Top Trends to Watch in 2024

Dramatic shifts are in the works for 2024, as genAI, changing media norms, and innovative commerce redefine the business landscape. Our top nine trends explore what’s in store.

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1. Cookies are going away in 2024, but the ad industry can’t seem to kick the habit

2. As ad-funded streaming takes a bigger bite of video time, pay TV’s decline will reach surprising depths

3. Prime Video will push CTV ad spending to a new milestone as linear TV tumbles

4. Short video will face a reckoning as monetization problems persist and messaging grows

5. TikTok will encroach further on Amazon as it eyes super app status

6. Platform partnerships will shift the ad spending landscape

7. China’s influence shakes up online shopping

8. Digital wallets will cement their position as everyday commerce enablers—in or out of the store

9. GenAI integration will supercharge search and transform the market

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It’s hard to imagine that 2024 will be as transformative as 2023—but it might be. Between broader adoption of generative AI (genAI), a constantly evolving media and regulatory landscape, and new forms of commerce, 2024 will keep companies on their toes.

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1. Cookies are going away in 2024, but the ad industry can’t seem to kick the habit
2. As ad-funded streaming takes a bigger bite of video time, pay TV’s decline will reach surprising depths
3. Prime Video will push CTV ad spending to a new milestone as linear TV tumbles

4. Short video will face a reckoning as monetization problems persist and messaging grows
5. TikTok will encroach further on Amazon as it eyes super app status
6. Platform partnerships will shift the ad spending landscape
7. China’s influence shakes up online shopping

8. Digital wallets will cement their position as everyday commerce enablers—in or out of the store
9. GenAI integration will supercharge search and transform the market
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As of Q3 2023, Cookied Inventory Still Accounts for Most Programmatic Activity US Pay TV Viewers vs. Ad-Supported Video-On-Demand (AVOD) Viewers, 2019-2027 (millions)

Video’s Share of Average Daily Social Network Time Is Huge but Approaching a Plateau (% share among US adult users, 2019-2025)TikTok Is Building an Amazon-Like Flywheel

Notable Social, Retail, and Digital Advertising Partnerships in 2023 Temu's US Online Traffic Approached No. 3 eBay's Less Than a Year After Launching (millions of unique visitors, Sep 2022-Sep 2023)

US Mobile Wallet Users and Penetration, 2021-2027 (millions and % of smartphone users)Google's Dominant Lead Shrinks as Users Shift Some Search Tasks to Amazon and Social Media (% share of US search ad spending, 2020-2025)

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As of Q3 2023, Cookied Inventory Still Accounts for Most Programmatic Activity

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