Gone are the days when summer represented a lull in consumer spending. The warmer months have become pivotal for driving business growth and building crucial customer relationships. Despite economic uncertainties, consumers have indicated that they are still eager to travel...

May 15, 2025

Between the winter holidays and the close of Q4, the end of the year can be chaotic — especially for advertisers. While it’s no secret that Q4 is a vital time for business, what is often overlooked is the transitional...

November 22, 2024

In 2023, 33.3 million U.S. companies — a whopping 99.9% of companies nationwide — were categorized as small businesses. If it wasn’t already abundantly clear, this stat only helps to solidify the importance of small businesses to the U.S. economy —...

October 23, 2024

Sure, inflation has had a major impact on consumer behavior, but try telling the 2023 holiday season that — sales last year reached a record $964.4 billion, a 3.8% year-over-year (YoY) growth. And 2024’s holiday season is likely to be even...

August 16, 2024

For most brands, the winter holidays are key to increasing business, but there’s a lesser-known seasonal event gaining momentum with advertisers and consumers alike: Spring Black Friday (SBF). Unlike its predecessor, SBF isn’t just one day. Instead, it encompasses all the...

March 28, 2024

Performance marketing is a fast-growing strategy for CTV advertisers. To illustrate this, we measured how performance marketers fared during the most important time of the year: Q4. We tracked the industry trends and analyzed our own first-party MNTN Performance TV...

January 26, 2024

The winter holiday season is typically heralded as the prime-est of prime times for brands of all shapes and sizes. From Black Friday through Christmas, advertisers run various promotions, and historically, consumer spend is sky-high. But December 1 through January...

November 21, 2023

Q4 is upon us. For marketers who don’t yet have their holiday strategy tied up with a bow, we dug into MNTN’s first-party data and used it to outline the ideal (data-backed) schedule to maximize your Q4. Below is a...

October 6, 2023