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Mobile remains biggest contributor to US holiday season digital sales

Mobile remains biggest contributor to US holiday season digital sales

Article
Oct 07, 2024

53% of US holiday season digital sales will come from mobile this year, per Adobe Analytics data. That marks the second consecutive year mobile has accounted for more than half of holiday sales.

Attended locations, home pickup are most popular return methods

Attended locations, home pickup are most popular return methods

Article
Oct 03, 2024

Over three quarters (78%) of US consumers say they’re likely to return packages to a convenient, attended location inside, according to a June 2024 survey from Narvar. Nearly as many (71%) would use home pickup for their returns at a time they select.

Nearly half of US consumers spent more than $2,500 on online shopping this year

Nearly half of US consumers spent more than $2,500 on online shopping this year

Article
Sep 25, 2024

23.8% of US consumers say they’ve spent between $2,500 to $5,000 on online shopping throughout the year, per June 2024 data by Narvar. Another 22.6% spent upward of $5,000.

Influencers say Meta’s platforms will benefit most if a US TikTok ban ensues

Influencers say Meta’s platforms will benefit most if a US TikTok ban ensues

Article
Sep 24, 2024

A third (33%) of US influencers believe that if TikTok is sold or banned in the US next year, Facebook Reels will become the next major player in short-form video, per August 2024 data by First Insight. Instagram Reels is close, at 32%.

Majority of marketers use YouTube as an awareness driver

Majority of marketers use YouTube as an awareness driver

Article
Sep 23, 2024

More than double the percentage of marketers worldwide say their primary goals on YouTube are top-of-funnel, driving brand awareness, versus bottom-of-funnel, driving conversions, per August 2024 data by the Influencer Marketing Hub.

More adults trust Big Tech and media companies than the US government

More adults trust Big Tech and media companies than the US government

Article
Sep 20, 2024

70% of US adults trust Amazon, according to May 2024 data by All About Cookies. Amazon ranks the highest in consumer trust, following Google (65%) and Netflix (64%)— higher than trust in the US government (28%).

YouTube holds the largest share time spent with TV

YouTube holds the largest share time spent with TV

Article
Sep 19, 2024

YouTube claims 10.4% of daily time spent with TV in the US, according to July 2024 data by Nielsen.

Most advertisers measure retail media success through performance metrics

Most advertisers measure retail media success through performance metrics

Article
Sep 18, 2024

69% of US agency and marketing decision-makers measure the success of retail media campaigns through return on ad spend (ROAS) or incremental ROAS, according to July 2024 data by Quartile and NewtonX.

Facebook Messenger users are spending more time on the app this year

Facebook Messenger users are spending more time on the app this year

Article
Sep 17, 2024

Among social media platforms, Facebook (excluding Facebook Messenger), Instagram, and TikTok users spent less time on the social media apps in June 2024 compared with the year prior, per data by Comscore.

How consumers plan to save money during the holidays

How consumers plan to save money during the holidays

Article
Sep 16, 2024

25% of US consumers will avoid traveling to cut back and save during the holiday season, according to an August 2024 survey by Censuswide and Invoice Home.

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Search saw consistently higher clickthrough rates than social and retail media worldwide in the last year

Search saw consistently higher clickthrough rates than social and retail media worldwide in the last year

Article
Sep 13, 2024

In Q2 2024, worldwide clickthrough rates (CTRs) for search was 1.63%, more than double that of social (0.66%) and quadruple that of retail media (0.39%), according to a July 2024 report by Skai.

Most Gen Z and millennials are comfortable making travel purchases on mobile

Most Gen Z and millennials are comfortable making travel purchases on mobile

Article
Sep 12, 2024

Gen Z (55%) and millennials (62%) have made more travel purchases on their smartphones, compared with their older Gen X (44%) and baby boomer (28%) counterparts, according to March 2024 data by Hopper.

Meta led in digital ad revenue growth every quarter in the last year

Meta led in digital ad revenue growth every quarter in the last year

Article
Sep 11, 2024

Meta’s digital ad revenue growth has exceeded that of Pinterest and Snap for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2 2024, according to the company’s earnings.

Gen Z is more likely than millennials to make online purchases from creators

Gen Z is more likely than millennials to make online purchases from creators

Article
Sep 10, 2024

73% of US Gen Zers say they make online purchases from creators, compared with 66% of millennials and 59% of adult consumers overall, according to June 2024 data by LTK.

YouTube, Roku, and Disney saw CTV ad revenue growth taper in Q2, while Netflix climbed

YouTube, Roku, and Disney saw CTV ad revenue growth taper in Q2, while Netflix climbed

Article
Sep 09, 2024

Netflix saw a 16.8% increase in digital ad revenue in Q2 2024, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of growth, according to the company’s earnings.

Video is the most effective Amazon ad solution, according to retail decision-makers

Video is the most effective Amazon ad solution, according to retail decision-makers

Article
Sep 06, 2024

48% of US retail business decision-makers say video ads drive the biggest return on ad spend (ROAS) on Amazon, according to March 2024 data by Zogby Analytics and Feedvisor.

CTOs are responsible for driving generative AI strategy

CTOs are responsible for driving generative AI strategy

Article
Sep 05, 2024

59% of executives worldwide say CTOs are the leaders responsible for driving generative AI (genAI) strategy, according to April 2024 data by Google Cloud and the National Research Group.

Walmart beat Amazon in worldwide digital ad revenue growth for the second quarter in the past year

Walmart beat Amazon in worldwide digital ad revenue growth for the second quarter in the past year

Article
Sep 04, 2024

Walmart’s digital ad revenue grew 26% in Q2 2024, ahead of Amazon’s 20% growth, according to the company’s earnings.

Most US creators have not been approached by political advertisers

Most US creators have not been approached by political advertisers

Article
Sep 03, 2024

39% of US creators have been approached to work on paid political content for either this election year, past election years, or both, according to June 2024 data by Censuswide and Billion Dollar Boy.

Amazon was the highest trafficked digital retailer by unique visitors in June

Amazon was the highest trafficked digital retailer by unique visitors in June

Article
Aug 30, 2024

Amazon received 236.9 million unique US visitors in June 2024, according to Comscore. It far exceeded Walmart in second with 137.2 million unique visitors.

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