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August 2022

LinkedIn Trials New TikTok Style “Discover” Feed

If you thought there was no way the TikTok-ification of social media could extend to everyone’s favourite professional space, think again. We’re here to tell you that nobody is safe from the algorithm. That’s because LinkedIn has announced a slew of new features, including a ‘Discover’ feed, plus some extra context for job seekers, upgrades […]

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Meta Expands “Advantage+” Automation Capabilities

Meta Advantage is designed to help advertisers use AI and automation to maximise the performance of adverts. Well, now Meta had added Advantage+ to help brands automate an entire campaign type. Meta  “Through Advantage+ solutions, advertisers can tap into the power of AI to provide more relevant campaigns to the people who matter most to

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Google Announces Major “Helpful Content” Algorithm Update

Google has announced the release of what many believe will be its most significant algorithm update in ten years. Its new algorithm update, called the “helpful content update”, looks to boost content written for people to enjoy and will penalise the stuff marketers churn out with the aim of playing search engine rankings. According to

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Meta Launches New B2B Ad Targeting Options

Look out LinkedIn because Meta is coming… Traditionally seen as the king of the B2B space, the professional social network might soon have some big competition from Facebook. Meta has launched new B2B advertising options that it says can reach anyone across any size business. Meta Support “Meta is uniquely positioned to support B2B marketers

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Meta Culls Facebook Live Shopping, Shifts Focus to Reels  

After a little over two years, Meta has announced it is pulling the pin on Live Shopping. The live stream culling sees Meta shifting its focus to Reels, with the discontinuation of live shopping pencilled in from October 1, 2022. From that date, you will no longer be able to host new or scheduled live

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Google Simplifies Measurement With “Google Tag” Updates

For businesses in 2022, digital marketing measurement and evaluation are a significant headache. As the online privacy net tightens, digital channels have less data to play with and several more hoops to jump through to link cause and effect, resulting in an increasingly complicated and convoluted reporting landscape. New and updated measurement tools are proliferating,

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Google Releases 4 New Updates for Social Media-Styled “Discovery Ads”

Google Discovery Ads has been updated with new features to help keep audiences engaged and money rolling into your business. For those unfamiliar, Google Discovery ads reach up to  3 billion people monthly on the YouTube Home and Watch Next feeds, Discover and the Gmail Promotions and Social tabs. Discovery ads allow you to reach more potential customers as they browse

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