
Marketers Double Down on CTV, But Creative Still Trails Behind
In the rush to meet today’s multiscreen audiences, marketers are investing heavily in Connected TV (CTV)—but their creative strategies are still stuck in the past. That’s the key takeaway from a new report by Smartly, an AI-powered adtech platform, and eMarketer, which surveyed over 200 marketers on the state of digital video advertising in 2025.