According to research compiled by Hubspot, Facebook ad revenue grew from just under $2 billion in 2010 to $12.5 billion, with ads on the popular social platform accounting for “more than 9% of total digital ad spending and 18.4% of global mobile digital advertising.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sujanpatel/2017/02/04/10-mistakes-newbies-make-with-paid-facebook-ads/#14d325812d2a/
Technology like smartphones and wearables are helping consumers to stay connected always. This has resulted in a seismic shift in the marketing as well. It has become important to understand the tactics of succeeding in the digital marketing efforts to delight the customers. You need to use these tactics wisely to excel and thrive in this ever-growing and impossible-to-predict industry. Whether you are leading a social-driven startup or a large enterprise, you need to be digitally connected. Currently, a large number of organizations and brands are having a higher focus on digital initiatives due to intense competition in the digital marketing landscape. As per a study, the worldwide digital advertising expenditure would amount to 229.25 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 and would grow to 335.5 billion by 2020.
http://customerthink.com/10-ways-to-excel-in-your-digital-marketing-efforts/
The world consumes media, entertainment, information, news, and advertising messages very differently than just a few years ago. Our changing consumption patterns haven’t changed the way we make a decision or purchase, however.
You need to ask yourself if your digital marketing efforts are enough to establish awareness, familiarity, and confidence with consumers so they’ll engage and take action to do business with you. Remember, traditional media and internal processes still play an integral role in balancing the right marketing mix.
http://www.dealermarketing.com/digital-marketing-dont-count-clicks-hatch/
Digital advertising spend grew to £10.3 billion in 2016, up 17.3% from 2015, with mobile now taking the majority of that budget. In fact, mobile display ads now account for over 50% of all display advertising. But many advertisers are still grappling with one question: how much should they invest in mobile web ads versus in-app ads?
https://www.clickz.com/in-app-advertising-vs-mobile-web-advertising-which-is-the-better-investment/112937/
A group of ad tech heavyweights and top brands are betting that blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrency bitcoin, can fix all that ills digital advertising.
https://www.businessinsider.nl/some-brands-are-hoping-blockchain-can-clean-up-digital-advertising-2017-8/?international=true&r=US/
