Commerce media networks are expanding beyond retail into new verticals like travel and financial services, creating opportunities for targeted advertising using first-party purchase data. The key to growth will be achieving a delicate balance, and engaging—rather than alienating—consumers.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what commerce media encompasses, the size of the financial and travel networks, and the companies to pay closest attention to in this space. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Senior Analyst Arielle Feger and Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano.
Commerce media is becoming more competitive as retailers and non-retailers continue to build out their networks and advertisers prioritize measurement for proven results. Looking ahead to 2025, cross-industry partnerships will grow and in-store media will enable retailers to merge online behaviors with in-person shopping.
US travel media network (TMN) ad spend will reach $2.13 billion this year and increase to $2.96 billion in 2026, per our September 2024 forecast.
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To stand out in a crowded commerce market, Lyft Media is thinking about partnerships and measurement differently. While its current partnerships help Lyft Media navigate “traditional ecosystem of measurement,” the network is also thinking about what the next phase of measurement will be, said Shane Dwyer, head of sales at Lyft Media and Lyft Business.
The travel industry’s total media ad spending declined by almost 60% in 2020, but as of this year, it will have fully regained the lost ground.
Leisure travel demand remains strong to close out 2024: American Airlines and Southwest expect bookings to pick up in the final months of the year.
With no shortage of spending options, advertisers weighing whether to invest in TMNs will be considering what travel companies can do better or at a better value than comparable channels. First-party data, captive audiences, and a diverse array of ad inventory are some components of the travel media value proposition.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether Facebook actually has a young person problem, what will be the most popular kinds of interactive ads, if Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ cashierless technology has found a new home, can a ‘Spotify for news’ like service work, where Americans are moving too in the country, and more. Tune into the discussion with analysts Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and Max Willens, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
Gen Z (55%) and millennials (62%) have made more travel purchases on their smartphones, compared with their older Gen X (44%) and baby boomer (28%) counterparts, according to March 2024 data by Hopper.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the travel stats that sum up how the year has gone, if a full recovery is even on the cards, and what’s next for budget airlines. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, and forecasting analyst Zach Goldner.
While travel media networks aren’t new—Marriott has had one for years—the burgeoning commerce media landscape is ripe for travel and hospitality brands to secure their share of ad dollars.
Retail media networks are facing a little more competition these days as banks, payments providers, airlines, and hotels are starting their own media networks to monetize their first-party data and build out new revenue streams.
Airlines have a lucrative advertising opportunity: United Airlines is capitalizing on its robust user location data to introduce ads in-flight and in its app.
In just five years, retail media went from a $1 billion segment to a $30 billion segment. With US omnichannel retail media ad spend poised to reach $59.98 billion this year, per our October 2023 forecast, non-retail industries from health and fitness to restaurants and financial institutions are looking to build out their own media networks.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether this is the beginning of Amazon's decline, if the Internet is becoming more ad-free, whether shopping pairs well with streaming, where brands will shift their ad dollars during the Super Bowl as they lean away from X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT creator OpenAI's deal with publishing giant Axel Springer, the most visited tourist attractions in the world, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Blake Droesch and vice presidents of content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the travel rebound and how tech is helping it out, how Black Friday football (with a side of online shopping) performed this year, will X (formerly Twitter) go bankrupt next year, a new way to stream NBA games post-cable, what to expect from ChatGPT next year, why your passport is the color it is, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, forecasting analyst Zach Goldner, and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether X (formerly Twitter) can recover from its latest debacle, if folks will start buying cars on Amazon, whether ad-free social networks are inevitable, companies potentially ruining "buy one, get one free" deals, United Airlines weighing using passenger data to target ads on planes, how people feel about tipping in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti and analysts Ross Benes and Bill Fisher.
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