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2026 Media Trends: Five Media Catalysts Shaping What's Next

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Oct 29, 2025

Trends describe what's happening, but catalysts create momentum and force us to act. The organizations that win will be those that harness these catalysts to their advantage.

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Cara Pratt's Webinar screenshot: the future of media starts here, 2026 Media Trends: Five Media Catalysts Shaping What's Next

The media landscape is evolving faster than ever, and staying ahead means embracing the forces driving this transformation.


Join Circana's President of Media & Retail, Cara Pratt, for an insightful session on the five key catalysts shaping the future of media.


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  • A deep dive into the 2026 trends redefining media, from AI integration to immersive commerce

  • Actionable strategies to turn identity, measurement, and planning into competitive advantages




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Cara Pratt is President, Retail & Media at Circana, where she leads Circana’s strategic growth partnerships with retailers, and drives the strategy for media, leveraging Circana’s comprehensive data, science and technology to improve advertising effectiveness.

Cara brings two decades of expertise in delivering innovative retail and media solutions to drive measurable value for retailers, brands and consumers. Pratt joined Circana from 84.51°, the retail data science, insights and media company and wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger, where she served as SVP Media, Insights and Loyalty, overseeing Kroger’s integrated retail media, consumer insights and loyalty marketing business. She was instrumental in the creation of Kroger Precision Marketing to connect media exposure with in-store sales, creating a more effective media landscape for brands and elevating the consumer shopping experience. Earlier in her career, she served as a Retail Client Solutions Executive at Circana predecessor, IRI. Pratt also spent more than a decade at dunnhumby, where she held multiple senior roles, including SVP, Specialty Retail and Sector Expansion, before joining IRI.

She holds a BA in Economics from Denison University and lives in Cincinnati.

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