Where Amazon, Google, and Meta Are Headed

Where Amazon, Google, and Meta Are Headed

Technology earnings week is always watched closely. The rising and falling fortunes of Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft have a direct impact on adjacent industries such as retail, advertising, and marketing. During a topsy turvy year such as 2022,...
Three Takeaways from Amazon Prime Day 2022

Three Takeaways from Amazon Prime Day 2022

Amazon has announced that Amazon Prime Day 2022 was the biggest Prime Day Event ever. Prime members purchased more than 300 million items worldwide during Prime Day 2022, which took place July 12-13. Amazon did not disclose sales results, but the 300 million items...
Amazon’s Next Frontier: Local Advertising

Amazon’s Next Frontier: Local Advertising

Amazon recently announced for the first time just how big Amazon Ads has become. And the number is very big. As in $31.2 billion. Amazon said in its in 2021 earnings announcement that Amazon Ads had achieved 32 percent year-over-year growth, which includes sales of...
Why Google Is Integrating Search and Shopping

Why Google Is Integrating Search and Shopping

Google is as big and influential as ever. But one of the downsides of being big and influential is that Google must fight battles on multiple fronts. We recently blogged about Google’s latest moves to combat the threat of TikTok. At Google’s recently conducted...
Why Walmart Connect Is Winning

Why Walmart Connect Is Winning

For the first time, Walmart shared how much money its advertising business, Walmart Connect, is generating. And business is good. In announcing its quarterly earnings February 17, Walmart said that Walmart Connect achieved $2.1 billion in revenue in 2021. Why is...