Carat's top 10 trends for 2017

This report looks at the trends and technologies that are set to become more important and relevant to marketers in 2017 including live video, VR and AR, web TV and chatbots.

Carat's top 10 trends for 2017

Jump to:Live video | Sports rights | Web TV | Branded content | VR & AR | Chatbots | Identity & verification | Speed | Proximity | Software to hardware

Trends in context

We have been producing trend reports for over 5 years, looking at new technologies that will become more important and relevant to clients.

In past reports we've covered issues such as: wearable technology, payments, ad blocking.

Several of the 2017 trends highlight...

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