Connected TV (CTV) is rapidly transforming the video advertising landscape, with ad spending projected to reach $33.35 billion in 2025. By 2028, that number is expected to grow to $46.89 billion — surpassing traditional TV advertising for the first time....

January 10, 2025

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

Are you starting to see wintery messages during the last heatwaves of summer? Maybe hearing the echoes of Mariah Carey’s iconic holiday song on the wind? You’re not alone: advertisers are ramping up their holiday and Q4 efforts earlier than...

October 9, 2024

When we think of Q4, our minds often turn immediately to November’s Cyber Five. (Duh, we’re marketers.) But what about Halloween? Spooky season is just a few weeks away, and it’s a great time to go for goals — not...

October 2, 2024

We get it — we know the pain of hunting endlessly for Olympic Summer Games stats. Especially the ones you need to help prove that point you really, really, (really) want to make.  But we’re here to help. We’ve searched...

July 25, 2024

Back-to-School (BTS) — it may not get as much attention as the winter holidays, but advertisers shouldn’t ignore this season. In fact, in 2023, consumers actually spent more on BTS and BTS for college than on the winter holidays on...

June 26, 2024

The cosmetics and beauty sector was the fastest-growing US retail category in 2023. Unlike other industry verticals, this sector has remained steadfast, with the term “affordable luxury” being  the beauty biz’s latest buzzword. “Consumers are continuing to spend on beauty...

May 3, 2024

After dipping slightly from 2021 to 2022, U.S. consumer spend on Father’s Day was expected to increase by more than $2 billion in 2023. This made last year’s Father’s Day the biggest to date, as people spent a total of...

May 3, 2024