Monday, May 20

Today's Essential Marketing News & Tips

Happy Monday! Did you have a relaxing weekend, a productive weekend, or a mix of both?

๐Ÿ“Š Stat Of The Day ๐Ÿ“Š

TikTok is the #1 source for financial information among Canadian users under the age of 45 in social and video platforms. (Source: TikTok)

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โšก๏ธ Todayโ€™s Headlines โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿฆ Twitterโ€™s domain is officially X now

๐Ÿ‘€ Instagram is copying BeReal and Snapchat with โ€˜Peekโ€™ feature

๐Ÿค– ChatGPT might be able to help automate your marketing reports

๐Ÿ† Reddit reverted to its old award system after user uproar

๐Ÿค Reddit is partnering with OpenAI to bring content to ChatGPT

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๐Ÿ“Š SMBS ON TIKTOK - TikTok is running a Small Business Summit one-day event for small businesses in honor of National Small Business Month. Check it out.

๐Ÿ˜… EMOJIS DEFINED - Context is everything, so itโ€™s only natural that some emojis get lost in translation. In fact, 81% of people find that someone elseโ€™s use of an emoji has caused confusion. Awkward.

๐Ÿ’ก Todayโ€™s Insight ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ—ž TL;DR - Online shopping scams have grown frequently in the U.S. with the emergence of local sale groups like Facebook Marketplace. In general, itโ€™s led to a growing fear of online shopping scams โ€“ as in, paying money for a product or service and getting ghosted in return. Spokeo ran a study on consumer concerns and found fears often exceed reality.

๐Ÿ’ก Insight - Here are some of the top takeaways from the study:

  • 55% of consumers said they feared receiving fake or incorrect products when shopping on online marketplaces despite only 15% experiencing it this past year

  • 98% of respondents have at least one fear about shopping on online marketplaces

  • 29% of Americans are comfortable spending more than $100 on an online marketplace without first researching the seller

  • More women than men take more safety precautions when shopping in online marketplaces

  • The top three anxiety-inducing online shopping scenarios were: paying on sites that lacked secure encryption (22%), clicking on unsolicited offers via email or text (21%), and completing peer-to-peer transactions (17%)

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