Among the major global platforms, Facebook and Instagram will remain firmly at the top in both total revenues and user base, and TikTok will once again be the fastest-growing platform in both areas
Article
| Feb 10, 2023
How to build the perfect TikTok ad campaign, according to TikTok. Why it mattered:. In a report earlier this year, TikTok laid out its Web Auction Best Practices Guide. The guide included actionable tips, like “consider using under 20% of your budget during the learning phase” and “wait 1-2 days to observe KPIs before scaling” your campaign.
Article
| Dec 24, 2024
Reels revolution: Meta doubles down on short-form video to better compete with TikTok.
Article
| Jun 23, 2023
Social video is getting an additional boost in daily time spent this year. It’s mostly coming from a less expected place—Meta—even as TikTok continues to dominate in total time spent.
Report
| May 1, 2024
Total media ad spending growth has stabilized, and digital ad spending is set for an extended period of low double-digit annual increases. Amazon, TikTok, and Instagram will be the main growth drivers this year.
Report
| May 9, 2024
In its request for an injunction, TikTok said even a one-month shutdown would cause it to lose 29% of its global ad revenue target for 2025. How advertising will change: TikTok has stayed the course throughout 2024 despite the ban, introducing new features and seeing significant success with TikTok Shop around Black Friday.
Article
| Dec 16, 2024
Chart
| Jan 21, 2025
Source: Pixability
Digital ad spending will increase slightly faster this year than in 2022, but the bump will be minimal. Total media ad spending growth will roughly hold steady. But there are parts of the world where spending is surging.
Report
| May 11, 2023
Chart
| Jan 21, 2025
Source: Pixability
Article
| Jul 10, 2023
LinkedIn tests TikTok-like video feed: The strategic move would improve discovery and engagement with B2B short-form content.
Article
| Mar 28, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss why Pinterest is growing so fast, how Snapchat is able to get more and more folks to pay for its premium service, and why people are spending increasing amounts of time on Reddit. Tune in to the discussion with our director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.
Audio
| Aug 19, 2024
What were the three biggest ad-related takeaways from Meta’s stellar Q2 2023 earnings report? Reels’ revenues, AI ad products, and a return to ad growth in Europe.
Article
| Aug 2, 2023
US adults spend more time on Facebook (20 minutes) than any other platform, followed by TikTok (18 minutes), per our June 2024 forecast.
Article
| Aug 15, 2024
Article
| Nov 21, 2023
TikTok is launching ad product Pulse Premiere, an extension of Pulse that allows publishers like Condé Nast, Buzzfeed, and NBC to make money off of ads featured by all of their own content, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new product is part of TikTok’s efforts to make the platform more appealing to publishers, even as risks of a US ban loom.
Article
| May 3, 2023
TikTok’s US growth is slowing: That trend correlates with the launch of TikTok Shop, which some feel degraded the app’s experience.
Article
| Jan 22, 2024
Article
| Dec 16, 2024
Content creation is changing as platforms share ad revenues with creators and all content becomes monetizable. “That’s going to send a wave of quick-hit, low-value content across social media as creators scramble to get more content out,” said our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
Enberg predicts smaller creators will shift strategies as they try to earn more from their content.
Article
| Jan 13, 2023
Article
| Jul 26, 2023
Despite Meta’s strong year, ByteDance is close behind: TikTok owner’s $29 billion in Q2 revenues rivals US giant, which lags far behind in growth.
Article
| Nov 15, 2023
Can publishers help TikTok right its public image? The app is trying to convince publishers to create content for the app through new monetization opportunities.
Article
| May 29, 2024
Chewed out on Capital Hill: TikTok CEO testimony fails to convince lawmakers, leaving platform's future in the US uncertain
Article
| Mar 23, 2023
Previously, we didn’t expect video to hit the 50% milestone until after 2024. With advertisers preserving more of their social video budgets during the downturn, this trend was accelerated.
Article
| Feb 3, 2023
Retailers, advertisers, and customers are at odds when it comes to retail search experiences. Retailers are looking to expand ad revenues. Advertisers need the ability to drive product sales by expanding visibility through keyword use and placements. And consumers don’t want the hassle of sifting through sponsored items that aren’t relevant to them.
Article
| Nov 3, 2023