The pandemic and ensuing shutdown has forced many businesses to pivot their strategies and consumer offerings. We recently spoke with Amit Shah, CMO of 1-800-Flowers, about how the company has adapted—and continues to adapt—during the pandemic and how it navigated Mother's Day amid social distancing.
20.9% of US households with three or more children upgraded their broadband service amid ongoing stay-at-home measures of the coronavirus pandemic, according to May 2020 data from The Diffusion Group.
The US retail sector could take years to recover from the impact of the coronavirus, and the hit could be worse than that of the Great Recession. According to eMarketer’s latest forecast on US retail sales (which includes auto and fuel), total retail sales will drop by 10.5% this year, steeper than the 8.2% drop in 2009. Ecommerce is the only bright spot, jumping 18.0% this year, as Americans rely on Amazon and other online retailers for necessities.
With most companies working remotely, many IT departments realize that they don't have the right infrastructure for this new normal.
Smart-home devices are on the verge of mainstream adoption, and with that comes the opportunity for marketers to gain deeper insights about their audiences though user data. In our “Smart Homes 2020” report, we looked at how marketers use smart-home technology to integrate brands with the internet of things (IoT) universe and how consumers may react to hyperpersonalized advertising inside the home.
The number of social buyers in the UK will rise to 10.0 million in 2020, a 13.3% increase from 2019, according to eMarketer estimates.
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eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar featuring Subaru of America’s Shera Polzer, manager of information technology, CRM, and Rufus Frazer, senior data scientist, along with Merkle's Kurt Gottzandt, architect for campaign management platforms. They shared Subaru’s journey toward data-driven marketing.
eMarketer analyst Ross Benes, forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and vice president of content studio Paul Verna at Insider Intelligence discuss the launch of HBO Max. How is it different from HBO's other products, can its content compete and do Americans want it? They then talk about Disney+ reaching 55 million subscribers, programmatic OTT being set to surge and a new merged entity called NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
As social distancing practices continue in the US, consumers are increasingly using their credit cards for restaurants and groceries. In Bankrate polling conducted by YouGov, 51% of respondents said they used a credit card for restaurant takeout in April, vs. 30% who said the same in December 2019.
Penry Price, vice president of marketing solutions at LinkedIn, speaks with eMarketer vice president of business development Marissa Coslov about LinkedIn’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including ramped-up support for customers who are pivoting their marketing campaigns.
As the spread of coronavirus forced event cancellations worldwide, the experiential marketing industry has had to adapt to a new culture of remote work and social distancing. Companies like MAG Experience, a New York-based experiential marketing agency, acknowledge the tough road ahead but see an opportunity to bolster their virtual events and innovate new offerings for clients.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for traveling dropped off significantly, especially in the US and UK, two of the hardest hit countries. The situation is exacerbated by a halt in business traveling and cruise ships worldwide.
eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch and principal analyst Andrew Lipsman at Insider Intelligence discuss what reopening retail will look like, what people feel when they multitask, a TikTok competitor that pays you to watch videos, good deeds during the coronavirus, the most popular payment methods, Queen Elizabeth's first job and more.
eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver, Nicole Perrin and Debra Aho Williamson at Insider Intelligence discuss what a new executive order could mean for user-generated content. They then talk about why The Wall Street Journal is doing well, publisher expectations for Q2 and Facebook's latest TikTok-like music making app Collab.
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected publishers’ short-term ad revenues. A March 2020 survey from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) found the majority of US news publishers have dealt with pauses, adjustments and cancellations of campaigns, while the same has been true to a lesser degree for non-news publishers in the US.
Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the Association of National Advertisers, joins eMarketer co-founder and Insider Intelligence chief evangelist Geoff Ramsey in a conversation about how the pandemic is affecting the ANA: How has it pivoted? How does the business fallout from the pandemic compare with previous economic downturns? What is the ANA's outlook for ad spending in 2020 and 2021?
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Connectivity has become a major focus in the automotive industry. The ability to integrate vehicles with the internet-of-things (IoT) universe brings opportunities for enhanced services and personalization, but marketing executives like VMLY&R’s Aleks Niestroj think that there’s still progress to be made before cars go from “connected” to “smart.”
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are turbocharging digital transformation in China's retail sector—and the country is already leading the world in terms of retail ecommerce sales and penetration.
In a competitive landscape, retailers are looking beyond their core business for profits—and digital advertising offers a potential path to growth. Following in the footsteps of Amazon’s fast-growing ad business, retailers like Walmart, Target, eBay and Kroger are getting into the game by monetizing online traffic and exploring ways to use their first-party data for targeted offsite advertising. This eMarketer analyst report looks at the emerging space of digital retail media and key players in the market.
