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Digiday Research: Nearly one third of agencies grew their headcounts in 2020
Despite some initial plunges in the first and second quarters, agencies largely kept their head counts or increased them in 2020.
December 23, 2020 -
Digiday Research: 53% of publishers offered new ad products this year
More than half of all publisher survey respondents said they increased the number of ad products and services they offered in 2020.
December 22, 2020 -
Digiday Research: Almost half of publishers experienced layoffs in 2020
The media industry lost more jobs in 2020 than it did in 2008 or 2009.
December 17, 2020 -
How the future of TV was reshaped by 2020
Streaming became the centerpiece. The TV ad market became flexible. Production became remote. And Quibi became the first casualty of the streaming wars.
December 16, 2020 -
‘Shift to digital’: Changes to the business marketers and agency execs expect to continue long after 2020
Marketers and agency execs expect the use of influencers as well as the need to master ecommerce to continue next year.
December 15, 2020 -
A cautionary tale: What the FTC’s attempt to block P&G’s Billie acquisition means for CPG startups
Thanks to record e-commerce sales, it’s been a good year for direct-to-consumer founders. Except, maybe, for founders of direct-to-consumer razor startups.
December 11, 2020 -
‘Burn the boats’: TV networks playing with fire in streaming pivots
WarnerMedia appears to evince boat-burning at its brightest but is actually taking care in alighting its linear TV business.
December 9, 2020 -
‘Impossible to say’: Marketers struggle with logistics and divining what Super Bowl ad themes will click with consumers
Aside from making a decision later than usual, the biggest change for Big Game advertisers has been figuring out the logistics of doing the commercial shoot.
December 8, 2020