On today’s special edition podcast, ĢAV analysts Sarah Marzano and Max Willens explore how commerce media is reshaping advertising—covering platform innovation, measurement, and its overlap with CTV and social—before a fireside chat with Chase Media Solutions’ Lauren Griewski. Recorded live at the ĢAV Commerce Media Trends 2025 virtual summit on May 9th. Listen wherever you find podcasts, or watch on YouTube and Spotify.
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| May 17, 2025
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what we expect from consumer spending in Q2, the three scenarios we expect for total media (and digital) ad spending, and how marketers are reacting to everything. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, and Senior Forecasting Analyst Zach Goldner. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
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| May 16, 2025
The DOJ’s proposal to unwind Google’s ad stack could reshape digital advertising—potentially leveling the playing field for advertisers and giving publishers more leverage
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| May 6, 2025
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| Dec 29, 2023
Source: ĢAV Forecast
On this special edition podcast episode, learn about the rise of off-site retail media advertising with ĢAV Principal Analyst, Sarah Marzano and Google’s Head of Retail Media, Shawn McGahee. This conversation is from the May 9th ĢAV virtual summit, Commerce Media Trends 2025. Listen everywhere you find podcasts, or watch on YouTube and Spotify.
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| May 29, 2025
The network will offer on-site search and display ads, as well as off-site ads via YouTube and connected TV (CTV). Airlines. Strengths: Captive audience during flights. Well-developed loyalty programs. Physical and digital channels mean a diverse array of ad formats. Considerations: Potential scrutiny over data usage practices. Insufficient Wi-Fi on flights.
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| Oct 22, 2024
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what traveler media can do that retail media can’t, what makes travelers more receptive to personalized ads, and the possibilities that emerge once fast, free WiFi becomes ubiquitous on planes. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano, and the CEO of MileagePlus, United Airlines Richard Nunn. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
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| Apr 25, 2025
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| May 22, 2025
Source: Attest
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| May 21, 2025
Source: Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe)
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| May 21, 2025
Source: Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe)
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| May 20, 2025
Source: Nielsen
I think we've probably all seen a lot of AI creative and display ads and had no idea because it was AI-generated text or something like that. Whereas video ads, the one you cited like the Coca-Cola ad, it's much more obvious when that creative falls into the uncanny valley.
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| Feb 7, 2025
And more and more of the spending on display ads will start happening away from retailers’ websites. Advertisers will spend nearly identical amounts on on-site and off-site display ads in 2024. Off-site and on-site display ad spending will each more than double over the next five years.
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| Jun 11, 2024
At CES 2025, AI demonstrated its potential as a force multiplier, transforming everything from living rooms to daily commutes.
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| Jan 24, 2025
Retailers looking to capitalize on retail media’s growth opportunities need to understand the market developments, formats, and challenges shaping ad spending in Latin America.
Report
| Dec 18, 2024
While they are bought, sold, and distributed very differently, most affiliate ads were regarded by consumers about as negatively as native display ads, or right-rail banner ads. They were viewed much less negatively than mid-roll ads, floating display ads, or pre-roll video ads. Exclusive coupons and discount codes were seen as “very intrusive” by the smallest percentage of US consumers in our survey.
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| Jul 18, 2024
Ads Creative Studio facilitates the creation of multiple YouTube video ad versions and customization of display ads. Automated Ad Campaigns (high impact, easy to implement). Why genAI? GenAI offers powerful tools for each stage of the ad campaign process and can significantly enhance ad creation, assist with placement decisions, and contribute to ongoing optimization.
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| Oct 15, 2024
How it works: Under the pilot program, merchants can pay to boost their rankings on search results as well as for display ads on the marketplace. Sellers are charged on a cost-per-click basis, similar to Amazon’s model. The pilot is aimed at merchants with local US inventory, although sellers based in China and other regions have also participated.
Article
| Jan 14, 2025
By 2025, LinkedIn’s B2B display revenues, which includes video, are projected to reach $3.72 billion, and YouTube’s B2B ad revenues will reach $355.8 million. Overall, B2B video advertising’s share of digital ad spending is increasing and is projected to be 13.9% by next year. There has been a steady YoY increase over the past nine years. User-generated video content drives higher engagement.
Report
| Aug 13, 2024
With limited transparency on causes, these failures remind users that platform dominance doesn’t guarantee stability or uninterrupted access.
Article
| Apr 17, 2025
Deploying 50+ LLMs, Google blocked 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, making AI the main enforcer of ad safety at global scale.
Article
| Apr 17, 2025
Vizio boosts Walmart’s retail media edge: New beta program brings exclusive connected TV inventory under Walmart’s direct control.
Article
| Apr 15, 2025
Display advertising continues to gain share over search, reaching 56.4% of digital spend in 2024. Video's growing dominance:. Video will account for 63.6% of total US display ad revenues by the end of 2024. This share will increase to 71.1% by 2028. Social network video (30.0% growth) and subscription OTT video (47.3% growth) are driving 2024's expansion.
Article
| Dec 16, 2024
Now that RMNs have become common across retail categories, retailers have an array of tools to showcase their brands on their owned digital properties via search, sponsored listings, and display ads, with greater flexibility than physical environments allow.
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| Apr 24, 2025
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| Apr 30, 2025
Source: Advertising Association (AA) - UK; WARC