{"id":27266,"date":"2025-02-14T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=27266"},"modified":"2025-03-25T08:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:51:39","slug":"digital-marketing-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/digital-marketing\/digital-marketing-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Digital Marketing in Numbers: Insights for Smarter Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27266\" class=\"elementor elementor-27266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-530f03a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"530f03a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb13b0b\" data-id=\"eb13b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb19e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb19e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today&#8217;s fast-paced, ever-evolving digital landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for marketers worldwide. With billions of users engaging online and new technologies reshaping the way brands connect with audiences, the importance of data-driven strategies has never been greater.<\/p><p>This report dives into the latest global digital marketing statistics, offering actionable insights into emerging trends, audience behavior, and the platforms dominating the industry. <strong>Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned marketer or just starting out, these findings will help you refine your strategies and stay competitive in the global market.<\/strong> Let\u2019s explore the numbers behind the trends shaping the future of digital marketing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeba3e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeba3e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2655a7b\" data-id=\"2655a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9954fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9954fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Can You Give Me An Overview of Global Online Audiences?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3f639f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3f639f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2b84b8\" data-id=\"a2b84b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95e7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e95e7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Media-Spent-Time-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27269\" alt=\"Online Media Spent Time\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Media-Spent-Time-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Media-Spent-Time-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Media-Spent-Time-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Media-Spent-Time.png 1273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c3987a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c3987a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc23cc5\" data-id=\"cc23cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e952b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e952b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People <span data-teams=\"true\">currently spend significant time<\/span> on the internet and social media, as frequently reported in the news \u2014 but exactly how much? As indicated in the above chart, <strong>the average spent time of an internet user aged 16 or above is around 6 hours and 38 minutes daily<\/strong>, and they tend to browse the net on mobile phone, followed by a traditional PC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d681cc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d681cc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabc7a0\" data-id=\"eabc7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af0994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6af0994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Internet-Reasons-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27270\" alt=\"Reasons Going Online\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Internet-Reasons-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Internet-Reasons-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Internet-Reasons-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Internet-Reasons.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cee65fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cee65fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a650b76\" data-id=\"a650b76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce62eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce62eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So why do people go online in the first place? <strong>Not surprisingly, finding information (62.8%), connecting with friends and family (60.2%) and staying updated with news and events (55%) topped the list, while a significant 54.7% looking for entertainments as well.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52fd304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52fd304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c5c3f\" data-id=\"11c5c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a336d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a336d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Time-Spent-by-Age-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27271\" alt=\"Time Spent on the Internet by Age Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Time-Spent-by-Age-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Time-Spent-by-Age-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Time-Spent-by-Age-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Time-Spent-by-Age.png 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae8c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae8c79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d16b9bf\" data-id=\"d16b9bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06d320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c06d320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In terms of internet user demographics, <strong>females<\/strong> in general spend more time on the net across age groups, and <strong>younger users (aged 16 &#8211; 54)<\/strong> tend to spend more time surfing the internet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f6a35c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f6a35c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2781775\" data-id=\"2781775\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2aa17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2aa17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Engines-Share-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27272\" alt=\"Share of Web Traffic Referred by Major Search Engines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Engines-Share-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Engines-Share-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Engines-Share-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Engines-Share.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8acc878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8acc878\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0aac28\" data-id=\"e0aac28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc214f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc214f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite AI&#8217;s emergence as an alternative solution provider to queries, traditional search engines still predominate in today&#8217;s marketplace. <strong>Google continues to rank first with an exceptional 89.73% share of web traffic referrals<\/strong>, followed by Bing (3.98%), Yandex (2.55%) and Yahoo! (1.29%) and other well-known search engines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd4a05a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd4a05a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38541ac\" data-id=\"38541ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e00716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e00716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. How Can E-Commerce Leverage Digital Marketing for Business Growth?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-353a72b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353a72b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b33eae3\" data-id=\"b33eae3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8782e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d8782e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27273\" alt=\"Semrush&#039;s Website Ranking in terms of Traffic in November 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEMrush-Top-Websites.png 1266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6adea6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6adea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e03437\" data-id=\"0e03437\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0923f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0923f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As shown in the above tables, according to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/trends?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semrush&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> ranking of the most visited websites in November last year, <strong>tech giants Google, YouTube and Meta&#8217;s Facebook were the top 3 popular sites globally. <\/strong>Brands can consider boosting their online presence on these platforms\/channels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de78131 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de78131\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ab1fc\" data-id=\"e6ab1fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa5dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfa5dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Top-Google-Shopping-Searches-1024x571.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27274\" alt=\"Top Google Shopping Search Queries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Top-Google-Shopping-Searches-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Top-Google-Shopping-Searches-600x334.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Top-Google-Shopping-Searches-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Top-Google-Shopping-Searches.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2c16e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2c16e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f52f78\" data-id=\"6f52f78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9adbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9adbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The top Google shopping search queries by volume last year were famous brand names such as <strong>iPhone, Samsung, and Nike<\/strong>. Interestingly, it was found that <strong>smartphones\/gadgets and sports brands were among the most searched items by global internet users.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75055d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75055d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff6ced5\" data-id=\"ff6ced5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b5cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65b5cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Online-Purchase-Drivers-1024x571.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27276\" alt=\"Most Attractive Business Incentives to Encourage Online Purchase\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Online-Purchase-Drivers-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Online-Purchase-Drivers-600x334.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Online-Purchase-Drivers-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Online-Purchase-Drivers.png 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04977a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04977a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e724681\" data-id=\"e724681\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2a7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf2a7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When asked what incentives would motivate them to make an online purchase, internet users aged 16+ named <strong>free delivery (52.6%), coupons and discounts (40.2%), positive customer reviews (33.2%) and easy returns policy (31.9%) as some attractive purchase drivers that e-commerce companies can consider to offer.<\/strong><\/p><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/omni-mktg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">10 Omnichannel Marketing Tactics Ready-to-Deploy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ce339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ce339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c64ee3\" data-id=\"7c64ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db67c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db67c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. What Are the Suggested Social Media and Contents for Brand Awareness?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92db9f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92db9f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5f4821\" data-id=\"d5f4821\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07925d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07925d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social-Media-Referrals-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27284\" alt=\"Web Traffic Referrals from Social Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social-Media-Referrals-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social-Media-Referrals-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social-Media-Referrals-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Social-Media-Referrals.png 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f86b94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f86b94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdec908\" data-id=\"cdec908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf2c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbf2c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different social media platforms serve different purposes, and <strong>when it comes to web traffic referrals which often happen for social media ads, Facebook and Instagram still outperform their counterparts remarkably.<\/strong> It is worth noting that emerging social channels like X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube are also worth developing.<\/p><p>Read More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/digital-marketing\/meta-social-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Meta\u2019s Social Media Outlook 2025: Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Business Guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cae74a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cae74a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75b77c6\" data-id=\"75b77c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104bca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"104bca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Brand-Discovery-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27286\" alt=\"How Online Audiences Discover a Brand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Brand-Discovery-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Brand-Discovery-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Brand-Discovery-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Brand-Discovery.png 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e69d032 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e69d032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34a2d8\" data-id=\"e34a2d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f95d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f95d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apart from search engine marketing (SEM) and social media ads, <strong>brands should also focus on building good word of mouth online as nearly 30% of internet users rely on it to discover new\/ unfamiliar brands.<\/strong> Good customer experiences and quality contents are key in this regard.<\/p><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/digital-marketing\/10-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Improve Your Digital Marketing Strategy in 10 Ways<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3947b12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3947b12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9056c33\" data-id=\"9056c33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ed8e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67ed8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad09523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad09523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5012453\" 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