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Russell Hughes

SMK's guest Editor

LinkedIn Expands Content Marketing & Live Events Offering

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LinkedIn launches Articles for Pages, integrates Events & Live video LinkedIn is looking for fresh ways to help brands maximise content posted on the platform, improve event performance and help marketers make smarter decisions. The first, “Articles for Pages”, is designed to help brands connect with audiences and develop a stronger thought-leadership position. Marketers can now …

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Facebook Building “Modern-Day Yellow Pages”

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Business listings launch on WhatsApp ahead of global rollout Facebook has announced the development of a "modern-day Yellow Pages" on WhatsApp. Its pilot, currently underway, lets users search for shops and services on the platform. Considering the Yellow Pages still exists and probably believes itself "modern-day" is in no way awkward… Mark Zuckberg, Founder and …

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Facebook Releases Major Ad Targeting Update As Privacy Regulations Bite

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Post iOS 14, Facebook doubles down on automated targeting features Five months after the launch of Apple's iOS 14.5 update and the effects of Apple's privacy clampdown is beginning to be felt as the social media data hose chokes off. Launched in April, Apple's recent iOS update now forces social apps (amongst others) to get …

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Google Ads Automation Upgrade

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Google Streamlines Display Campaigns  Another day, another marketing automation rollout, with Google’s latest updates for Display ads. Google’s latest update sees it looking to simplify the campaign set-up process for the time-poor and/or novices while also trying to dazzle more advanced users with a more significant input for machine learning. Google Ads will streamline Display …

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YouTube Lifts Hood On Video Algorithms

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YouTube engineers explain video recommendation rankings YouTube has published an overview of how its recommendation system works, which will help brands and marketers understand how the system ranks videos to users – with that insight, it should be easier to attract more views and earn a better response from your audience. Cristos Goodrow, VP of …

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Facebook’s New Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition Tools

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Facebook upgrades on-platfrom features due to Apple privacy clampdown Facebook has unveiled new engagement, lead generation and customer acquisition tools in a broad update that includes a whole raft of changes. Apple's new privacy features are undoubtedly a threat to how Facebook allows businesses to conduct business on the platform. These new features can be …

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Facebook Page Comments Liable for Defamation, Court Rules

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Social media legal risks multiply with new ruling  Australia’s High Court has ruled that media companies can be held responsible for defamatory comments left in response to social media posts. The judgement forms part of the Dylan Voller defamation case, which looks set to have massive consequences for the media industry and its relationship with …

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Facebook Unravels Page Verification for Facebook & Instagram

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Facebook explains the mythical blue-tick The coveted social media blue-tick has had social media users in a tailspin since its inception. The ultimate standard of making it, of quality, of legitimacy. However, for many years now, account verification has been somewhat shrouded in mystery and pseudo-science, but thankfully for no longer on Facebook and Instagram. …

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