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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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 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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While short-form video is coming to dominate social media, the biggest challenge for businesses looking to capitalise on the trend remains is one of production – since very few are set up to be able to create video at scale. Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO, July 2022 “Video is harder than photos, than static photos.
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Google has released three new updates which could seriously cut ad creative production times for businesses large and small. The new updates should make it easier for marketers to create ads and collaborate with team members. It hopes to help brands “unlock the benefits of video advertising” and make life easier for creatives. Eduardo Indacochae,
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Following the June announcement of LinkedIn Business Manager, the platform has now gone live for Pages and Ads. What is LinkedIn Business Manager? Launched as a central control station for social media managers, the Business Manager is designed to make life easier for brands using the platform. Praveen Gujar, Product, LinkedIn “LinkedIn Business Manager (is)
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It’s been a mixed week or so for Instagram, which announced new tools for Reels but has backed down on other changes after criticism from users, creators and celebs alike. We’ll address that awkward turn-around later because there’s a bit to get through regarding the new features. Until now, Reels has been focused on videos.
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YouTube has announced a host of new shopping features enabling Shopify merchants to feature their products across their YouTube channels and content. With the launch of the YouTube Shopping on Shopify, merchants can easily integrate their online store with one of the world’s biggest entertainment platforms, reaching over 2 billion monthly logged-in users. David Katz,
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Facebook is set for a major overhaul and the way users consume content is getting a big redesign. Now, whenever there’s a big change you can guarantee some people will be up in arms about it – but this move may actually be a step in the right direction. A new Feed and Home tab
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Get ready folks, because if you get your Instagram offering right, you may be about to see a swarm of folk begging you to take their money. That’s because Instagram has updated its Maps offering to include a search feature that users will be able to explore locations around them. Instagram, via Social Media Today
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