Media Buying

The biggest demand-side platforms (DSPs), like Amazon and Google, are the companies best poised to navigate the shift away from third-party cookies, according to US marketers, which could see the companies gain market share as cookies are phased out.

Programmatic digital display ad spending will grow 10.4% this year, outpacing overall digital ad spending because of its cost-effectiveness and the transparency it provides.

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.

A seemingly growing percentage of CTV advertising is fraudulent, but how big the issue actually is has the industry divided.

November marked the highest ad spend growth for 2020 yet, with digital shining particularly brightly—in line with expectations of an end-of-year rebound.

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

eMarketer principal analyst Nicole Perrin and forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Eric Haggstrom discuss what they're paying attention to in 2021 and why: digital ad measurement, connected TV, and ecommerce channel advertising.

Unilever will advertise on Facebook and Twitter again after they agreed to improve their content policies—and we may see more of this strong-arming by advertisers in the future.

Comcast-owned FreeWheel will acquire Beeswax, whose unique buying model may appeal to advertisers paying higher costs per thousand (CPMs) for CTV inventory.

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.

Facebook has long taken the lion’s share of UK social ad spending, but this may change as smaller platforms like Snapchat and TikTok quickly expand their ad offerings.

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

Most media buyers’ budgets will remain pliable in 2021, which will translate into a focus on flexible channels and strategies.

US mobile ad spending will reach $96.07 billion this year, lower than our pre-pandemic estimate of $105.34 billion. eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Yoram Wurmser joins host Nicole Perrin to discuss why despite this year's blip, mobile ad monetization is on a better trajectory than before, how advertisers will deal with the SKAdNetwork, and what the future holds for contextual in-app advertising.

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.

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.

Programmatic ad spending in Canada will grow by just 0.6% this year, with the strength of mobile and video keeping overall growth positive.

Insider Intelligence and its eMarketer team generate roughly 1,500 forecasts on digital transformation topics every year. These estimates are mainly produced on an annual basis, with several of the highest-profile metrics reassessed one additional time during the year.

YouTube is the single biggest source of supply in US CTV advertising. The digital video platform’s outsize role in the US CTV space is particularly striking given that advertisers can’t access CTV inventory on YouTube on non-Google platforms (e.g., Roku).