Are You Advertising During This Election Cycle? Read This First.
The US election cycle in 2024 will it be the priciest media buy to date. Get three tips on how to prepare your advertising spend for the upcoming cycle.
From Dominance To Decline: Global Brands Are Losing In China
For years, China’s economic growth and consumer market have been a magnet for global brands seeking expansion. However, the tide has turned, and domestic brands are now gaining momentum, surpassing their foreign counterparts in sales, revenue, and market share (see Figure 1). My latest report, From Dominance To Decline: Global Brands Are Losing In China, […]
California’s Privacy Law Puts Second-Party Data On Notice
The California attorney general’s office reached a settlement with DoorDash after the food delivery company sold customer data without proper notice or opt-out controls. It got slapped with a measly $375,000 fine (for context, DoorDash’s stock price is $120 and change), but don’t brush this off as a one-and-done. A closer look at the settlement […]
CMOs: Advancing From GenAI Pilots To Proficiency Doesn’t Come Easy
As the initial awe surrounding generative AI (genAI) fades, marketers must navigate a more pragmatic phase of genAI adoption. The first step is to understand adoption roadblocks and how to avoid them.
50/50: Gratuity Has Reached A Tipping Point
Tipping fatigue is growing as automatic prompts on digital points of sale proliferate. Find out the consumer sentiment on this hot topic.
What Should Performance Marketers Actually Do?
I’m often asked about the technologies and processes entailed in planning, buying, and optimizing media. Much is written about that, including Forrester’s research on using technology to develop more compelling creative and how to improve TV advertising’s planning, buying, and measurement processes. I’m rarely asked, however, about the people that improve media’s results. The human […]
Generative AI Consumer Outlook, Q1 2024: Which Consumers Will Pay To Use GenAI?
Welcome to the second installment of Forrester’s generative AI consumer outlook quarterly blog series! You’ll be able to find the first one here. With GPT-4 Turbo’s launch in late 2023, Google’s announcement of Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot’s Super Bowl ad, consumers are now faced with plenty of options for consumer-facing generative AI (genAI) tools. But […]
According To Our Latest B2C Marketing Survey, Data Deprecation’s Complexity Reigns
Every year, Forrester surveys over 1,000 marketing decision-makers around the world to learn about their priorities, challenges, and plans. For the past few years, four forces — consumers’ dissatisfaction with invasive audience targeting; browser and operating system restrictions; legislators and de facto regulators such as Apple limiting consumers’ trackability; and advertisers ceding control to walled […]
CDPs In APAC: A Fast-Growing Emerging Market
I’m pleased to announce the publication of The Customer Data Platforms In Asia Pacific Landscape, Q1 2024 report. This comprehensive report features 22 vendors with $5 million or more annual customer data platform (CDP) revenue from the APAC market. Most vendors are still in the early stages of developing their business in APAC, indicating that […]
