Predictions Report

Predictions 2021: Advertising

October 27th, 2020
Joanna O'Connell, null
Joanna O'Connell
Sarah Dawson, null
Sarah Dawson
With contributors:
Emily Collins , Chahiti Asarpota

Summary

Marketers, take warning: Data deprecation and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will reshape advertising and compete for your attention in 2021 — but the pandemic will take precedence. An AI-fueled ad creation frenzy will double investments in brand-owned virtual influencers, and a smorgasbord of new pandemic advertising, from videoconferencing pre-roll ads to sponsored face masks, will emerge. In this report, we explore Forrester’s predictions for advertising in 2021.

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