The Metaverse Is No Game for B2B Marketers 72 percent of global business executives have said that they expect the metaverse to eventually effect their organization in a positive way, with some 41 percent expecting it to have a breakthrough or transformational impact in the future, according to newly-release survey data of interest to B2B marketers. Association of National Advertisers (ANA) [bctt tweet="“As the audience in the metaverse grows, it will amplify its overall utility. Building a business in the metaverse becomes more meaningful with millions of people in it.” — Sam Huber @SamHuber" username="toprank"] The B2B Trade Show Market Looks Like It’ll Need At Least Another 5 Years to Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels Even with a robust 54.7 percent B2B trade show market growth and accompanying value expected to hit $10.2 billion in 2022, a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels isn't set to occur until after 2026, while the business information market segment is poised to expand beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2022, reaching over $66.1 billion, according to recently-released U.S. B2B forecast data. MarketingCharts WFA Finds Most Advertisers Satisfied With Agency Rosters, Fewer Plan Changes 69 percent of global marketers have recently made changes to their agency roster or plan to do so, even as 75 percent of advertisers have noted that they were at least satisfied with their present agency roster arrangements, up from 2018 figures — two of several findings of interest to digital marketers contained in newly-released World Federation of Advertisers report data. MediaPost LinkedIn Launches Native Carousel Posting Option Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has rolled out an expanded test of its swipeable photo and video carousel post feature — part of the professional platform's efforts to share information in more visual formats — with a full roll-out to creators expected this fall, LinkedIn (client) recently announced. Social Media Today Where multicultural marketers can best engage audiences When it comes to media spending, multicultural groups have continued to be under-represented, despite 42 percent of U.S. multicultural adults reporting that they are spending significantly more time online compared to a year ago — well above the 27 percent of other demographics, with social media and podcasts two of the top format opportunities for marketers looking to reach multicultural audiences, according to newly-released survey data. SmarkBrief Podcast Consumption Rebounds After Q1 Dip Among Young Listeners The number of U.S. daily podcast listeners climbed to 29 percent during the second quarter of 2022, rebounding from a drop of 22 percent during the first quarter of the year, while 86 percent of marketers have said that they find podcasts to be an effective channel, according to recently-published survey findings . MediaPost 
Google says the cookie is here to stay until 2024 Search giant Google has pushed out its depreciation of third-party web browser tracking cookies until the second half of 2024, further extending a previous delay, as the firm continues to evaluate and test its Privacy Sandbox and other replacement technologies, Google recently announced. The Drum Amazon Business debuts first major campaign in grab at office supplies category Amazon Business has expanded its move into the B2B landscape with the rollout of new campaigns centered around consolidating business supply purchases, as the organization seeks to grow its offerings to the businesses it serves, including some 80 Fortune 100 companies, Amazon recently announced. Marketing Dive Google Launches Ad-Creation Tools, Resets Improvements For Gmail, Calendar Google has rolled out expanded advertiser collaboration features, including video creation within its popular Google Ads offering — featuring a new Asset Library with voice-over capabilities — along with upgrades to email and calendar tools, Google announced recently. MediaPost B2B marketplaces enter the digital commerce mainstream B2B marketplace sales climbed by 131 percent during 2021 to reach $56.5 billion, and are expected to keep pace and hit $130 billion in 2022 — two of several statistics of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-released report analysis. Digital Commerce 360 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE: 
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