29 december 2025
Metrics 2026: what advertisers will stop measuring and what will become most important
Preparing the voiceover
Today, metrics no longer directly reflect reality. In a world of automation and incomplete data, they are increasingly an interpretation rather than a fact. It is this shift that gives rise to a new understanding of what metrics will be in 2026. Advertisers are no longer saved by “good numbers” 2025 brought a new norm. Reports look perfect, but business results are not so great. Green indicators, flat graphs, “everything is OK” in the offices, and at the same time, the feeling that something is not working as it should. And it's not about bad settings or the wrong contractor. It's just that the numbers no longer directly reflect reality. Marketing metrics increasingly mean “well calculated” rather than “that's how it was.” A significant portion of the results are not facts, but estimates, reconstructions, or simulations. The advertiser finds themselves...