Gen Z is looking for “besties,” said speakers at ZCON, a conference featuring Gen Z speakers, creators, marketers, and business leaders. Speakers and attendees emphasized connections, personal branding on social media, platforms for networking, and more. Here are four takeaways from the event.
Social commerce has a trust problem: TikTok and other platforms are trying to become shopping hubs, but consumer sentiment remains low.
Netflix Moments boosts social sharing: New feature allows users to save and share scenes, expanding Netflix’s organic reach.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss when we might be approaching the consequential ceiling of “peak media”, which folks watch the most influencer videos, where smartphone time is still climbing, and entirely too much more. Tune in to the discussion with our Principal Analyst and host Bill Fisher, Principal Analyst Paul Briggs, Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson, and Chief Research Officer at GWI Jason Mander.
By integrating Reuters content, Meta aims to enhance its AI’s credibility and drive ad revenue while carefully reentering the news domain.
Influencer marketing is a core part of many brands’ strategies. Sponsored content spend on social media will total $8.14 billion in 2024, nearing the $10 billion mark by 2026, according to EMARKETER’s March 2024 forecast.
Influencing the influencers: Harris and Trump rely on creators to mobilize younger voters and drive social media buzz.
TikTok employs 6,000 content moderators in Europe: The platform disclosed it has 150 million users in the region in a regulatory filing.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the most important measurement considerations for marketers, how brands are able to stand out on TikTok, and how to best determine the true impact of media buys. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice President and Principal Analyst Jasmine Enberg, and Aashish Takkala, Product Marketing, Media Measurement at TikTok.
Russia, China, and Iran use deepfakes and social platforms to fuel doubts about election integrity and destabilize public trust.
TikTok’s influence on Gen Z engagement grows: Presidential candidates use the platform to shape the race and drive voter participation.
"Digital devices are by far the most common way Americans get news," our analyst Rahul Chadha said on a recent episode of the "Behind the Numbers" podcast. "Some 86% of Americans say that's how they at least sometimes get their news," he said, citing recent data from Pew Research Center. But the digital news consumption picture is getting more nuanced as digital devices connect users to news on publisher sites, social platforms, and even messaging apps.
Reach is the most popular metric for measuring the success of influencer marketing programs among US enterprise marketers, per a Linqia study.
In 12 years, marketplace Tuckernuck has grown from a small online retailer using friends and family to model their product to a robust marketplace offering men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, accessories, and home goods.
“Affiliate, to my mind, is one of the most under-discussed and underappreciated spending areas in media and advertising,” our analyst Max Willens said on a recent EMARKETER webinar. US affiliate marketing spend will reach $10.72 billion this year and drive $307.27 billion in ecommerce, per our forecast. Driving that spend is a persistently value-conscious consumer, a growing creator economy, and a pivot to publishers with first-party data. Here are five factors contributing to affiliate marketing’s success.
Instagram integrates with Spotify: Users can now save songs from Reels directly to their Spotify library.
Despite soaring profits, it continues layoffs to streamline operations in key divisions like WhatsApp and Instagram.
The race to attract small advertisers with AI is on: Taboola is the latest ad tech firm to target small businesses in an effort to grow the ad spend pool.
With privacy and blocking policy uproar at X, Bluesky continues to thrive, positioning itself as a strong competitor in the social media landscape.
he policy targets deceptive practices, requiring companies to make it as easy to cancel as it is to sign up. Opponents say it’ll increase accidental unsubscribes.