Instagram Sponsored Ad Posts, 2016-2017 [CHART]

Chart: Instagram Ad Posts, 2016-2017

Instagram established itself as a go-to channel for influencer marketing in 2017, according to new data from Klear. The analytics and social media marketing platform reported that the number of influencer posts on Instagram nearly doubled to a little more than 1.5 million posts worldwide between 2016 and 2017.

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Satisfaction With Social Media Sites [CHART]

Chart: Satisfaction With Social Media Sites

Social media user satisfaction remains steady this year though it is still in the lower tier of industries on this measure. The overall index for social media is unchanged at 73 on a 100-point scale, though some platforms are better rated than others.

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B2C Marketers' Ad-Spending Plans [CHART]

Chart: B2C Marketers' Ad-Spending Plans By Platform

Amazon’s US advertising revenue was expected to reach $1.65 billion in 2017 before almost doubling to $3.2 billion by 2019, at which point its ad revenues are expected to be as large as Snapchat and Twitter, combined. New survey results demonstrate that B2C marketers are taking note of Amazon’s potential in the advertising business, and that a sizable share are already advertising with the eCommerce giant.

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