Digital Marketing This Week

Digital Marketing News This Week

Topics: Massive Twitter hack and Bitcoin scam; the Minnesota Twins broadcast a scrimmage with a crowdtrack; free Grow With Google courses; long-term care seniors pose for iconic classic rock album cover recreations; Michelle Obama’s new podcast on Spotify; Hulu rolls out self-serve advertising; an ad agency goes fully remote; Target joins the growing list of retailers mandating masks for customers; Chris Cuomo calls out Trump over Goyagate; Instagram to clone TikTok; Hong Kong’s protest movement keeps getting stymied by Apple; more.

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Product Categories For Which Amazon Is Preferred

Chart: Product Categories For Which Amazon Is Preferred

Amazon leads the way among online retail channels in consumers’ views of delivery speed, delivery price, product reviews and more, but it falls behind as a shopping destination in some sectors, according to a recent report from Wunderman Thompson Commerce (WTC).

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Digital Ad Spending By Industry [CHART]

Chart: Digital Ad Spending By Industry

eMarketer expects a shift in US digital ad spending next year, as economic factors weigh on certain industries. In 2020, financial services will displace the auto sector, while travel will surpass consumer packaged goods (CPG).

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2019 Internet Trends Report by Mary Meeker [PRESENTATION]

Photo: Mary Meeker

Mary Meeker’s latest annual Internet Trends Report has dropped and the only thing that is different this year is that it has been published by Meeker’s own company, Bond Capital, rather than her previous employer. This year’s report is, as usual, jam-packed with data and insights spanning 333 slides.

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Wearable Users By Age [CHART]

Chart: Wearable Users By Age

Americans 55 and older are the fastest-growing group of electronic wearable users in the US, according to eMarketer’s latest wearables forecast, largely due to the devices’ enhanced health features.

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Consumer Spending By Generation [TABLE]

Table: Consumer Spending By Generation

Gen Xers had the highest average income before taxes last year, of roughly $95k, according to the latest annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they averaged the most spending, too.

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