{"id":32561,"date":"2025-08-18T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=32561"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:05:32","slug":"digital-marketing-2025h2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/digital-marketing-2025h2\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Digital Marketing Trends &#038; Smarter Strategies for 2H2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32561\" class=\"elementor elementor-32561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d328ecd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d328ecd\" 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-df71a0c\" data-id=\"df71a0c\" 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-2401fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2401fca\" 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>Looking to stay ahead in digital marketing as we enter the second half of 2025? This article summarizes all the essential data you need to understand evolving global digital preferences and behaviors, providing rich insights into internet activity, AI adoption, social media preferences, and e-commerce trends.<\/p><p>Discover how these shifts are shaping smarter marketing strategies for the months ahead and how your brand can capitalize on these changes to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.<\/p><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/digital-marketing\/digital-marketing-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Global Digital Marketing in Numbers: Insights for Smarter Strategies<\/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-a837080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a837080\" 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-fe15d2b\" data-id=\"fe15d2b\" 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-f9f22c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f22c5\" 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. Where Do People Visit When They Go Online?<\/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-9384f92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9384f92\" 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-6df1563\" data-id=\"6df1563\" 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-d384a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d384a55\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32564\" alt=\"Top types of websites visited and apps used.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Web-App.webp 1920w\" 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-3c766ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c766ec\" 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-18ca2dc\" data-id=\"18ca2dc\" 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-e1489e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1489e5\" 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>Whether on a PC or a mobile device, people go for <strong>chatting and messaging as their main purpose of online activity, with 93.6% doing so to connect with their social networks.<\/strong> At the same time, nearly 81% of internet users aged 16 or above also used search engines or web portals to look for information.<\/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-8bb7834 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bb7834\" 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-b42571f\" data-id=\"b42571f\" 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-56547d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56547d0\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEMrush-Top-Websites.webp 1920w\" 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-6958b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6958b5c\" 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-36455a1\" data-id=\"36455a1\" 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-6298c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6298c62\" 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>Not surprisingly, <strong>Google, YouTube and Facebook continued to dominate<\/strong> the worldwide website traffic according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/trends?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semrush&#8217;s<\/a> ranking. Notably, <strong>ChatGPT emerged and climbed up to be the Top 5 of the list, indicating a significant surge in AI usage.<\/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-fa359e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa359e9\" 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-162bcc6\" data-id=\"162bcc6\" 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-d5d5a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5d5a96\" 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. Which AI Tool Does Most People Use?<\/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-dd2aa49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd2aa49\" 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-42f419a\" data-id=\"42f419a\" 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-cefa05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cefa05b\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32569\" alt=\"Monthly active users (MAUs) of AI mobile apps in May 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AI-use.webp 1920w\" 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-1a5a604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5a604\" 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-143d75c\" data-id=\"143d75c\" 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-4af6aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af6aea\" 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>Given the AI popularity, it would be of marketers&#8217; interests to uncover the favourite AI app(s) customers use. <strong>As an industry pioneer, ChatGPT comes first<\/strong>, enjoying a combined total of 486 million monthly active users in May 2025. This is closely followed by Microsoft&#8217;s Copilot, China&#8217;s Deepseek and Google&#8217;s Gemini. Marketers and advertisers alike should consider <strong>enhancing or optimizing their efforts in AI search results such that your products\/brands appear more in the AI dimensions.<\/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-65c4068 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c4068\" 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-f58d746\" data-id=\"f58d746\" 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-80bd9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80bd9c8\" 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. Are Social Media Still Useful in Marketing Promotions?<\/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-f912f2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f912f2a\" 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-b180323\" data-id=\"b180323\" 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-268b55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"268b55a\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brand-Research.webp 1920w\" 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-2cb39f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cb39f3\" 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-be5ed82\" data-id=\"be5ed82\" 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-8f035c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f035c7\" 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 traditional search engines, <strong>internet users rely on their social networks (43.9%) and consumer reviews (37.1%) to look up and research brands online \u2014 this is where social media come into play.