5 Digital Stats That Jumped Out at Us This Week

From Super Bowl to livestreaming

Between gearing up for Sunday’s Super Bowl and lots of news around different social ad products, it’s been a busy week in digital marketing. Here are five data points that stood out:

1. Is the Super Bowl worth it?

Every year, marketers wonder if pricey $5 million Super Bowl ads actually drive sales—or at the very least, awareness.

To find out, Adweek asked four past advertisers if it is worth it. The resounding answer: Kind of. In interviews with Wix, Persil ProClean, GoDaddy and It’s a 10 Haircare, brands had a mixed reaction to whether their ads were effective.

Although GoDaddy is sitting out this year’s game after a series of controversial and sexist ads, last year’s game resulted in 58 percent of web traffic during the ad coming via smartphones.

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