Facebook is expanding a News Feed test it launched last year that aims to help users determine the integrity of news items posted on the platform. Originally, the test included an “i” button added to news headline links that, when clicked, displayed more information about the article and the publisher that ran it. Now, in…
I’m going beyond B2B marketing tactics in this column to challenge all of us, including myself, who can easily get stuck in the day-to-day grind, heads down. Physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking died last month. There are so many lessons we can take from his legendary life and impact on society. Upon reflection, a…
The new AdWords interface is creating quite a stir in the PPC industry because, while it’s pretty, it’s disrupting the work of lots of PPC professionals. A Mona Elesseily says, “[T]his is a workhorse for many of us, not a viewing platform.” Fortunately, advertisers who use third-party tools like Optmyzr have a chance to transition…
Customer expectations are changing drastically. With every new medium, technology or innovation, they already expect the next level of service. Expectations are moving so quickly that they’re outpacing the same technologies that are keeping retailers on their toes. At the customer’s core, he or she simply doesn’t want to think anymore. The customer doesn’t want…
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: Reaction: Advertisers cautiously optimistic after Facebook says it’s pulling third-party targeting dataMar 30, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The change signals a new phase for the social giant and its advertisers as…
Cory Henke, Variable Media, presents on video advertising at SMX West 2018. Video advertising budgets have been growing as ad formats and inventory have evolved. In a session called Unleashing the Power of Online Video Ads at SMX West in San Jose, CA, three speakers shared their expertise in creating messaging that connects with audiences…
Apple rolled out iOS 11.3 today. Among the features are new and improved AR capabilities, health records, data privacy, Animoji, Business Chat, battery health and a few others. Whether Apple can help mainstream AR in apps is an open question and worthy of separate consideration. The two features I want to discuss here are Business…
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 booting data brokers, simplifying privacy tools to bolster user confidenceMar 29, 2018 by Greg Sterling The company is turning off ‘Partner Categories’ and adding privacy shortcuts. Instagram makes Stories advertising…
First launched in June of 2016, Twitter’s emoji ad targeting gives brands the ability to connect with people based on the emojis they include in their tweets. Even though the ad-targeting feature has been around for nearly two years now — arguably a lifetime on Twitter — some consider emoji targeting to be a fairly…
LinkedIn is offering businesses two outlets for using video on the platform. Companies can now run native video ad campaigns and include video within their Company Pages, LinkedIn announced early Thursday. The platform rolled out native video uploading to users last August. As expected, Thursday’s announcements mark the first roll out of video capabilities designed…
