Media Buying

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analyst Nicole Perrin discuss why defining political ads is difficult but important. They also consider whether political ads really work. They then talk about connected TV growth, issues with Facebook's Ads Manager and Google search manipulation concerns.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom, vice president of content studio Paul Verna and vice president of forecasting Monica Peart talk about the peaking of US TV ad spending. Why has it stopped growing, how does cord-cutting contribute, and what makes video streaming services attractive? They then discuss the performance of Disney+ in its first week and Facebook's new peer-to-peer service Facebook Pay.

Google’s position as the search advertising leader in the US is on solid footing, according to our latest US digital ad spending estimates. This year, Google will net more than 73% of US search ad spending, down less than 1 percentage point since 2018.

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco breaks down our latest ad spend projections for Snapchat and how the platform rebounded from a weak 2018.

US TV ad spending will drop almost 3% this year, and a 1.0% bump in 2020 from the presidential election and Summer Olympics will not stave off a long-term decline for ad spending on the biggest traditional channel. According to eMarketer’s latest US ad forecast, TV ad spending peaked in 2018 at $72.40 billion.

eMarketer junior forecasting analyst Nazmul Islam discusses the impact of stories on our ad revenue estimates for Snapchat and Instagram.

In this Meet the Analyst Webinar, eMarketer principal analyst Nicole Perrin discussed how much these programmatic fees cost, explores (the lack of) programmatic transparency and dives into how advertisers are approaching the infrastructure underlying more than 80% of their display spending.

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco explains our latest projections for Pinterest’s ad business post-IPO.

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco discusses our US ad revenue numbers for Google and the new formats driving growth.

eMarketer forecasting director Shelleen Shum tees up our ad spending estimates for Spotify and the impact of podcast ads.

eMarketer junior forecasting analyst Nazmul Islam explores our recently adjusted ad spending figures for YouTube, including how the platform has weathered brand-safety concerns.

The digital duopoly of Facebook and Google is holding strong, according to our latest forecast for US digital ad spending. We estimate the two companies will increase their slice of the pie this year, dipping slightly in 2020, and pick up share once again in 2021.

eMarketer forecasting director Shelleen Shum discusses our estimates for US spending on programmatic direct ads and the factors driving growth.

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Cindy Liu examines our social ad spend estimates and why we increased our US forecast for Facebook.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom tees up our latest ad spend estimates for Yelp, which is already seeing an impact now that ad partners are no longer locked into long-term contracts. Watch now.

eMarketer principal analyst Nicole Perrin interviews fellow principal analyst Lauren Fisher about our latest estimates of US advertiser spending on programmatic digital display ads. Nicole talks to Lauren about the history of the forecast and what programmatic trends mean for advertisers and consumers alike.

eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Cindy Liu shares our recent ad spend estimates for Hulu and the factors behind our recent forecast revision.

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart walks through our latest ad spend numbers for Google, Facebook and Amazon.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom explores our ad spend estimates for Pandora and why programmatic ads, specifically, are its bright spot.

eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart shares our digital ad spend estimates for the Google-Facebook duopoly and the reasons behind our recent forecast adjustments.