US adults will spend 10.6% of their mobile time playing games this year, per our forecast. But we expect just 3.9% of US mobile ad spend will go to the category in 2023.
Over a quarter of digital time is spent with a CTV, but less than 10% of US digital ad dollars flow into CTV.
The need for supply path optimization (SPO) arises from concurrent trends—among them cost reduction, sustainability, privacy compliance, and inventory quality assurance. The deprecation of third-party identifiers is also fueling SPO initiatives, and supply-side platforms (SSPs) are particularly at risk of being disintermediated by more intimate first-party data partnerships between publishers and buyers. SPO is behind a few recent developments:
Cannes conversations: AI, creators, Big Tech, and DE&I to take the spotlight at next week’s International Festival of Creativity.
Walmart Connect is teaming up with NBCU to power ads in sports livestreams: The partnership is part of Walmart Connect’s growing CTV ambitions, which includes an expanded deal with Roku.
Mobile lock screens and home screens are emerging as a new way for publishers and media companies to connect consumers with customizable, functional, and frictionless content experiences that look like TV but act like mobile.
As privacy regulations ramp up, brands across verticals are increasing their focus on premium environments that don’t rely on cookies. In this video, Arity’s Jennifer Gold, director of product marketing, shares why private marketplaces (PMPs) fit the bill by offering access to high quality inventory, programmatic efficiency, brand safety, and transparency.
Connected TV's ascendancy: GroupM's mid-year forecast points to a significant surge in CTV advertising, signaling a pivotal shift in media consumption and ad strategies.
Latin America traditional media spending bounces back: Recovering out-of-home advertising will help lift outlays to prepandemic levels.
Baby boomers make up the largest share of TV viewers, while 25- to 34-year-olds predominate CTV usage. Marketers increasingly plan their buys across these mediums to achieve their targeting goals.
Retailers worldwide will spend $4.09 billion advertising on YouTube this year, per WARC Media. Next year, that figure will increase by nearly half a billion to $4.56 billion.
On today's episode, we introduce you to the FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) services (e.g., Tubi, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV), explain how they became so popular, and look ahead to see what their ceiling is. "In Other News," we talk about whether the advertising space is on the mend and how significant of an ad player Microsoft is. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes and director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman.
The average US adult spends just over an hour playing video games per day, according to our estimates. Such a sizable share of attention offers a prime opportunity for brands to advertise in games—especially since traditional barriers to brand advertising have been lowered. Big changes have opened opportunities for brands across platforms.
Key stat: Google’s share of US nonretail search ad spend has declined since 2021, when the company saw $57.49 billion in US search ad revenues, according to our forecast. Among Google’s rivals outside of retail, both Microsoft and Apple are growing their search revenues faster.
AI enhances B2B advertising: LinkedIn’s latest feature levers OpenAI models to improve ad creation efficiency.
This year, US social network ad spending will grow at its slowest pace since we began tracking it, at just 3.4%, to reach $68.45 billion, according to our forecast.
“If you want to dominate the digital landscape, you’ve got to win or be a clear leader on the three core pillars: media, advertising, and commerce,” our analyst Andrew Lipsman said during our recent “Attention!” summit.
Linear upfront spending is expected to remain flat for the foreseeable future, but marketers are increasingly turning to connected TV (CTV), with advertisers projected to spend more than $8 billion on CTV ads at this year’s upfronts and NewFronts.
Netflix’s enhancements to its ad-supported tier has helped it amass 5 million monthly active users worldwide, though its password crackdown could slow momentum. Meanwhile, Max, the combined streaming service of HBO Max and Discovery+, debuted to “early positive feedback,” and Paramount+ hopes partnering with Showtime will prevent it from losing subscribers.
After 10 months of ad spending slowdowns, the ad industry has changed: The industry is still growing, but major shifts have advertisers worried.