Digital Shift

A quarterly look at the most important developments, trends and innovations in digital that you need to know about

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– Latest developments in AI: Exciting new developments in AI have the potential to transform how businesses use GenAI tools. This edition looks at the latest announcements and captures the key lessons for businesses and marketers in both B2B and B2C.

– AI companions and chatbots: As the capabilities of AI chatbots improve, Shift explores the emergence of character-based companions and assistants and the underlying potential for more sophisticated conversational commerce.

– Evolving social commerce and social media: Shift looks at the rising protectionism on social platforms via verification plus the increasing ubiquity of search advertising and discusses what these developments mean for social commerce.

Watch again – 2023

Watch again – 2022

Digital Shift Report: Q2 2022

Econsultancy’s Digital Shift Report for Q2 2022 looks at the future of DTC, developments in social commerce and growth in retail media, including Amazon’s staggering figures for its advertising revenue. It covers the latest news around Web 3.0 as more brands experiment with NFTs and metaverse real estate goes on sale. Digital Shift delivers actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term.

Digital Shift Report: Q1 2022

Econsultancy’s Digital Shift Report for Q1 2022 looks at the continued growth of q-commerce and Shein’s Gen Z-powered retail dominance. It covers key technological advances, including the rise of NFTs and virtual goods, forays into the metaverse from Fortnite, Roblox and Nike, the emergence of Web 3.0, thought-controlled touch typing and a centrifugal spacecraft launcher. It delivers actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term.

Watch again – 2021

Digital Shift Report: Q3 2021

Econsultancy’s Digital Shift Report for Q3 covers Netflix fashion, Instagram affiliates, distributed autonomous organisations, holograms, digital logistics, shoppable TV, VR ads and AI creative, delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term.

Watch again – 2020

Digital Shift Report: Q3 2020

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q3 2020 Chapter 4: Voice interfaces

Digital Shift Q3 2020 Chapter 4 – Voice Interfaces

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q2 2020 - Report

Digital Shift Report: Q2 2020

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q2 2020 - Chapter 4 The Passion Economy

Digital Shift Q2 2020 Chapter 4 – The Passion Economy

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q2 2020 - Chapter 6 Q&A

Digital Shift Q2 2020 Chapter 6 – Q&A

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Report: Q1 2020

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Watch again – 2019

Digital Shift Report: Q4 2019

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q4 2019 – Chapter 2: Amazon

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q4 2019 – Chapter 5: New Social

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Report: Q3 2019

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q3 2019 – Chapter 6: Q&A

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Report: Q2 2019

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Q2 2019 – Chapter 6: Q&A

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Digital Shift Report: Q1 2019

Econsultancy’s quarterly Digital Shift report is intended as a guide to support strategic thinking. It is about delivering actionable insight on trends that will be significant in the short- to mid-term, and can be used to generate new ideas, improve business performance and stay ahead of the competition.

Watch again – 2018

Digital Shift Report: Q1 2018

Webinar Recording 1.   Welcome to Digital Shift Digital Shift is Econsultancy’s trends service, designed to give you the need-to-know insights into the key shifts in the digital marketing and ecommerce space. As we all know, the pace of change that marketers face is relentless. We are faced each day with articles, blog posts, product announcements and […]

Digital Shift Report: Q2 2018

Webinar recording   1. Welcome to Digital Shift Digital Shift is Econsultancy’s new trends service designed to give you the need-to-know insights into the key shifts in the digital marketing and ecommerce space. As we all know, the pace of change that digital marketers face is relentless. Every day there are reams of articles, blog […]

Digital Shift Report: Q3 2018

 Webinar Recording   1. Welcome to Digital Shift Digital Shift is Econsultancy’s trends service, designed to give you the need-to-know insights into the key shifts in the digital marketing and ecommerce space. As we all know, the pace of change that digital marketers face is relentless. Each day, we are faced with articles, blog posts, […]