but there’s a catch

Article
Sep 28, 2022

Advertisers are flocking to clean room solutions: Where there's opportunity, there's hype—and confusion about security remain.

Fundamentals of programmatic advertising

Article
Jul 27, 2022

One of the most common buzzwords in programmatic is transparency. It’s little wonder why—programmatic advertising involves a lot of moving parts and evolves quickly and constantly.

Programmatic Advertising Explainer

Programmatic Advertising Explainer

Report
Jul 19, 2022

Learn how advertisers, publishers, and ad tech players operate in the programmatic marketplace that fuels over 90% of digital display ad spending.

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Everything you need to know about Netflix and Microsoft’s ad partnership

Article
Jul 14, 2022

Netflix announces its long-awaited ad partner: The streamer’s partnership with Microsoft will ease anxiety about its rushed ad-supported tier.

US Display Ad Spending 2022

US Display Ad Spending 2022

Report
May 24, 2022

US advertisers are dedicating more of their display budgets to digital video as social video and CTV advertising climb to new heights.

Identity resolution is both the No. 1 challenge and No. 1 opportunity in the programmatic landscape

Article
Feb 17, 2022

Third-party identifiers, upon which programmatic digital display was built, have been under fire for years. Regulatory scrutiny has heightened and consumer sentiment around privacy has grown in favor of increased transparency into, and control over, where and how companies use personal data.

Ad Targeting 2021

Ad Targeting 2021

Report
Aug 18, 2021

Digital media revolutionized advertisers’ targeting capabilities. But regulatory and commercial updates are changing how advertisers can find and reach audiences in digital media. Read on to understand how the ecosystem is dealing with ad targeting trends in 2021.

Google beats ad growth expectations across search, YouTube, and Network

Google beats ad growth expectations across search, YouTube, and Network

Article
Jul 29, 2021

Google exceeds expectations: Based on Tuesday's earnings, we anticipate another upward revision of Google’s ad revenues in our US digital ad spending report, out this fall.

The Ad Platform: What's coming up for programmatic in the next 10 years

The Ad Platform: What's coming up for programmatic in the next 10 years

Audio
Apr 21, 2021

Almost all digital display advertising is transacted programmatically now—but that doesn't mean programmatic isn't still evolving. Gila Wilensky, president, US at programmatic media firm Xaxis, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss what Xaxis is expecting for the next 10 years of programmatic advertising, including how AI will continue to evolve in the space, how addressability and measurability will change post-cookie, and what the maturation of ecommerce means for digital advertising.

The Ad Platform: Checking in on CryptoRTB and the latest in blockchain tech for digital media

The Ad Platform: Checking in on CryptoRTB and the latest in blockchain tech for digital media

Audio
Mar 10, 2021

The intermediation of programmatic transactions opened up a number of opportunities for fraud and data leakage in display advertising. Christiana Cacciapuoti, executive director at industry consortium AdLedger, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss the latest tests of the CryptoRTB protocol, how it will help advertisers avoid fraud, and what advertisers need to understand about cryptography in programmatic transactions.

Is Brand Safety Tech Blocking Your Brand From Safe Publishers? | Sponsored Content

Article
Oct 16, 2020

Rather than blindly relying on third-party brand safety mechanisms baked into programmatic exchanges, brands should look at other indicators for quality and develop direct relationships with publishers.

The Ad Platform: Checking in on Programmatic Trends 6 Months into the Pandemic

The Ad Platform: Checking in on Programmatic Trends 6 Months into the Pandemic

Audio
Sep 16, 2020

"Volatility" has been the watchword of the pandemic in regards to programmatic display ad buying. Nicolas Bidon, CEO of Xaxis, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss what the programmatic media firm has experienced in recent months, and what's coming as targeting and attribution challenges mount.

US Digital Display Advertising 2020

US Digital Display Advertising 2020

Report
Aug 12, 2020

Display ad spending in the US will rise by 5.5% this year, despite the pandemic. This report outlines our complete estimates of digital display ad spending, including breakouts by format, transaction method, industry, major ad sellers and more.

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