#Tech Google is launching programmatic ad buying for Web Stories in open beta. Until now, Story Ads could only be direct sold by publishers via Google Ad Manager. Story Ads can be sold programmatically by all publishers using Ad Manager and AdSe...
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
How to compete with Google in the SERPs, make the jump to agency or in-house, and support ‘the doers’ in your organization
#Tech “Don’t wait to see if Google makes moves into your vertical,” says Areej AbuAli, “It’s one thing to be optimizing for your own website, but then it’s another to be thinking, ‘Well, how do I compete with the SERPs? Maybe it’s not enough tha...
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Social Shorts: Snapchat advertiser certifications, YouTube masthead ads go full CPM, more
#Tech Facebook Ads bugs unnerve advertisers Last week, more bugs beset a wide number of advertiser accounts and ads, causing temporary ad disapprovals and accounts being disabled. “This is the second widespread bug that we’ve seen impact Facebo...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Social Shorts: Snapchat’s rising ARPU, Facebook’s moves on Nextdoor, Instagram’s age controls
#Tech Snapchat’s North America ARPU shoots up Snapchat reported revenues increased 52% year-over-year to $679 million and average daily active users (DAUs) increased by 18% year-over-year to $249 million for the third quarter of the year. One st...
Social Shorts: TikTok teams with Shopify, Commerce ads dominate Facebook, LinkedIn users top 722 million
#Tech TikTok jumps into social commerce with Shopify TikTok’s advertising division TikTok for Business announced a global integration with Shopify Tuesday that makes it easy for Shopify merchants to promote their products on the short-form video...
Thursday, October 22, 2020
With an eye toward deal-seekers, Google releases promotions, pricing updates for both advertisers and users this holiday season
#Tech Along with updates for merchants’ holiday Shopping campaign efforts, on Thursday, Google announced consumer-facing updates in Shopping that retail marketers should pay attention to — particularly as it relates to the importance of pricing a...