A growing number of high-profile brands, including Pfizer Inc. Musk has made multiple in-person and virtual appeals to advertisers that Twitter is still a safe place for brands to advertise, but those measures have yet to prove effective.
Since news of Musk’s potential acquisition first broke in April, Twitter has experienced its worst 10 individual days of net trust, net favorability and net buzz metrics in the past year (all reaching minus 15% or lower), with many of those occurring in the last few weeks since he formally took over. If users, especially key influencers, deem the platform unfit and leave en masse, those dollars will shift elsewhere, and Twitter could struggle to grow.Īccording to Morning Consult Brand Intelligence (MCBI) data, negative sentiment toward the platform is on the rise. And advertisers only spend money where audiences are. The same share (52%) said they would not purchase from advertisers that used such platforms for marketing purposes.Īs is true for most social media platforms, the fiscal health of Twitter is largely dependent on advertising dollars. adults said the presence of hate speech (52%) on a social media platform would make them feel “very unfavorable” toward advertisers that run promotions on it. have deemed Twitter “high risk” and recommended their clients pause all paid advertising until company leaders clarify the site’s commitment to brand safety.Ī new Morning Consult survey found that such advice is likely prudent: Americans said they’re not particularly fond of brands that advertise on platforms synonymous with chaos. Musk’s Twitter - which briefly allowed users to pay $8 a month to get a verification check mark, a system that was abused by some to impersonate companies and celebrities - has also seen a marked rise in hate speech.Īs a result, major advertising conglomerates like Omnicom Group Inc. 27, the billionaire has gutted most teams dedicated to cybersecurity and content moderation. after Elon Musk’s recent takeover has many brands reconsidering the platform’s role in their marketing strategies.
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