Digital Marketing In The Fashion Industry Statistics
Fashion shoppers discover, research, and buy online; personalize, mobile, reviews, influencers, search drive results.
From first taps to final checkouts, the fashion marketing playbook is being rewritten by shoppers who rely on social discovery, trust reviews and influencers, and expect personalized, mobile friendly experiences, backed by stats like 64% using social media to find new products and 55% learning through content instead of traditional ads.
Executive Summary
Key Takeaways
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64% of fashion shoppers said they have used social media to discover new products
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48% of shoppers said they use social media to research products before making a purchase
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78% of consumers say that watching a brand’s videos makes them more likely to buy
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Global digital ad spending in 2024 is forecast to reach $728.1B
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Social network ad spend worldwide is forecast to reach $267.3B in 2024
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Search ad spend worldwide is forecast to reach $455.0B in 2024
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In fashion, influencer marketing drives $6.50 in earned media per follower
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Brands using marketing automation see an average ROI of 451%
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Personalized email delivers 6x higher transaction rates
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Retail websites in the U.S. have an average page load time of 3.2 seconds
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53% of mobile site visits are abandoned if pages take longer than 3 seconds
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79% of marketers say personalization plays a role in their marketing strategy
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In 2024, fashion is expected to account for 7% of global ecommerce
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60% of fashion shoppers say they search online for inspiration
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51% of consumers say they use Google to research products
Section 01
Campaign Performance & ROI
In fashion, influencer marketing drives $6.50 in earned media per follower [1]
Brands using marketing automation see an average ROI of 451% [2]
Personalized email delivers 6x higher transaction rates [3]
Email marketing average ROI is $36 per $1 spent [4]
SMS marketing has a 45% response rate on average [5]
WhatsApp business messages campaign click-through rate averages 2% [6]
Retargeting can deliver 10x higher CTR than generic display [7]
The average landing page conversion rate for ecommerce is 2.5% [8]
Improving site speed by 1 second can increase conversions by up to 27% [9]
Mobile landing pages convert 6% lower than desktop [10]
Video ads increase conversion rate by 27% on average [11]
Shoppable video increases conversion rates by 1.2x [12]
Dynamic product ads can improve ROAS by 13% [13]
On average, cart abandonment emails recover 5-10% of abandoned carts [14]
Welcome emails have an average open rate of 50% and click rate of 7% [15]
Lifecycle emails account for 33% of revenue from email marketing [16]
The average conversion rate from email is 1.2% [17]
Fashion brands that use UGC see a 28% higher conversion rate [18]
Adding customer photos increases conversion rate by 2.4% [19]
Reviews can increase conversion rates by 18% [20]
Adding size charts reduces returns by 10% [21]
Chatbots can improve customer satisfaction by 10-20% [22]
63% of marketers say improving SEO increases ROI [23]
61% of consumers are more likely to purchase if they find content relevant [24]
Marketing-qualified leads (MQLs) have conversion rates 7x higher than non-qualified [25]
The average ROAS for Facebook dynamic product ads is 2.88 [26]
TikTok ads conversion rate can be 2-3% [27]
Influencer content generates up to 11x higher engagement than brand content [28]
49% of marketers report that influencer marketing is effective [29]
Customer retention increases profitability by 25% to 95% [30]
20% of consumers say they share online content weekly, enabling viral spread [31]
Section 02
Channels & Spend
Global digital ad spending in 2024 is forecast to reach $728.1B [32]
Social network ad spend worldwide is forecast to reach $267.3B in 2024 [33]
Search ad spend worldwide is forecast to reach $455.0B in 2024 [34]
U.S. digital display ad spending is forecast to reach $159.1B in 2024 [35]
U.S. e-commerce ad spending is expected to increase to $56B in 2024 [36]
Retail media ad spending in the U.S. is forecast to reach $45.0B in 2024 [37]
Programmatic ad spending is expected to account for 90% of digital display in 2024 [38]
Video ad spending worldwide is projected to reach $147.0B in 2024 [39]
Connected TV (CTV) ad spending in the U.S. is forecast to reach $43.3B in 2024 [40]
Influencer marketing spending worldwide is forecast to reach $24.4B in 2024 [41]
Influencer marketing market size is projected to reach $21.1B by 2023 [42]
Affiliate marketing spending worldwide is projected to reach $8.2B in 2024 [43]
Email marketing is estimated to generate $42 for every $1 spent [44]
Search engine optimization (SEO) drives 1000% more traffic than social media [45]
Retargeting ads have a CTR that is 10x higher than standard display [7]
The average CPM for fashion-related Instagram ads in 2024 is $7.21 [46]
The average CPC for fashion on Facebook is $0.91 [47]
Average CTR for display ads across industries is 0.46% [48]
Average CTR for search ads (Google Ads) is around 3.17% [49]
Average conversion rate for ecommerce email campaigns is 1.8% [15]
Average ecommerce conversion rate from paid social is 1.3% [50]
TikTok ad spend reached $1B globally in 2022 [51]
Pinterest ad revenue reached $2.2B in 2023 [52]
Snapchat ad revenue reached $2.6B in 2023 [53]
Amazon ad revenue reached $37.7B in 2023 [54]
Google ad revenue reached $226.5B in 2023 [55]
Meta advertising revenue was $134.9B in 2023 [56]
Retailer spend on email marketing is $6.7B in the U.S. in 2023 [57]
Influencer campaigns earn $5.78 in ROI for every $1 spent [58]
Section 03
Consumer & Audience Behavior
64% of fashion shoppers said they have used social media to discover new products [59]
