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2025 Outlook Study September Update: A Snapshot of the Latest Ad Spend Trends, Opportunities, and Strategies for Growth [REPORT]
The IAB 2025 Outlook Study: September Update is a follow-up to the initial January 2025 release, providing an updated snapshot of projected ad spend, opportunities, and challenges for 2025. It provides revised market- and channel-level forecasts for 2025, plus insights into how buyers expect the imposed/proposed tariffs to affect ad spend.
Radio Pumps Up Marketing Effectiveness
The pressure is on almost every marketer. A whopping 95 percent of marketing leaders say their teams are under more pressure than ever to prove marketing's value, according to "CMSWire's 2025 State of the CMO Report." Equally worrisome, the report, based on the responses from 515 marketing leaders, found that 69 percent of marketers feel the gravity of responsibility to deliver quantifiable ROI, up from 59 percent in 2023. Using audio media platforms to amplify brand-building efforts — and drive full-funnel results — could be the solution to relieve the pressure.
Gen Z Sees AI Automating 20% of Their Future Full-Time Jobs but Are Confident in Ability to Adapt to AI Advancements in Their Field
Half of Generation Z (Gen Z) interns expect 20% of their jobs to be automated by AI when they start full-time roles, but 92% are confident in their ability to adapt to AI advancements in their fields, according to a new survey from KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024, not statistically different from the 2023 estimate of $82,690. The official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 10.6% in 2024. The following 2024 findings were all not statistically different from 2023.
Social Media and News Fact Sheet
Digital sources have become an important part of Americans’ news diets – with social media playing a crucial role, particularly for younger adults. Overall, about half of U.S. adults (53%) say they at least sometimes get news from social media, roughly stable over the last few years.
Priced Out of Breath: Nevada Latino Families Struggle with Heat, Health, and High Energy Bills
For Jacky Banderas, the climate crisis is not an abstract policy debate - it's the memory of a power shut-off that spoiled her family's food and left them sweltering in the Nevada summer, all because she was just one dollar short on her utility bill. With high temperatures driving bills ever higher, Jacky now pays an average of $700 each month for electricity, and has even received bills of up to $1,000. By Liz Hurtado, National Field Manager at Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres
How religious is your state?
Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study was designed to paint a statistical portrait of religion in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Nielsen Spring 2025 Total U.S. AM/FM Radio Audiences Up +6%; Weekends Grow +9%
Network radio advertisers transact on Nielsen’s national audience service called “Nielsen Nationwide.” Nielsen has just released the Spring 2025 (April-May-June) Nationwide study of total listening in the United States.
2025 Hispanic Content Report – Available for download for FREE
HispanicAd offers its annual report on key Content, Data & Social usage strategies, along with the importance of using Data strategies to engage the US Hispanic Consumer.
State of Digital Advertising 2025: US Ad Spend Hits $137 Billion [REPORT]
US digital ad spend hit $137 billion in 2025, with impressions climbing to over 16 trillion. Brands across industry are sharpening their strategies as trends around AI, retail media, and more continue to reshape the future of the industry.
How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society [REPORT]
Artificial intelligence tools are now playing a role in many aspects of life and society, spanning politics, the arts, work and beyond. While Americans express some openness to AI’s potential benefits, they’re concerned about its impact on some human abilities, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
53% of Consumers Distrust AI-Powered Search Results
Fifty-three percent of consumers distrust or have a lack of confidence in the reliability and impartiality of AI search and summaries, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. This concern is reflected in user frustration, with 41% of consumers reporting that generative AI overviews make the search process more frustrating than traditional search methods.
From Mortgage Crisis to Recession, 20-Year-Old American Community Survey Tracks Housing Booms and Busts
It’s been 20 years since the American Community Survey (ACS) began collecting detailed information on the U.S. population and the housing they live in, giving us a window into changes that reshaped the nation’s housing over two decades.
The press release used to be the golden ticket.
The press release used to be the golden ticket. Polished. Controlled. Perfectly timed. By Isabella Maldonado
How Hispanic consumers are influencing the media landscape [REPORT]
Hispanic audiences are taking control of the way they shape their own media experiences, driving trends and redefining how content is created and consumed. As this powerful consumer group adapts and evolves, there are opportunities for brands and advertisers to leverage.
National “Buy Latino” Toolkit
Kicking-off Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), Aquí: The Accountability Movement (Aquí) is urging all to "Buy Latino, Build America" in a national digital campaign inviting consumers, institutions, and corporations to support Latino-owned businesses and close the equity gap in America’s economy. “Buy Latino” is part of Aquí's “Somos América” program that uplifts Latino economic power, demands accountability, and celebrates community strength.
Income Gap Between Householders With College Degrees and Those With High School Degrees but No College Widened Over Last Two Decades
Median household income in the United States for householders age 25 and over was $85,580 in 2024 — marking an 18% increase from 2004. However, the income gap between those with college degrees and those with high school degrees but no college widened over the last two decades.
The Cost of Homeownership Continues to Rise
The median monthly owner costs for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage increased to $2,035 in 2024 from $1,960 (inflation-adjusted) in 2023, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
