“Creators are really branching off of social media, while celebrities are behaving like creators,” appearing increasingly outside of the big screen, such as on social media, video games, or ads. For example, a continuation of Dunkin’s commercials that debuted during the Super Bowl features Ben Affleck receiving dance choreography from TikTok-famous Charli D’Amelio.
Amazon reevaluates social commerce ambitions with Inspire shutdown: The retailer is prioritizing Rufus and shoppable partnerships with TikTok and other platforms.
TikTok Shop’s sales soared 153% in January: The video app’s social commerce arm is eating into Shein’s market share, adding to the hurdles facing the fast fashion company.
Spread it out: “Paid search is [still] fundamental to any advertising strategy,” he said, but marketers are diversifying across multiple platforms, whether that be social media, video, or mobile.
YouTube is the preferred platform for podcasts, and Netflix wants in: Marketers must recognize podcasts aren’t audio-only to effectively reach consumers.
List of potential TikTok buyers grows while ban looms: The platform is drawing interest from new parties who could keep the key marketing channel afloat for millions of US companies.