I read a blog post by Sprout Social that quoted 2 billion messages are sent between people and businesses monthly. 56% of people would rather message than call customer service. 53% of people are more likely to shop with businesses they can message. FB messenger is a communication channel businesses must manage these days. Responding
Month: September 2024
Google is on trial for allegedly abusing its dominance of the $200 billion digital advertising industry. The U.S. Department of Justice claimed that through acquisitions and anticompetitive conduct, Google seized sustained control of the full advertising technology (“adtech”) stack: the tools advertisers and publishers use to buy and sell ads, and the exchange that connects them. In
First Position has been expanded to include all YouTube content through Display & Video 360, offering it at dynamic CPM rates. Previously, this feature was only available on YouTube Select inventory at fixed rates. Now, advertisers can secure prime ad placement at the beginning of a YouTube session across any content, enhancing relevance and impact.
Google is experimenting with a new way to make ads more distinguishable in its search results. The update introduces a taller gray background for ads, accompanied by a “Sponsored” label and subtitles like “Promoted products” or “Promoted results.” This is a shift from Google’s current more subtle labelling approach. What it looks like. Here’s a
As a tech journalist, Zul focuses on topics including cloud computing, cybersecurity, and disruptive technology in the enterprise industry. He has expertise in moderating webinars and presenting content on video, in addition to having a background in networking technology. It has been more than a year since Snap overcame two years of declining year-on-year revenue
Meta is implementing new data restrictions in its Business Tools, which could potentially affect how businesses target ads and measure performance. Why we care. This move reflects Meta’s ongoing commitment to privacy, but could complicate ad targeting and reporting for you. Key changes. Automatic restriction of certain URL parts and custom parameters. Potential pausing of
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game in many industries and content marketing is no different. As we dive deeper into the digital age, AI’s influence on how we create, share and optimize content is only growing. This article will examine some of the key trends shaping the future of AI in content marketing and
AI winter is a term that describes funding cuts in research and development of artificial intelligence systems. This usually follows after a period of overhype and under-delivery in the expectations of AI systems capabilities. Does this sound like today’s AI? Over the past few months, we’ve observed several key generative AI systems failing to meet the
YouTube rolled out a new “website visits” goal in YouTube Studio’s promotions feature. This goal allows creators to drive traffic directly to their websites while growing their channel’s audience and video views. Why we care. This update makes it easier for you to turn video views into website visits, helping to promote products or services
Google Ads will phase out the option to use enhanced cost-per-click (eCPC) for new Search and Display campaigns starting in October. Key dates: October: eCPC option removed for new campaigns. March 2025: All remaining eCPC campaigns transitioned to Manual CPC. Why we care. ECPC is the most light touch of automated bid strategies, so it
Duncan is an award-winning technology industry analyst, specialising in cloud computing, blockchain, martech and edge computing. Contentful, a composable content platform, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Berlin-based Ninetailed, a structured content personalisation and experimentation specialist. This move will allow Contentful to offer its customers a scalable, AI-driven personalisation solution that’s already integrated into
About the Author By Duncan MacRae | 4th September 2024 Categories: Advertising, Best Practice, Branding, Commerce, Customer Experience, E-Commerce, Ethical Marketing, M-Commerce, Marketing, S-Commerce, Duncan is an award-winning technology industry analyst, specialising in cloud computing, blockchain, martech and edge computing. Almost all B2B companies are struggling to provide their customers with accurate and comprehensive product
Google Ads will enforce stricter rules starting in November under its Circumventing Systems policy, specifically targeting advertisers in the Gambling and Games sector. Advertisers with a Gambling and Games certification must undergo recertification if their business has significantly changed since their original certification. Why we care. This update means that any significant changes to an
Google is testing a new display and user interface for forum content within its search results. “We’re testing a new display for forum content when it appears in search results, allowing people to quickly view top comments and related discussions to help them find useful information and dig deeper,” a Google spokesperson told us. What
Google’s August 2024 core update is now done rolling out, a Google spokesperson told us. It started on August 15, 2024 and completed 19 days later on September 3, 2024. This update caused a lot of ranking movement and changes to the overall Google Search results. As we said before, this update is not just a normal
Welcome to the first installment of our article series on artificial intelligence (AI) for marketing beginners. This aims to demystify AI, providing foundational knowledge and practical insights on how AI can help your marketing efforts. This introductory article explores AI and why it’s significant and highlights key milestones. I’ll also share actionable steps you can
We all love to take a little time away from the grind during the slow season (which for many of us is right now), but smart PPC marketers are also using the time to get in the prime position when the tide is higher. In retail, that will fire up in October (probably earlier than
Google Search finally supports the AVIF file format in Google Search, Google Images and all locations Google Search shows images such as Google Discover, Google News and so forth. “We’re happy to announce that AVIF is now a supported file type in Google Search, for Google Images as well as any place that uses images in Google