For the first time ever, more than half (53%) of the marketers answering MMA Global’s State of Attribution survey said they’re using multi-touch attribution (MTA).  Users report an 8% return on investment increase from MTA and 71% say it’s a critical part of their measurement toolkit, along with media mix models and experiments.  But many are concerned that tracking restrictions with make the necessary data less available.

Contact center managers have a different take on AI: Talkdesk reports that 87% feel at least moderately familiar with AI applications in the call center and 85% believe it’s important.  But they list security, infrastructure, resistance to change, and lack of quality data as the top barriers, not training.  Oddly enough, fewer companies report having deployed AI systems than one year ago.

This IAB study finds that connected TV and paid search are expected to be the fastest-growing ad channels next year, while linear TV and other traditional media continue to shrink.  More intriguing: marketers are focusing more investment on foundational tools like measurement and first party data, and less on specific ad channels.  Download for deep dives into retail media networks and the metaverse.