Forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom joins host Nicole Perrin to talk takeaways about Alphabet's Q4 earnings, which revealed YouTube ad revenues and Cloud revenues as line items for the first time. They also discuss how the largest digital ad seller is facing an investigation into its dominant market position.

Younger generations are more likely to buy products based on influencer recommendations, as well as consider them reliable. However, these demographics still see influencers as less trustworthy than other sources.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver and vice president of research Jennifer Pearson discuss the wonderful world of online dating. Who's on which platforms? What do people like and dislike about it? They then talk about Valentine's Day spending, "OK Boomer" age discrimination and the link between smartphones and mental health.

Industry Insights: CES. In January, more than 175,000 tech enthusiasts gathered at CES 2020 in Las Vegas for a preview of the world’s most exciting new products. eMarketer spoke with speakers at this year’s event about their takeaways and predictions for 2020.

Consumers in the US are planning to spend roughly $196 on Valentine’s Day this year, an increase of 21% over 2019, according to research from the National Retail Federation (NRF).

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a live Tech-Talk Webinar featuring ChannelAdvisor's Mike Shapaker, CMO, and Izabela Catiru, product marketing manager. They walked you through a series of practical tips that will enable you to review and address the maturity of your product data.

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a live Tech-Talk Webinar featuring Anne-Queline Keller, senior solutions marketing manager for retail and manufacturing at Alteryx. She discussed how to use customer sentiment analysis in your next retail campaign, and was joined by Data Meaning’s Andrew Kim, senior manager, and Erik Mitchell, strategic retail consultant.

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar presentation featuring BlueConic's Cory Munchbach, chief operating officer, and Sean Gouldson, director of solutions consulting. They shared how to liberate your data from the confines of a marketing cloud and realize the value of your first-party data and marketing tech stack.

US digital political ad spending will hit a record high for the 2019/2020 political cycle, crossing the $1 billion mark for the first time ($1.34 billion), as a larger number of highly engaged voters are expected to donate to the candidates of their choice in this year’s presidential race.

For Alexandra Waldman, launching Universal Standard was a no-brainer. She struggled to find clothes that fit her size-20 frame—even something as simple as a T-shirt that didn’t have a puppy or a "live, laugh, love" affirmation on it.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Peter Vahle and vice president of content studio Paul Verna discuss the different platforms that people use to consume music and podcasts, and how the major platforms maintain their leads. Then, Paul talks about ESPN and ABC TV ad revenue declines, Pinterest's earnings and a potential new streaming service from ViacomCBS.

eMarketer principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson discusses Twitter's and Snapchat's Q4 2019 performances. She then talks about how much money Instagram supposedly makes Facebook and the seriousness of the big tech antitrust investigations.

In the beginning of her tenure as Pinterest’s first-ever CMO, Andréa Mallard established the company’s mission and core brand principles, reorganizing her team prior to the successful IPO. Now she’s focused on an aggressive global growth plan.

Digital installment plans are growing in popularity, particularly among more budget-conscious, younger consumers. In the past year, adoption of digital interest-free payment programs grew from 24% in Q1 2019 to 30% in Q3, per data from CivicScience.

Although mobile video ad spending and viewer numbers are surging, most streaming still happens through TVs. Mobile video consumption and ad spending figures are heavily influenced by out-stream ads that appear within users’ feeds on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. YouTube also gets much of its traffic from mobile.

AI has been a hot topic for a while, and attitudes about the technology vary throughout Western Europe. Still, companies are adopting AI to improve business results.