Media Buying

YouTube TV in talks to add new channels to broaden advertising appeal: As the battle for connected TV (CTV) ad dollars heats up, YouTube doubles down on live programming.

Find out what’s ahead for digital ad convergence and how the current ecosystem’s challenges are driving change from industry expert Jeff Greenfield, senior vice president, buy side at WideOrbit.

Nielsen makes big changes to how it measures TV audiences: Following loss of accreditation, the company’s revamp aims to make it simpler for advertisers to compare linear and digital performance.

Roku’s revenue expectations are lower than projected due to slowing subscriber and ad revenue growth: A slowdown in cord-cutting coupled with market saturation has lead to intense competition in the streaming space.

Attribution innovations have brought the focus away from video completion rates and toward return on ad spend (ROAS) and cost-per-action (CPA) metrics

On today's episode, we discuss how Americans feel about the different social media platforms and the extent to which trust affects usage and attitudes toward advertising. We then talk about Facebook scrapping certain kinds of ad targeting and some rather lofty expectations for TikTok. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson and senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Audrey Schomer.

Amazon’s quiet ascendance to the digital advertising elite has spawned the now fast-emerging trend of retail media advertising.

About two-thirds of the US population are monthly connected TV (CTV) users. Young people are more likely to use CTV than older people. Four in 10 US senior citizens are CTV users—whereas CTV usage is about double that, more than 80%, among those ages 25 to 54.

Digital ad spending by the US media and entertainment industries will increase every year through at least 2023, with combined spending surpassing $26 billion by then.

US retail media ad spend will hit $31.49 billion in 2021, up 53.4% over 2020. By 2023, this figure will pass $50 billion, with the vast majority of retail media ad spend coming from ecommerce channels.

Johnson & Johnson plans to turn its $15 billion consumer health segment into a new company: Diversification is no longer in vogue, with minimal synergies between the professional and consumer divisions.

Google’s paid search ads have gotten pricier in the US, with costs per click (CPCs) rising across retail product categories in Q3 2021.

Substack’s next phase focuses on providing a safety net for creators: After hitting 1 million paid subscriptions, Substack is looking to provide insurance and financing to creators.

On today's episode, we discuss the pillars driving what's next in retail media, how to navigate the pros and cons of retail media expansion, and retail media budget commitments. We then talk about how eBay is streamlining things, the significance of Wayfair's bump in the road, and Nike's foray into the metaverse. Tune in to the discussion with senior director of strategic marketplace services at Tinuiti Elizabeth Marsten and eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman.

Connected TV (CTV) ad spend will reach $14.44 billion this year, up 59.9% from 2020.

For the first time, in 2021, Instagram will pull in more US ad revenues ($26.46 billion) than the core Facebook platform, its ad marketplace, and Messenger combined ($23.84 billion).

Watch us as PwC’s Brian Morris, marketing data and analytics leader, and Dan Renner, marketing, sales, and service transformation specialist, outline what’s needed to unlock the power of personalization when using a customer data platform.

Following a year of somewhat stalled growth, Twitter will soar past $2 billion in US ad revenues in 2021, marking a 38.5% increase over 2020.

The triopoly of Google, Facebook, and Amazon will rake in 64.0% of this year’s $211.20 billion in US digital ad spending, about the same share as 2020 and up 1 percentage point from 2019.