Consumers aren’t just using their phones to research products they see on TV, they’re using them to make purchases. Seventy-seven percent of smart TV owners said they frequently make mobile purchases based on TV ads they see, according to a recent study by Samsung Ads. This behavior will carry through the rest of the holiday…
In two decades of guiding B2B enterprises through digital trends and transformations, I’ve witnessed seismic shifts in consumer behavior. None of them quite compare to what we’re seeing with Gen Z. The first truly digital-native generation is solidifying its standing in the workforce and gaining increasing purchasing power. As they do, their impact is fundamentally…
I’ve tried and tried, but I can’t crack the TikTok algorithm. Friends and peers regularly ask for advice on how to get eyes and engagement there, and I hate to admit it, but I’ve got nothing. Thankfully, TikTok ads are here to bypass the unknowns and reach your audiences, and the best TikTok ads have…
TikTok today took its battle against the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to block a law that would go into effect on Jan. 19, 2025, the day before Inauguration Day. TikTok says the law violates the First Amendment. “The Act will shutter one of America’s…
Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative…
Almost 90% of B2B buyers prefer content from trusted B2B influencers over sales messages from B2B brands. That’s a statistic from a recent survey by LinkedIn and it echoes what Demandbase CMO Kelly Hopping recently told us: “They’re going to trust hearing from that guy, versus the Demandbase brand.” But just who is “that guy”?…
I’m not sure which social platform is winning the algorithmic gymnastics competition this year. Is it Instagram? Maybe TikTok? Either way, it seems like all of our favorite channels are actively competing for gold, which presents quite the range of social media marketing challenges for us. From algo updates to unpredictable trends, we’re always left…
TikTok wants to help brands make content for the platform with its new AI tool, Symphony Creative Studio. The tool generates TikTok-style video clips based on a product description or URL. It can pull images directly from a website to build videos that align with TikTok’s popular trends. How it works: Brands input product info…
We’ve updated our article on Threads to include a report that ads will begin appearing on the platform in 2025. Threads has become the fastest-growing social media platform in history since it launched on July 5, 2023. Within the first hour alone, it received a whopping 5 million sign-ups — just three months after Meta…
Like it or not, social media is ingrained in our everyday lives. People use it to share their happy moments and grievances, ask questions, and even find jobs while employers market themselves and connect with their buyers. This is all fine and dandy, but what happens if someone posts about work or voices a contrasting…