Ad Spend Impact: Retail Sales Continue to Grow

Retail sales grew 4.2% YoY in February according to recently released data from the US Census. While a significant amount of this growth is due to inflation, consumers still decided to grow their spending in retail stores by a mid-single digit percentage. Non-store...

Publishers Lean on SSPs for Identity Solutions

Advertiser Perceptions finds publishers turning more to SSPs for new identify strategies as they move beyond cookieless solutions. Publishers aren’t as savvy as they need to be about how to use their own first-party data, and they are increasingly looking to SSPs for...

Podcasts Reach An Inflection Point

As the Medium Becomes a Mainstream Buy, it Faces Mainstream Pressures. In a relatively short time, podcasts have become a viable medium for brand awareness, storytelling, and performance. Instead of fighting for slivers of a niche budget, podcast ad providers now...

Advertiser Trust Can Enhance Media Brand Suitability

Information Integrity is Becoming a Baseline Filter for Media Buying By Sarah Bolton, EVP Business Intelligence, Advertiser Perceptions The Neil Young-Spotify controversy put trust and information integrity in the media headlines again last week. While some have...

Podcasts Are Gaining Ground

Podcast advertising consideration, intention, and usage are at all-time highs... at every stage of the podcast ad purchase funnel.   Advertisers continue to embrace podcast advertising and see its importance increasing, alongside digital/streaming audio...