In light of the uncertain economic conditions in the coming year, marketers and agency leaders may shift their focus on technology, following a year of fluctuations. The start of 2022 saw new technologies such as metaverse activations, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies being highly sought-after, however, their popularity began to decline due to setbacks like the failure of digital exchange FTX, investors losing interest in Meta’s virtual world plans, and an overall downturn in Silicon Valley caused by increasing federal interest rates and inflation