Advertising spend on podcasts to skyrocket

According to eMarketer, advertising spend on podcasts is set to pass the $1M mark next year. This figure relates to the US market and follows sustained audience growth over the last few years. The forecast also puts at 20% the level of advertising going to podcasts when compared to digital radio. The growth predicted by … Read more

In a first, Google impacted by surprise drop in ad revenue

eMarketer has revealed some fascinating news. According to its latest forecast, net US digital ad revenues will decline in absolute terms.  In other words, Google is taking home fewer dollars than the year before. This has never happened since eMarketer started forecasting such a metric. In its estimate, eMarketer puts the figure at $39.58 billion … Read more

Instagram, Snapchat leave Facebook behind

eMarketer is forecasting that the COVID-19-influenced growth of social networks will benefit Instagram and Snapchat more than Facebook. The most recent update of the forecast sees Instagram adding more time spent by users than Snapchat while Facebook lags behind. Facebook is still leading with 34 minutes of average daily usage by US users. Instagram is now estimated … Read more