Advertising & Marketing

We estimate that 1 in 8 digital ad dollars this year will be spent on impressions for ecommerce properties. This week, we discuss our forecast as well as Amazon's rise, which companies are most interesting to watch now, and what we expect as more upper-funnel ads appear in retail media. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman and Nicole Perrin.

Twitter and other tech giants face corporate culture rifts: Reports of employee dissatisfaction at Twitter follow similar news from other major players, all during a tightening market for knowledge workers.

Neustar unveils tool to help brands minimize risk of third-party data loss: Given the delayed deprecation of third-party cookies, it remains to be seen whether marketers will hop on the opportunity or drag their feet.

Retail investors and the investing-curious give Reddit a push: Thanks to January's meme-stock craze, the 16-year-old platform's user growth helped fuel increases in ad revenue, which will help the company dive into international expansion and video.

Savvy marketing could improve trust of online-only brands: Though ecommerce has boomed in the past year, consumers don't trust brands only available online.

Procter & Gamble is the world’s top advertiser: The consumer goods giant is expected to beat Amazon this year after losing its title in 2020’s rankings.

Mailchimp is looking for a buyer: The email service provider is seeking a $10 billion valuation as it continues to diversify from its email marketing roots.

On today's episode, we discuss how travel is changing, how the overall Olympic ratings shook out, why your inbox is now a shopping mall, how brands are already marketing to Generation Alpha, Facebook's Ray-Ban smart glasses, how the office came to be, the limitless power of hugs, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Jillian Ryan, Nicole Perrin, and Paul Verna.

Facebook is rethinking privacy: A recent interview suggests that the company knows it needs to retool how it targets ads to reflect a growing privacy-conscious segment of its users.

Due to COVID-19, aspiring marketers feel underprepared: A new study suggests many young marketers-to-be feel that the pandemic has hindered their skill sets.

Customers still value the ability to visit a physical branch—and banks should accommodate them with a blended approach that incorporates important aspects of both the physical and the digital.

The computing products and consumer electronics industry saw increased revenues in 2020, and that bump will accelerate digital ad spending for years to come.

Its Swarm acquisition could foreshadow an era of increased commercial satellite acquisitions and market consolidation as major players scale up satellite deployments.

Shane Pittson is the vice president of growth at oral-care provider Quip, overseeing advertising efforts and consumer research, optimizing lifetime value and customer acquisition costs, and improving retention rates. We recently spoke with Pittson about creating buzz for a brand, gaining retail distribution, Quip's brief stint on dating apps, and more.

Affiliate, or partner marketing, has become more important to both advertisers looking to drive actions and publishers trying to diversify revenue streams. Adam Ross, CEO at affiliate marketing firm Awin, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss how the market has evolved over the past two years, why practitioners are looking for more standardization, and how advertisers and publishers are working together.