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Brands Spent a Whopping $673B on Social Media Ads in Five Years

The Realtime Report

between 2023 and 2027, resulting in a market volume of $207.1bn. Statista expects brands to spend more than $207bn on social media advertising this year, or almost triple the figure reported in 2018. Moreover, total ad spending in the social media advertising market is projected to grow by a CAGR of 4.5%

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Project Management: The Education and Skills Needed for Success

The Realtime Report

Expert analysis suggests the field will add more than 20 million new jobs worldwide by 2027. The outlook for project managers is quite good. Demand is a result of more people realizing how important project managers are. Your next question is about what project management salary looks like.

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6 Ways to Get Paid as a Freelance Consultant

The Realtime Report

According to a recent survey, it is believed that freelancing will outnumber traditional employment by the year 2027. This type of work has been booming and only continues to rise. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. Of course, there are many special considerations that come with freelance and consulting work.

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Business Venture Ideas: 9 Surprising Industrial Hemp Uses

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billion in 2027, up from $3.43 Business Venture Ideas: 9 Surprising Industrial Hemp Uses. Experts project that the global market for industrial hemp will reach a massive $41.78 billion in 2018. That’s an incredible compound annual growth rate of 32 percent during this period.

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Social media and hospitality: How 4 brands are serving 5-star experiences

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billion users expected by 2027. ♬ Goofy Ahh Beat – Obma With all that’s changed in the past few years, one thing has remained constant: the number of global social media users is on a steep incline, with 5.85

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25 WhatsApp Stats Marketers Need to Know in 2022

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Could we be bold and predict that by 2027, the number of WhatsApp users could be 3 billion MAUs (given their previous track record)? Almost a third of the world’s population use WhatsApp to send messages, images, video and make phone and video calls! of WhatsApp’s users identify as female. of WhatsApp’s users.

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Social Commerce: How Social Media Is Changing the Online Shopping Experience

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billion by 2027. . Social commerce — the process of selling products directly on social media — is revolutionizing the e-commerce industry. . In fact, the global social commerce market is estimated at $89.4 billion right now, and set to reach $604.5