Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, make up more than 20% of the U.S. The generation is at an interesting place developmentally—while its youngest members are attending middle school, older Gen Zers are graduating college, building professional careers, and raising families. population. Leverage social media platforms.

Gen Z

Vertical Response

JULY 7, 2024

Instagram excels in visual content and influencer marketing, providing numerous creative formats and strong e-commerce features, making it essential for brands targeting younger demographics. With over 2 billion monthly active users, it’s particularly popular among younger adults, especially those under 35. With over 2.5

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MAY 20, 2025

Gen Z and younger millennials are eschewing traditional financial advisors in favor of advice from social media. According to the Q2 2025 Sprout Pulse Survey, 71% of Gen Z and 68% of Millennials say social media has had a positive impact on their financial decisions.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2025

Remember a few years ago when op-eds used to claim influencer marketing was a fad? Fortunately for influencers, creators and brands, that turned out to be completely wrong. Consumers proved with their loyalty, engagement and purchasing power that influencer marketing is here for the long-haul.

Gen Z

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Influencer Marketing : Without retail or wholesale partners, having relevant influencers and creators promote your product can significantly impact how people perceive your brand. With these areas in mind, let’s dig into some specific D2C marketing tips and D2C ecommerce best practices. Lean into your mission.

Manufacturing

Sprout Social

JULY 9, 2025

If you’re here, you already know influencer marketing works. Aussies spend over six hours weekly on social media , with 46% making purchases based on influencer recommendations. Play your cards right and influencer campaigns can earn $5.78 But finding the right fit? Not so simple. TikTok: 294.7K

Branding

Hootsuite

APRIL 9, 2025

With nearly 139 million Instagram Reels watched every minute and TikTok turning almost half its users into buyers, short videos arent just populartheyre powerful. Influencer marketing is taking the lead In 2025, brands are expected to spend more on influencer marketing than on digital ads a big sign of shifting trust and impact.

Gen Z

Hootsuite

APRIL 22, 2025

Key takeaways Facebook marketing involves promoting your company on Facebook to build awareness for your products, grow an audience, and generate leads and sales. A Facebook marketing strategy can include various types of content such as organic posts, Stories and Reels, as well as paid ads. Inspire new marketing ideas.

Gen Z

Buffer Marketing

JULY 22, 2024

💡 Learn more : Organic Marketing and Why It’s Important One last thing: Social media advertising is also different from influencer marketing. In creator partnerships, influencers create the ad for you and post it from their social media accounts. Conversion is an objective for lead generation.

Advertisers

Sprout Social

JUNE 25, 2025

Plus, 76% of all users say social media has influenced a purchase in the last six months. It’s driven by companies that offer free products, services, experiences and value in exchange for user data and time. As social media becomes more crowded, millions of creators and brands are all competing for user attention.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For social media professionals in the UK or targeting its highly engaged user base, staying ahead of the game requires a solid grasp of the latest stats and trends to make smart decisions. This suggests a growing intentionality among users about how they spend their time online. Facebook user base: Facebook boasts 38.3

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MARCH 13, 2025

In 2025, the number of active internet users is forecast to exceed 23.3 million active internet users by 2029. million social media users in Australia, equating to roughly 76% of the population. The average Australian internet user has 7.2 By 2029, Australian social media users are projected to grow by 2.1

Gen Z

Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In a B2B selling process, youre managing more user needs and touch points. Thats where the marketing funnel framework helps standardize a companys approach. B2B Marketing Funnel Stats The B2B buying committee grew to an average of 11 members in 2024 with some as large as 20 buyers or more. ( Right behind them is Gen Z.

Transform

SocialPilot

JUNE 19, 2025

Brands use carousels to break down complex ideas, showcase product benefits, or guide users through processes. End with a CTA: Invite users to comment, visit a link, or save the post. Tip: Use tools like Canva’s Magic Design or Visme to quickly generate carousel layouts with professional polish, even if you’re not a designer.

Thought Leadership

Martech

JANUARY 15, 2025

And this is even more pronounced among younger generations like Gen Z (49%) and Millennials (41%), he said. In fact, among all social media users, 40% want companies to prioritize personalized customer service on social media in 2025. For users, Bluesky will be the space where algorithms dont dictate what they see, Romero said.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MAY 29, 2025

Brand-focused campaigns are also more likely to show a 50% improvement in short-term activation metrics, including marketing qualified leads (MQLs). The companies with the most effective lead generation strategies have 71% more brand-focused marketing roles on their teams. The global social commerce sector is growing at a 13.7%

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MAY 12, 2025

According to The 2025 Sprout Social Index , 39% of Australian social users turn to TikTok to keep up with trends in many areas, from finance to fashion, technology to travel. For businesses, this level of engagement represents a major marketing opportunitybut only if they know exactly how and why Australians are using the app.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

JULY 15, 2025

Users are getting advice from peers and influencers, some of which are healthcare professionals active on TikTok. More and more, HealthTok users are turning to the app for insight on their health instead of a doctor. Social media is becoming a search engine, especially among younger generations.

