Elevate B2B Marketing News: More B2B Buyers Using Social, & Rising Numbers Turn To Influencers
By Lane Ellis
Microsoft Unveils New Mobile-First Experiences For Bing & Edge
Microsoft has brought an array of new features such as Skype integration to its mobile Bing search and Edge web browser apps, including integrated social media sharing options, new ways to draft AI-assisted text, better multiple language support, and new AI-rich SwiftKey updates, Microsoft recently announced. Search Engine Journal
Survey: In-Person Meeting Attendees Are Younger, Want Personalized Experience
When it comes to B2B events, the average age of an attendee was 45 during 2022, a drop from 51 seen before the pandemic, with 39 percent of B2B event attendees preferring presentations that offer innovation and new ways of thinking, while 37 percent pointed to sessions led by industry leaders and experts — three of numerous findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published event survey data. Associations Now
LinkedIn Will No Longer Count Inactive or Restricted Accounts in Connection and Follower Stats
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has refined its follower count methodology, implementing a new system in which accounts that have been deactivated on the professional social platform will no longer be included in follower or connection numbers, LinkedIn (client) recently announced. Social Media Today
How to View B2B Customers Through a More Nuanced Lens [ANA Interview]
B2B marketers can gain a richer understanding of customers than their B2C counterparts, thanks to having access to a greater variety of data, allowing a finer-grained understanding of customer bases, and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) recently explored some of the top nuanced approaches that today’s B2B marketers can benefit from. ANA
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Executives fear accidental sharing of corporate data with ChatGPT: Report
46 percent of senior executives have said that they suspect colleagues have unintentionally brought corporate data into ChatGPT-powered AI tools, and while 35 percent noted that ChatGPT was the most-used chatbot tool among enterprise firms, it was also the most likely to be banned by organizations, with 32 percent having forbidden its use — three of numerous statistics of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-released survey data. Venture Beat
IAB: U.S. Podcast Ad Spending To Reach $2.3B This Year
A 25 percent increase in spending for podcast advertising during 2023 has been projected, reaching an estimated $2.78 billion by the end of the year, and rising to $3.9 billion by 2025 — pointing to the continuing strong return on investment (ROI) podcast advertising has seen, according to recently-published survey data. MediaPost
1 in 4 Adults Have Made A Purchase Based on an Influencer’s Recommendation
25 percent of U.S. adults have made a buying decision based on a social media …read more
Source:: Top Rank Blog
