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James Fitzgerald

Meta Expands Opportunity Score Globally

Meta is expanding the availability of Opportunity Score in Ads Manager, providing advertisers with a straightforward way to optimise campaign set-up and adopt proven performance recommendations. Now available globally, the tool offers a simple framework to improve efficiency and reduce costs across Meta campaigns. Opportunity Score provides a 0-100 rating that reflects how well a […]

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LinkedIn Expands Video Ads With First Impression and BrandLink Formats

LinkedIn is deepening its focus on video, positioning itself as a premium platform for corporate storytelling. At its first-ever NewFronts presentation, the company introduced a range of expanded video ad formats and distribution tools designed to help marketers reach professional audiences more effectively. Video consumption on LinkedIn continues to grow. The platform reports a 36%

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Meta Highlights New “Opportunity Score” in Ads Manager

Meta is rolling out a new feature within Ads Manager aimed at making its performance recommendations more visible and actionable. The Opportunity Score, which has been in testing for some time, is now being highlighted to more advertisers through a prominent notification system. This score is designed to help advertisers understand how well-optimised their campaigns,

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Google CTR Drops as AI Overviews Dominate

One year after the launch of Google’s AI Overviews, the search landscape has shifted dramatically. While impressions on Google are up more than 49% year on year, click-through rates have dropped by nearly 30%. For marketers and SEO leaders, this signals a structural change, not a temporary trend. BrightEdge’s latest study confirms that visibility no

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Meta Eyes AI as the Future of Social Interaction

Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on AI, and Meta’s roadmap makes that clear. Between the company’s expanding open-source LLM strategy, a billion-strong AI user base, and growing speculation about AI “friends” populating social feeds, Zuckerberg is painting a future where artificial intelligence doesn’t just support your experience—it is your experience. Recent interviews and developments point to

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Meta Pushes Verified Business Accounts With New Features

Meta is doubling down on its paid verification offering for businesses, introducing new features designed to boost trust, visibility, and original content protection. As the blue check evolves from a mark of celebrity status to a monetised trust signal, Meta’s latest updates highlight a strategic effort to convert more businesses into paying subscribers. The latest

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Instagram Launches “Edits” to Rival CapCut

Instagram has officially launched its new standalone video editing app, Edits, in a clear attempt to strengthen its hold on the creator economy and rival ByteDance’s CapCut. Designed with creators in mind, Edits consolidates a suite of professional-grade video production tools into one mobile platform. It streamlines the content creation workflow that many currently spread

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