Advertising & Marketing

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver, Sara M. Watson, and Nicole Perrin, along with junior analyst at Insider Intelligence Blake Droesch, discuss the latest government lawsuits against Google, Twitter's new "Spaces" audio feature, 2021 Super Bowl commercials, the reception to Apple's new privacy labels, The Walt Disney Co. throwing its weight behind streaming, what all "Friends" episodes have in common, and more.

eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Mark Dolliver and Jeremy Goldman discuss SMS marketing, calculating the ROI of customer experience, why Gen Z doesn't matter that much and boomers matter more, and what to know about parents in 2021.

For the first time this year, we broke out CTV ad revenues for YouTube, Roku, and Hulu.

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver, Sara M. Watson, and Debra Aho Williamson, junior analyst Blake Droesch, and vice president of content studio at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna discuss whether the FTC will break up Facebook, a new Discovery+ streaming service, whether Facebook ads are reaching saturation, how customer service changed in 2020, the FTC wanting Big Tech to explain what they do with data, what most people dream about, and more.

Ten states sued Google for allegedly monopolizing the digital ad market, a complaint long held by publishers and advertisers, but it could be years before anything comes out of it.

In China, an estimated 889.5 million people—97.3% of all internet users—will visit social networks at least monthly in 2020.

UK traditional media ad spending will fall by more than a quarter year over year (YoY) this year, and despite a recovery in 2021, it will continue losing share to digital.

The Trade Desk pulled in three new members for its single sign-on solution, most notably The Washington Post, its first major publisher.

Apple’s new requirements for developers to give details on data collection and utilization practices could add fuel to antitrust claims that this hurts competition because of standards that Apple itself may not need to abide by.

The tumultuous events of 2020—including the global pandemic, recession, and Black Lives Matter protests—have exposed deep flaws in US society and disillusioned many consumers, especially younger ones.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman and Nicole Perrin discuss the size and growth of ecommerce channel advertising, and where it is headed. They then talk about Sephora stores inside Kohl's, the future of the department store, and why Google is in a spat with the IAC.

We recapped five digital trends that will take place next year: how Big Tech will be reined in, despite not breaking up in the immediate future; why a federal privacy law will likely pass; how a retail media trio—made up of Amazon, Walmart, and Instacart—will challenge the duopoly; how advertisers will test new targeting and measurement techniques; and, how first party data will reign. Here are five other trends we think will happen in 2021.

Justin Rosenberg, CEO and founder of honeygrow, speaks with eMarketer vice president of business development Marissa Coslov about flipping its dining-in model to 100% mobile app orders with the help of third-party delivery providers.

eMarketer senior analyst Bill Fisher hosts principal analyst Karin von Abrams, senior analyst Paul Briggs, and research analyst at Insider Intelligence Matteo Ceurvels to discuss which brands stood out in 2020. What were the most memorable collaborations, how did companies build brand goodwill for the future, and what were some not-so-great examples?

While so much is up in the air, the past year has all but guaranteed one thing: next year will be one of digital acceleration. Here are five key digital trends we’re predicting for 2021, adapted from our latest report.