Retail & Ecommerce

The mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) space has grown in popularity over the years, thanks in large part to three key players that are propelling immense growth in both users and payment transaction value.

Traditionally, travel advertisers including online travel agencies are among the biggest search ad spenders on Google. That business tanked last year, but ecommerce-related search advertising outperformed thanks to the supercharged digital retail environment.

On today's episode, we discuss what "going back to the office" may actually mean, the dawn of “tiered-access journalism,” video safe havens for brands, possible surges in travel plans, Facebook's new video speed dating app called Sparked, why the Rubik's Cube was invented, and more. Tune in to listen to the discussion with eMarketer principal analysts Jillian Ryan and Jeremy Goldman, and analyst at Insider Intelligence Blake Droesch.

Vice launches its affiliate content business: The publisher’s Rec Room will focus on smaller, independent brands tied to CBD, sexual wellness, and other industries within Vice’s coverage area.

Bank of America’s digital channels and technologies such as Erica saw a significant rise in customer usage in Q1 2021—and the bank could augment the heightened interaction by providing more access to human representatives.

On today's episode, we discuss Amazon's current size, how much more of the market it might swallow, and whether others could ever compete. We then talk about Best Buy's new membership program, Instacart, DoorDash, and Walmart getting into financial services, and how much in-store foot traffic has recovered in 2021. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer analysts at Insider Intelligence Daniel Keyes and Blake Droesch.

New ad formats on TikTok: The company is preparing a new slate of ecommerce ad formats as part of its broader push to encourage users to shop on the app.