The Culture Lane
There is arguably no business sector undergoing a transformation as intriguing as the automotive and mobility industry. The Culture Lane with Marcus Amick provides listeners with deeper insight into the rapidly changing world of transportation, with a focus on the products, people, and services driving the shift. Topics include everything, from new EV technology to key position changes in the automotive and mobility space, and how it all affects consumers and the business of transportation.
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Driving Social: How TikTok is Changing Car Shopping
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What happens when one of the most powerful car-shopping tools isn’t a website or a TV spot—but TikTok? With 1.9 billion users globally and more than 135 million in the U.S., millennials and young adults are spending nearly an hour a day on the platform—and many are using that time to discover and research their next vehicle. In this episode of The Culture Lane, K.C. Boyce, VP of Automotive, Mobility & Energy at Escalent, unpacks new research on TikTok car shoppers and what it means when your buyers’ first stop in the journey is a social feed.
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