Media Buying

Advertisers saw higher ROAS from Walmart than Amazon in Q2: But the ecommerce giant continues to attract the lion’s share of retail media spend.

Meta shares its earnings with creators: New Reels ads expand choices for brands and revenue opportunities for influencers.

Four consecutive months of automaker TV advertising cuts: The industry spent 22% less in September, marking a third of the year.

Expect a transformation at Twitter over the next few years: We outline where the platform will and won’t change once Elon Musk’s purchase goes through.

On today's episode, we discuss why Elon Musk wants Twitter again, what challenges he'll face if he ends up owning the social media company, and what this all means for advertisers. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.

Meta’s formula for growth, shockingly, involves more ads: Instagram’s new placements might open up inventory for advertisers but irk some users.

Ahead of its third-quarter earnings, Meta has expanded its ad offerings for Instagram, Messenger, and Reels.

Retailers are realizing their stores are monetizable media assets: In-store digital media can help brands reach and influence consumers at scale in brand-safe, contextually relevant environments.

“Premium” publishers swoop into the advertising drought: Marketers are turning to owners of ad space rather than exchanges for more immediate results.

Twitter tries to make itself a destination for vertical video: While the format is catching on everywhere else, will the move work?

This year, US entertainment industry mobile ad spend will surpass $11 billion, growing 19.4% from 2021. Growth will slow but remain in the double digits through 2024, when spend will top $15 billion.

When it comes to premium subscribers, YouTube and Twitter clearly have different strategies: the former is testing putting standard features behind a paywall, while the latter opts to put new functionality in front of it.

On today's episode, we discuss the details of Netflix's advertising push, which video streaming service has the most impressive content strategy, and how many Americans still have cable. "In Other News," we talk about what to make of Netflix's plans to launch its own video game studio and which is the dark-horse video streaming platform. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes.

Tencent’s stock value crumbles: The gaming giant loses its leadership position as regulators clamp down on new game releases and advertising revenues plummet. The outlook remains bleak for China’s Big Tech sector.

Podcast listener growth ebbs as pandemic fades: Our new forecast finds Spotify’s fortunes to be increasingly linked to that of podcasting in general.

On today's episode, we discuss how the digital ad duopoly is evolving, the most interesting dark horse digital ad giant, and whether Netflix, not TikTok, is a bigger threat to Facebook and Instagram. "In Other News," we talk about ad industry practices coming under fire as privacy lawsuits surge and who the winners and losers will be when the third-party cookie says goodbye. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Paul Verna.

Google courts younger cohort with search updates: New features put bigger emphasis on visual elements to address user preferences.

More businesses engage with creators: $5 billion will be spent on influencer marketing this year, up more than $1 billion from 2021, in part driven by the return of travel and travel marketing.