The US Chromebook market grew 548% last year thanks in large part to pandemic-induced surges in remote learning. Continued investment in digital education means that Chromebook growth may continue.
The hype around ad blocking may have died down, but plenty of internet users are still taking steps to avoid ads. Marty Krátky-Katz, co-founder and CEO at ad block revenue recovery firm Blockthrough, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss why some internet users block ads, what types of ad experiences are considered the most annoying, and how publishers' approach to monetizing ad blocking users has changed over the years.
Following a strong Q1 fueled by government stimulus, we have increased our forecast for US retail ecommerce sales in 2021. US ecommerce sales are expected to grow 17.9% this year (higher than the 13.7% predicted in January 2021) to reach $933.30 billion. That pushes ecommerce’s share of total US retail sales to 15.3%, up from 14.0% last year. Ecommerce is now on track to surpass 20% of total retail by 2024.
Users will be able to store their IDs in Apple Wallet and use them at places like airport security checkpoints, expanding the wallet’s utility.
Email in Apple's crosshairs: The company announced new privacy features that could disrupt how marketers measure the success of their email campaigns.
Brand Perception Index: The ANA will now rank brands on how consumers perceive their social impact—but perception isn't reality, and brands should also put their money where their mouth is.
Even as the U.S. starts to open up again, consumers are still shopping online, and Shopify, a leading commerce platform that lets merchants manage their online retail operations in-house, is well positioned to capture the growing online market as it continues to strike new partnerships.
Prime Day sales will surpass $10 billion
Agora lets small banks add SMB customers in minutes: We think the product will help smaller banking players like community banks and credit unions keep pace with challengers and big incumbents.
The neobank’s massive capital raise could give it the resources to expand in Latin America and beyond—and its recent hires suggest it plans to do just that.
Wells Fargo challenges top dogs with new credit card suite: It’s rolling out several Visa cards through 2022, with the first launch set for next month—a direct challenge to fellow banking giants and a sign of its confidence in its restructuring measures.
The funds come amid strong revenue growth, and the digital ID solution provider hired a new chief revenue officer who already took another company public.
Walmart is bundling low-cost prescription ordering with its Walmart+ services, going toe-to-toe with Amazon’s PillPack—here’s what it means for digital pharmacy entrants like Truepill.