WARC Media forecasts that global podcast ad spend will exceed $5bn in 2025, reaching $5.5bn in 2026; however, year-on-year growth is set to slow from 13.2% in 2024 to 7.9% in 2025, and only 6.5% in ...

As outlined in WARC Media’s latest Platform Insights report, Spotify claims to have seen a 44% year-on-year increase in video streams over the last 18 months, with a growing number of users watching ...

Alphabet, parent of Google, faced more scrutiny about its position on AI than on its far bigger advertising business, which is more profitable than ever despite its heavy investments in infrastructure ...

Humour in advertising has declined by 37% over the past 20 years, according to Kantar, but evidence shows it remains a powerful tool for brand recall, emotional engagement, and long-term success.

Part of the Marketer's Toolkit 2025, this report dives into the Voice of the Marketer survey data, to explore broader marketer thinking on budgets, media channels, measurement and investment plans.

Investigates the issues of budgeting, planning and reporting, and challenges the industry to reconsider approaches to efficiency, ROMI and measurement strategy, while addressing whether mass marketing ...

The popularity of esports is rising, and brands are starting to recognise its potential as a powerful marketing tool, particularly for reaching younger generations. Last year was big for esports. And ...