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Leading marketing channels according to decision-makers worldwide as of March 2024

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 4 to March 12, 2024

Number of respondents

4,850 respondents

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among marketing team leaders, supervisors, managers, directors, CMOs, VPs, or equivalents

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The source does not specify the survey type.

The source surveyed people in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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During a 2024 survey among marketing decision-makers worldwide, approximately ** percent of respondents reported using social media as a marketing channel. Websites and apps recorded the same share. Digital advertisements and email marketing followed closely, each selected by ** percent of the interviewees. Around ** percent used direct mail and print ads.

Social media's relevance for content marketing

Another 2024 study revealed the most-used social media platforms among global content marketers, with X, Facebook, and LinkedIn emerging as the leading solutions. According to the same survey, however, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube were the world's top social media for organically sharing marketing content, as over ** percent of responding decision-makers selected those three platforms.

Top social media ad markets

While the United States usually enjoys a remarkable advantage in the ad business compared to other economies, it barely surpassed China in the global ranking of countries by social media advertising spending. The U.S. expenditure reached approximately **** billion U.S. dollars, whereas China's stood at nearly **** billion.