New economic data from the U.S. and Europe this past week showed understandably tepid year-over-year growth. This contrasted meaningfully with rapid growth in digital advertising for the world's largest media owners, including Google, Facebook and Amazon, who collectively saw global advertising gains of around 40% in the first quarter of 2021.
Global Marketing Monitor: Weekly Market Trends (May 01, 2021)
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