Experian Reveals What Advertisers Can Do to Get Ready for the Holiday Season

Industry staples like display, video, and OTT have been in place for some years, but there’s a looming shadow on the horizon; a massive media powerhouse that has only begun to dip its toes into everything digital advertising has to offer: gaming. No longer a niche medium, video games have gone mainstream and reach a worldwide audience of 3.32 billion players. A recent report from Comscore highlights just how large and diverse the gaming audience has become; it’s not just kids playing games these days.

Artificial intelligence occupies a weird place in modern culture. Simultaneously the harbinger of doom and a technological savior, some are worried it will kill every creative industry while others are happy at how easily it accomplishes menial tasks. AI is unlikely to go away anytime soon, so the best thing for advertisers to do is understand its potential for both good and bad, while looking at industry trends to see where this is all going.

There’s no question that Google is the 800-pound gorilla in the tech industry that we all have to work around. Many have cried “monopoly”, but Google’s actions have always appeared just pro-competitive enough to escape legal action – that is, until now. Google LLC has now been officially labeled as a monopoly by the United States government; let’s dive into the details and what advertisers need to know. Details on the Four-Year Lawsuit In October 2020, the United States Department of Justice – along with several States – filed several suits against Google for Antitrust behaviors.

While athletes around the globe were competing for gold, one challenger stood out as the reigning world champion of digital ads. Making its Olympic debut this year, programmatic advertising continues to demonstrate its flexibility and dominance in the field, enabling advertisers to reach a global audience and winning mouth-watering ad revenue for NBCUniversal. Let’s take a look at Programmatic’s performance throughout the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Programmatic’s Stunning Debut at the Games For the first time in Olympic history, advertisers could programmatically purchase ad space for all competition events.

Finding new customers will always be important, but the data suggests that retaining the customers you have is even more vital to your long-term success: On average, around 65% of your conversions will come from returning customers An industry-noted study suggests that boosting your customer retention rate by 5% can increase your bottom line up to 95% Acquiring a new customer costs 5 - 25 times as much to retain an existing one 1) Understand Customer Needs Before Even They Do At a basic level, you can keep customers happy by fulfilling their needs.

In a stunning turn of events, Google has reversed the decision to remove third-party cookies from the Chrome internet browser. The “death of the cookie” has been top-of-mind for many years for its potential impact on digital advertising; what does this mean for the future of digital advertising? Are cookies going to stay for good? Let’s take a look at the entire picture to understand what this breaking announcement means for your advertising.

GA4’s Report Card; Consumers are Missing Universal Already Digital marketing turned a corner in July 2023 when Universal Analytics rode into the sunset and GA4 stood up to take its place. Genius Monkey covered the major difference between UA and GA4 in in a July 2023 article. Now – after one whole year of nothing but GA4 – how does the new system hold up compared to Universal Analytics? Short answer: not great.

When the world’s third largest software company waves the white flag, people sit up and take notice. A few days ago (June 11, 2024), Oracle announced at an earnings call that it would be leaving the advertising industry after a string of expensive acquisitions, legal troubles, and a mountain of lost revenue. Let’s take a look at the context and see what advertisers can learn from this tech giant’s sad story.

Each year in May, television (and now streaming) networks invite the industry to come together and bask in the advertising glory of the year to come. This is the TV Upfront event, where major new shows are revealed, big announcements are made, and advertising deals are struck. It’s a time when all the major outlets are looking to win over programmatic dollars and a timely snapshot into the health of the OTT/CTV medium.

Back in 2022, IAB predicted that podcast ad revenue would surpass $4 billion in 2024. We’re now in May 2024, and IAB has released a new report granting advertisers insight into the current state of podcast advertising. Is the industry still on track to hit that $4 billion milestone? What do advertisers need to know about targeted ads and consumer tracking in the podcast medium? Let’s dive into the report and learn about what podcast advertising can offer your business.