Only 23% of digital marketers will invest in X in the next 12 months

The platforms most digital marketers said they will invest in: Google (including YouTube) and Meta (Facebook and Instagram).

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Less than a quarter of digital marketers plan to invest in X, formerly known as Twitter, during the next 12 months, according to a Search Engine Land survey.

And, the percentage of digital marketers investing in X continues to fall rapidly, down from 27% of marketers in Q1 to 17% in Q3 to date. 

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Where marketers plan to invest. Google (including YouTube) and Meta properties Facebook and Instagram are the platforms most digital marketers will invest in during the next 12 months, 81% and 57%, respectively.

  • Forty percent of marketers said they will invest in Microsoft’s LinkedIn business-to-business social media network. Other Microsoft properties, including Bing, will be getting investments from 31% of digital marketers. 
  • Among the retail media networks tracked, 27% said they planned to invest in Amazon and 11% in Walmart. 
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About the data. The survey was conducted from January to August 2023. Nearly 1,000 people responded after signing up for the Search Engine Land newsletter. 


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