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Key Takeaways from Q4 2020

Here are some of the key digital marketing trends from Q4 2020's advertising data.


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CPG Reigns in Ecommerce
The CPG-heavy categories of Beauty & Personal Care and Food & Groceries stood out as key drivers of year-over-year spending growth for Ecommerce Channel Ads.
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Higher Prices Affect Social Spending Growth
The shape of the spending trendline closely reflects that of social ad prices, particularly over the last six months. This suggests price fluctuations played a key role in social ad spending trends.
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Greater Engagement Drives More Paid Search Spending
Click-through rate for non-shopping (e.g., keyword) search ads increased 27% compared to Q4 of 2019, and those additional clicks largely drove the spending increase over that same period.

The Kenshoo Q4 2020 Quarterly Trends Report

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This edition of the Kenshoo Quarterly Trends Report for Q4 2020 is drawn from a foundation of nearly $7B in annualized marketer spend, over 800 billion ad impressions, and 12 billion clicks. As one of the most well-respected datasets by those who follow advertising performance closely, it includes many proprietary insights about what’s happening in the digital advertising industry on a macro level. In this report, learn quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year digital advertising campaign performance trends from Q4 2020, including:

  • Key performance indicators for the third quarter of the year across Search, Social, and Ecommerce Advertising
  • The impact of the COVID-19 on overall digital advertising trends
  • A drill-down into industry trends such as election ad spend and the increased adoption of shoppable ads

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