US omnichannel retail media ad spend will hit $129.93 billion in 2028, according to our forecast, up from $54.85 billion this year.
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| Jun 21, 2024
US connected TV (CTV) ad spend will grow 63% between this year and 2027, for a total of $40.90 billion, according to our forecast.
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| Jul 25, 2023
On today's episode, we discuss how Amazon's Thursday Night Football rights deal performed this year, the placement of sponsor logos on team uniforms, and superimposing digital logos around sports arenas. "In Other News," we talk about what we expect will happen to TV advertising in the US in 2023 and what to make of Nielsen One Ads now that it's here. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Paul Verna and Max Willens.
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| Jan 30, 2023
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| Jan 11, 2024
Show why streamlining platforms are poised to win even more ad dollars. Demonstrate what the future growth of digital versus physical retail will look like globally.
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| Sep 11, 2024
FMNs will remain an ad spending niche, but a booming one. From 2024 to 2026, FMN ad spend will grow at a CAGR of 107% to hit $1.50 billion, per our forecast. While that will account for only 0.4% of total US digital ad spending, the growth rate illustrates the space’s potential. Click here to view the full forecast for US financial media network ad spending.
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| Jul 10, 2024
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| Mar 24, 2025
Source: Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG); Boathouse
With Facebook’s ad growth slowing, Meta is paying influencers to revive the platform—but can cash alone compete with TikTok and Instagram’s cultural dominance?
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| Feb 21, 2025
Key stat: 32.6% of US CMOs say they’re investing in a customer data platform (CDP) in the wake of third-party cookies disappearing, per Duke University. Why it’s worth watching: Adobe’s Real-Time CDP Collaboration provides a secure environment to analyze and activate audience data across multiple ad channels, including display, video, and TV streaming. Key features include:.
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| Feb 21, 2025
Meta will nab a far bigger share of US digital ad spend (21.3%) than YouTube (5.6%) or Netflix (0.3%) this year, despite accounting for a nearly equal share of US time spent with digital, according to our June 2024 forecast.
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| Aug 19, 2024
The news: The final countdown for a US TikTok ban has officially begun after a judge refused to grant an emergency injunction to halt the law requiring the platform to sell to a US company by January 19.
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| Dec 16, 2024
List of potential TikTok buyers grows while ban looms: The platform is drawing interest from new parties who could keep the key marketing channel afloat for millions of US companies.
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| Feb 12, 2025
Thomson Reuters’ victory over Ross Intelligence sets a major legal precedent, challenging AI firms like on their use of copyrighted data for model training
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| Feb 12, 2025
AppLovin is setting its sights on ecommerce: Executives plan to attract spenders and grow revenues with a slew of ad product launches.
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| Feb 19, 2025
Ad spending on retail media will increase by more than $75 billion by 2028. To take advantage of this opportunity, retailers must understand advertisers' top priorities and be prepared to address their challenges.
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| Sep 4, 2024
Go further: Check out our comprehensive FAQ on the US TikTok Ban.
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| Feb 18, 2025
Total media ad spending in the US will pass the $350 billion mark this year, but growth is slow at just 3.8%, according to our forecast. “That is not great compared to almost anything in recent memory; however, there is a U-shape to this line,” our analyst Ethan Cramer-Flood said during our “U Digital Ad Spend Outlook” webinar. Connected TV and retail media will prove to be bright spots, but social media could be a challenge.
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| May 16, 2023
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| Aug 30, 2024
Source: ĢAV Forecast
Retail media is outpacing non-retail media in growth in US search ad spend. As performance-driven advertisers push closer to the point of sale, companies like Amazon benefit. Here’s what’s behind retail media’s search success.
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| Jul 31, 2023
Chinese retailers may cut ad spending under new tariffs: US tariff crackdown could impact Temu and Shein's ad investments, reshaping the digital ad market.
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| Sep 19, 2024
We estimate that roughly 4 in 10 ad dollars YouTube makes in the US comes from CTV. The platform has attracted diverse advertiser budgets, but short-form video competition from Instagram Reels and TikTok remains a headwind.
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| Aug 19, 2024
Retail will account for more US digital ad spend (27.9%) in 2023 than the five lowest-spending industries combined, according to our forecast.
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| Oct 9, 2023
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| Mar 9, 2025
Source: Comscore Inc.; ĢAV
Apple has also resumed advertising on X after a 15-month pause, shortly after Amazon increased its ad spending on the platform. While advertisers initially left the platform in light of some of Musk’s controversial comments and questions over brand safety, major brands and tech platforms including Amazon have returned since Donald Trump’s reelection.
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| Feb 14, 2025
Broadly, curation routes ad dollars toward a smaller pool of auctioned ad inventory with a unifying characteristic or set of characteristics.
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| Feb 14, 2025