About 7 in 10 adults say they’ve bought products or services based on recommendations from family.
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How Professional Services Buyers Look for Work-Related Information
The use of social media to search for work-related topics has plunged.
2 in 3 Likely to Abandon a Brand After a Poor Customer Service Experience
Consumers appear slightly more likely to post reviews about good than bad customer service experiences.
Millennials Are Increasingly Using Various Methods to Search for Things Online
About 1 in 6 Millennials has used an image search tool in the past month.
Most Americans Recognize Familiar Songs in Ads
About 7 in 10 American adults say music is important to their identity, and roughly 6 in 10 say it’s important to their culture.
4 in 10 Discover New Products and Services via TV Ads
Meanwhile, some 18% of podcast listeners ages 16 and older surveyed in Q4 said that they discovered new products and brands via ads heard during podcasts.
Gen Zers Are Most Likely to Recommend These CPG Brands
Doritos, Dove (Skincare), Hershey, M&M’s, and Reese’s were on the top 10 lists for Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z.
These Brands Got the Most Love in Word-of-Mouth Conversations in 2021
2020’s top brands for online and offline word-of-mouth were both replaced in the latest rankings.
In the Trust Stakes, Word-of-Mouth Beats Websites, Which in Turn Top Ads
Millennials and Gen Xers seem to be the most trusting of word-of-mouth and online reviews.
What Drives Trust in Businesses and Institutions?
Technology companies are considered the most trustworthy globally.
How Do 25-34-Year-Olds Discover New Music?
Almost half of 25-34-year-olds globally discover new music via music apps.
Which Health and Wellness Activities Are Gaining – and Losing – Steam?
US adults are more likely to turn to online sources and social media than a family doctor for information on managing health and wellness.

Utilization of MarTech Stack Capabilities Drops Again
The biggest obstacle to greater martech utilization is the complexity/sprawl of organizations’ current marketing technology ecosystems.

YouTube Continues to Have Strong Appeal with Teens
YouTube is favored more by teen boys than girls, with the opposite true of TikTok.

CMOs Less Likely to See Barriers to Sustainability
Some 81% of senior marketers agree that their business will undergo a fundamental pivot in response to climate change.

Gen Zers Are Most Likely to Recommend These CPG Brands
Doritos, Dove (Skincare), Hershey, M&M’s, and Reese’s were on the top 10 lists for Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z.

These Brands Got the Most Love in Word-of-Mouth Conversations in 2021
2020’s top brands for online and offline word-of-mouth were both replaced in the latest rankings.

In the Trust Stakes, Word-of-Mouth Beats Websites, Which in Turn Top Ads
Millennials and Gen Xers seem to be the most trusting of word-of-mouth and online reviews.