48% of shoppers said they use social media to research products before making a purchase [60]
78% of consumers say that watching a brand’s videos makes them more likely to buy [61]
91% of consumers use the internet to research products [62]
73% of shoppers say they are more likely to make a purchase after seeing social media content from brands [63]
49% of consumers said they rely on influencer recommendations [64]
36% of consumers said they found inspiration from fashion influencers on Instagram [65]
55% of fashion consumers expect brands to personalize offers [66]
80% of shoppers said they are willing to share data in exchange for personalization [67]
52% of shoppers said they expect brand content to be tailored to their interests [68]
45% of consumers said they would likely buy if they saw a personalized recommendation [69]
35% of consumers who purchase online do so via mobile [70]
67% of consumers say they prefer to learn about a product through content rather than traditional advertising [71]
60% of shoppers say they are more likely to buy from retailers with good reviews online [72]
73% of consumers say reviews influence their buying decisions [72]
87% of consumers start with online search before buying [73]
61% of fashion shoppers use search engines to find product information [74]
41% of consumers discover products through social media [75]
59% of consumers say they have been influenced by a retailer on social media [76]
38% of consumers said they follow fashion brands for product updates [77]
42% of consumers expect to be able to shop directly from social media [78]
33% of consumers say they make impulse purchases after seeing product content on social media [79]
24% of consumers said they buy fashion products from social media ads [80]
71% of consumers say they feel more confident purchasing when they see customer reviews [81]
80% of consumers say they trust brand recommendations from friends and family [82]
46% of consumers said they’re more likely to purchase from a brand that responds quickly to messages [83]
62% of shoppers say they expect a mobile-optimized website [84]
55% of consumers said they use mobile apps to shop [85]
45% of shoppers abandon purchases if the checkout is too complicated [86]
68% of online experiences begin with a search engine [87]
30% of U.S. adults said they used social media to buy products in 2022 [88]
Section 04
SEO, Content & Social
In 2024, fashion is expected to account for 7% of global ecommerce [89]
60% of fashion shoppers say they search online for inspiration [90]
51% of consumers say they use Google to research products [91]
Pages with videos are 53x more likely to rank on page 1 [92]
The average top Google result has 3.8x more backlinks than positions 2-10 [93]
57% of marketers say they increase their marketing performance by using content marketing [94]
70% of marketers are actively investing in content marketing [95]
Short-form video drives 2x more engagement than long-form [96]
Instagram Reels have 22% higher engagement than standard posts [96]
TikTok videos generate 20% higher engagement than Instagram [97]
Pinterest is the source of 33% of discovery searches [98]
97% of searches on Pinterest are related to products and shopping [99]
SEO leads have a 14.6% close rate vs 1.7% for outbound [100]
Marketers report that SEO is their highest ROI channel [101]
Google Discover reaches 800M people per month [102]
76% of people who search on Google for “near me” visit a business within a day [103]
34% of U.S. shoppers say they use social media to find brands [104]
45% of fashion consumers follow fashion accounts on Instagram [105]
36% of fashion content is viewed on Instagram Stories [105]
25% of consumers say they bought something they saw on TikTok [106]
23% of consumers say TikTok influences what they buy [105]
33% of shoppers use TikTok for product discovery [107]
62% of consumers say they trust reviews more than brand descriptions [108]
The average time on site for ecommerce pages is 2 minutes 45 seconds [109]
Content marketing generates 3x more leads than paid search [110]
Long-form content (2,000+ words) gets 77.2% more links than short content [111]
Featured snippets can increase organic CTR by 8.6% [112]
Voice search optimization is expected to be important for 50% of searches by 2025 [113]
Google’s “Helpful Content” update aims to reduce low-quality content rankings (impact metric not quantified) [114]
91% of B2B marketers use content marketing [115]
38% of marketers post content more than once per week [116]
80% of marketers use social media for marketing [117]
Section 05
Tech, Data & Personalization
Retail websites in the U.S. have an average page load time of 3.2 seconds [118]
53% of mobile site visits are abandoned if pages take longer than 3 seconds [119]
79% of marketers say personalization plays a role in their marketing strategy [120]
72% of consumers say they only engage with personalized experiences [121]
60% of consumers feel frustrated when content is irrelevant [122]
87% of consumers expect brands to use data to personalize [123]
75% of customers are willing to share data with brands for better experiences [124]
61% of consumers say they expect companies to deliver personalized experiences [125]
62% of marketers use customer data platforms (CDPs) [126]
CDP market size is projected to reach $3.86B by 2024 [127]
Google Analytics is used by 86% of top websites [128]
Meta Pixel is installed on 20M websites [129]
Server-side tracking adoption is increasing; 42% of marketers say they plan to implement it [130]
68% of marketers say data quality is a challenge [131]
35% of retail marketers have problems with tracking due to privacy changes [132]
1 in 5 consumers said they will stop using a site if it misuses data [126]
83% of consumers are concerned about how companies use their data [133]
90% of U.S. businesses say first-party data is critical [134]
Retailers using AI for personalization see 10-30% revenue lift [135]
Recommendation engines can drive 10-30% of revenue [136]
48% of consumers are willing to try AR-enabled features in shopping [137]
65% of consumers say AR improves their confidence before purchasing [138]
30% of fashion retailers use virtual try-on as of 2024 [139]
Chatbots are used by 24% of companies for customer service [140]
Voice search affects 27% of consumer searches [141]
52% of retailers are investing in machine learning for marketing [142]
57% of shoppers abandon a site with poor mobile performance [143]
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