Health

Sprout Social

APRIL 10, 2025

Even though many social users turn to platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Reddit for health advice, influencers are the most trusted voices on socialnot brands. The play: Trust in influencers is holding steady and growing in some pockets. Social users turn to the platforms as a safe space to talk about their health.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2025

Influencer marketing is one of the strongest tools to add to your social media marketing toolbox. And it’s something social media marketers can’t sleep on86% of consumers purchase because of an influencer at least once a year. If you have a limited budget begin seeding for authentic, unpaid mentions.

Influencer Marketing

SocialPilot

APRIL 23, 2025

billion global social media users sharing and shaping opinions daily, social media is a crucial channel for PR. 48% of Gen Z and 47% of millennial consumers prefer to learn about new products through short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. Thats because customers find user-generated content 2.4x

PR

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here are some more ways that AI is now used in content marketing: Generative AI for content marketing Creating engaging and informative content is essential for any successful marketing strategy. This is where generative AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing the content creation process. Social media updates.

Content Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2025

AI in marketing is powerful, but limited. Tools like ChatGPT can support email marketing and content creation, but they cant replace real brand relationships. Employee advocacy beats influencer marketing. Omni-channel marketing is essential. Your objective as a business needs to be to generate more revenue, right?

Marketers

Martech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

However, marketers must understand and work with TikTok’s culture to succeed. This guide covers key data, user demographics, marketing strategies, content creation and best practices for B2B success on TikTok. Table of contents Why use TikTok for B2B marketing? Why use TikTok for B2B marketing? million users.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The influence of social media in financial services In the past, the financial services customer relationship mightve started with a meeting with a financial advisor. A 2024 FIS study found that less than 25% of Gen Z and Millennial respondents are learning from their financial institutions.

Marketing Strategy

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In recent years, there's been a common misconception that Gen Z and millennials are essentially the same. When companies discuss reaching younger audiences, many often lump Gen Z and millennials into the same group and create one campaign strategy that they believe fits both groups.

Gen Z

Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Influencer marketing harnesses the power of word-of-mouth — and scales it via social media. As a result, it's become a leading marketing strategy in 2023. Here, we've rounded up 31 stats to give you a better picture of the influencer landscape, its effectiveness, and the platforms that get the most traction in this space.

Influencer Marketing

Hootsuite

JANUARY 13, 2022

Whether you know it or not, both of these examples are user-generated content (UGC). What is user-generated content? User-generated content (also known as UGC or consumer-generated content) is original, brand-specific content created by customers and published on social media or other channels.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

JULY 15, 2022

YouTube is the second most popular platform for influencer marketing, with 70% of marketers agreeing it’s an important part of their influencer marketing strategy. This means that if you’re looking for a new outlet for your brand’s influencer marketing strategy , YouTube is a great place to start.

Influencer Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 7, 2017

Loki the Wolfdog’s Instagram post is a successful example of influencer marketing , which involves developing relationships with influential personalities to promote your brand to the influencer’s audience. A newer concept known as micro-influencer marketing recently joined the social media scene. of the time.

Influencer Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 4, 2024

In the last five years, influencer marketing has come a long way from an experimental content-for-product swap to a full-fledged marketing tactic. Influence Marketing Hub estimates that the industry will total $24 billion by 2025, up from $1.7 What is Instagram influencer marketing? billion in 2016.

Influencer Marketing

Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2019

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. Read on for our tips to determine if influencer marketing is for you.

Influencer Marketing

Scoop.it!

MARCH 14, 2024

A quick web search of the keywords “influencer marketing” and “SEO” will show you multiple articles that state: The benefits of influencer marketing The benefits of SEO (search engine optimization). Here, we’ll dive in to learn how brands use influencer marketing to improve SEO.

Influencer Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

JULY 30, 2023

Our consumer trends survey also backs this up -- 20% of social media users joined an online community in the past three months, and 22% actively participated in one. Over the course of 2022, social media apps evolved into e-commerce platforms that connect users with products they can buy without leaving the app.

Social Media Marketing

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For any business to be successful long-term, they need to be able to evolve to meet the needs and expectations of the next generation. What younger consumers want from brands Depending on your company and industry, appealing to younger consumers doesn’t always mean marketing to Gen Z or Gen Alpha.

Gen Z

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Content marketing is always changing. It’s not something you set and forget, especially in an age when all marketing is going digital. Content has become the essence of branding, lead generation, and even sales campaigns, across inbound and paid channels, primarily due to one thing: its effectiveness. UGC Continues to Rock.

Market Trends

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 20, 2023

Gen Z is the only generation with a different first preference, which is learning about a product and its features through social media. With this in mind, marketers can do things like Creating an effective SEO keyword strategy to reach users browsing the internet.

Gen Z