Last week, Google pledged to fight “fake news” in its search results yet offered up no solutions to the problem. That’s likely because Google has no easy fix. Google especially came under fire after it listed a site with incorrect “final” US presidential election counts as the top listing for searches such as “final votes”…
There’s a reason transparency is such an important topic of discussion throughout the industry. In June, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) published a bombshell of a report revealing that executives were aware of — and sometimes mandated — extensive use of nontransparent practices like rebates and kickbacks. As a direct response to the report,…
Facebook is returning its Marketing Partners (née Preferred Marketing Developers) program to its roots as a roster of advertising and marketing technology providers and putting some agencies that had been part of the program at a further remove. Facebook plans to eliminate the “media buying” speciality from its Marketing Partners program that grants a Good…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Facebook removes agencies from Marketing Partners program with badge eliminationNov 21, 2016 by Tim Peterson Facebook is eliminating its Marketing Partners program’s media buying specialty, which will remove all agencies from…
Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following a brouhaha in July after the FTC spanked Warner Brothers for promoting a product without full disclosure about their engagement with the brand, the governmental agency has announced that it has come to an agreement with the entertainment conglomerate. In an unanimous Commission vote, Warner Brothers is now not…
