Improve demand forecasts. Cut ad waste. Grow ROAS

G5 Analytics is a predictive demand-intelligence company revolutionizing the way marketing teams, leadership, and ad agencies approach strategy, planning, and budget allocation.

Our platform, GhostCom Analytics, uses AI-powered event and weather analytics to improve demand forecasting and drive ROAS — pinpointing where and when demand will surge so ad spend and operational planning align with maximum sales potential.

  • Reduce ad waste and make your budget work harder by targeting the surge, not the noise.

  • Sharpen demand planning with year-over-year context on what actually moved sales.

$60B+

In predictable surge event-driven spend

10K+

Structured events tracked annually

18

Sectors /
every US DMA

255M+

Consumers in motion around these events

FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup will generate $2.38B in US surge spending.

See where and when across 78 matches, 11 host DMAs, and all 38 days of the tournament

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Surge Markets

Stop reacting. Start predicting. 

Here is where spending is surging.

The GhostCom Analytics platform defines where and when spending will surge, by sector and DMA, months ahead of the actual event. Walk into every meeting with opportunity maps and demand forecasts, not just reach metrics.

Top Surge Markets Fall 2026

Surge Forecast
Rank
Market (DMA)
Surge Value
Driver
Window

The Opportunity

GhostCom Analytics predicts
the reason for consumer
spend before it happens.

Events, weather, and real-world forces create predictable demand spikes and contractions in the market. Yet most teams are still budgeting from last quarter's numbers. We provide transparency into these spending shifts so that marketing, advertising and leadership teams can always stay one step ahead.

Not every market or day offers the same cost-to-sales potential. GhostCom Analytics shows you exactly where and when spending spikes and declines will occur, so you can align your advertising and operational expenditures with the opportunities most likely to deliver sales potential and drive marketing ROI.

Identify The Surge

Surge Detected

$115.2M Total Spend
$29.5M Baseline Surge   |   +34% Baseline Lift

See The Demand

Our Solutions

Two products, one platform. 

From always-on to always-optimized.

Spend potential is dynamic and it is directly influenced by both surge events and weather impacts. With SurgeCast™ and Environmental Spend Potential (ESP), we give your team the insights to shift budgets to where demand is about to surge, pulling back where it’s about to contract.

Map of the United States with blue and red circles indicating various locations.
SurgeCastTM

Event-Driven Demand Signals

Identifies where and when consumer spending will spike around conventions, concerts, sporting events, and festivals. Forecastable months in advance across 14 sectors.

Lead time Months ahead / Events 10,000+ annually / Sectors 14

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ESP Forecast

Weather-Driven Spend Impact

Our data converts hourly forecasts into sector-level spend impact by DMA — including channel shift between in-store and online. Covers 17 sectors across 4 industry families.

Lead time 7 days / Hourly weather inputs / Sectors 17

Who We Serve

Built for the teams that control where budgets go.

We work with the teams shaping modern commerce and media; from the brands and retailers building lasting customer relationships, to the agencies driving campaign performance, to the advertising platforms powering it all at scale.

Our Foundation

Built by the team that set the standard for 
consumer spending intelligence.

G5 Analytics’ founders spent over two decades building and operating the nation’s leading consumer spending intelligence infrastructure. The benchmark data became the most widely cited source of US consumer spending data, trusted by government institutions, financial markets, and major media.

We don't react to disruption, we anticipate it. Our proprietary models track how events ripple through spending in real time, so you're always a step ahead: the signal before the surge.

— MICHAEL MCNAMARA, CEO AND FOUNDER OF G5 ANALYTICS

Trusted by Government Policy Makers Retailers Media

Contact Us

Let’s talk about what’s 
moving in your market.

Contact us if you want a briefing on a specific DMA or sector, or just want to see the data.