<\/strong> Apparently, brands should not lose interest in various social media channels for building awareness and reputation.<\/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-e53230c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e53230c\" 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-64b292b\" data-id=\"64b292b\" 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-dff05bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dff05bc\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Social-Media-use-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32571\" alt=\"Social media active user index in May 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Social-Media-use-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Social-Media-use-600x338.webp 600w, 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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-1e0f127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e0f127\" 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 the social media platforms to use, based on various social media&#8217;s mobile apps active user index, <strong>YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are the major battlefields<\/strong> for brands to win in the customer journeys.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/brand-loyalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Build Brand Loyalty: 5 Proven Customer Retention Strategies for Business Growth<\/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-dcaa171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcaa171\" 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-2001fea\" data-id=\"2001fea\" 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-c01f8bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c01f8bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Kickstart your sourcing with our e-Marketplace to maximize business advantages today.<\/p><p>Simply click through below banners to get started:<\/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-08f1bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08f1bbf\" 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-68bb509\" data-id=\"68bb509\" 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-9934a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9934a3b\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner.png 880w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner-600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NB_vep_banner-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-0be83cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0be83cd\" 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-aad1de4\" data-id=\"aad1de4\" 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-43ef09d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43ef09d\" 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-133a438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133a438\" 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-32e618c\" data-id=\"32e618c\" 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-4ebc420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebc420\" 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>This report is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meltwater.com\/en\/blog\/digital-2025-july-statshot-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meltwater<\/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-296d197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"296d197\" 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-a3025aa\" data-id=\"a3025aa\" 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-a9cb18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9cb18e\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meltwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/meltwater_logo-pus16masvti8sxg025mh7cliu3o66rbssdci293gm0.jpg\" title=\"meltwater_logo\" alt=\"meltwater_logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-83a0873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83a0873\" 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-f01dcc0\" data-id=\"f01dcc0\" 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-b804f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b804f1c\" 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>Meltwater provides social and media intelligence. By examining millions of posts each day from social media platforms, blogs, and news sites, Meltwater helps companies make better, more informed decisions based on insight from the outside. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meltwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">meltwater.com<\/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-cffc4d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cffc4d1\" 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-f3b89b8\" data-id=\"f3b89b8\" 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-8a1852b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a1852b\" 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-56b8205 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56b8205\" 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-e75f2b6\" data-id=\"e75f2b6\" 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-82746ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82746ea\" 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\">Digital Marketing FAQ<\/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-2dfc35a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dfc35a\" 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-644c466\" data-id=\"644c466\" 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-7fca872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fca872\" 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<h3>1. What is digital marketing?<\/h3><p>Digital marketing is the promotion of products, services, or brands using online channels such as search engines, websites, social media, email, and mobile apps. It helps businesses connect with their audience where they spend time online.<\/p><h3>2. What are the main types of digital marketing?<\/h3><ul><li><strong>SEO (Search Engine Optimization)<\/strong> \u2013 improving website visibility in search engines<\/li><li><strong>Content Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 creating and sharing valuable content<\/li><li><strong>Social Media Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 promoting via platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn<\/li><li><strong>PPC (Pay-Per-Click Advertising)<\/strong> \u2013 paid ads on Google, Bing, or social media<\/li><li><strong>Email Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 sending targeted messages to subscribers<\/li><li><strong>Affiliate Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 promoting products through partnerships<\/li><li><strong>Influencer Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 collaborating with online influencers<\/li><\/ul><h3>3. How do I measure the success of digital marketing?<\/h3><p>Key metrics include:<\/p><ul><li>Website traffic<\/li><li>Conversion rate<\/li><li>Cost per lead \/ acquisition<\/li><li>Engagement rate (likes, shares, comments)<\/li><li>Return on investment (ROI)<\/li><\/ul>\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-85e8ec1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85e8ec1\" 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-18d826b\" data-id=\"18d826b\" 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-0ec92c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ec92c0\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to stay ahead in digital marketing as we enter the second half of 2025? 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