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[NEW STUDY] Meta Ads Benchmarks 2024

As we approach the business end of 2024, a new industry report from Wordstream offers useful insight for organisations wanting to benchmark their Meta Ads performance. Grasping these trends and benchmarks is crucial for advertisers aiming to refine their digital marketing strategies. By understanding how various industries perform on platforms like Meta, businesses can make …

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Meta Expands Ad Attribution with GA4 Integration

Meta is set to implement a major overhaul in its approach to ad campaign measurement and optimisation, aimed at delivering more tailored results for advertisers. Damian Wandler & Fred Leach, Product Management, Meta, August 2024 “Every business is unique in what they value most, which is why we offer different ways for them to optimize …

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Google Introduces New AI-Powered Creative Tools

Google has unveiled new AI-powered tools designed to enhance creative campaign performance for advertisers. First mooted at Google Marketing Live in May, the new design tools enable advertisers to remove, add, and replace objects within images, offering significant creative flexibility. These features are now available globally in English to all advertisers, with more languages coming …

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Google’s U-Turn On Ad Tracking Cookies

After years of anticipation and uncertainty, Google has announced it will not be phasing out third-party cookies in the immediate future. This decision follows several years of deliberation in which the tech giant initially aimed to eliminate these tracking mechanisms by 2022. Instead, Google is now proposing an updated approach focused on enhancing user choice …

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Meta Unveils Marketing AI Chatbots

At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this week, Meta has introduced a suite of AI-driven tools designed to enhance business growth, engagement on Threads, and unlock creativity. AI Chatbots on Messenger One of the highlights is the introduction of AI chat features on Messenger, built with Meta’s latest large language model, LLaMa 3. …

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Instagram Trials New Unskippable “Ad Breaks”

Instagram is currently testing a new advertising feature that has stirred significant controversy among its users. Traditionally, Instagram has allowed users to swipe or scroll past adverts that appear in their main feed, Stories, and Reels. However, this new feature, dubbed “ad break,” forces users to watch ads without the option to skip them, which …

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Instagram Threads Tops 150m Users, Ads To Launch In 2024

Threads, Meta’s Twitter-like social media app, continues to show remarkable growth and is making significant strides in the competitive social media landscape. Since its launch, Threads has piggybacked Instagram to rapidly gain users, achieving an impressive milestone of 150 million monthly active users (MAUs), as reported by Meta in April. Mark Zuckerberg, April 2024 “Threads …

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Google Once Again Delays Ad Cookie Cull

Google has announced another postponement in the removal of third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, marking the third delay since the initial announcement. Google’s decision comes amid ongoing regulatory reviews and feedback from various industry stakeholders, emphasising the complexity of transitioning away from a technology deeply embedded in digital advertising practices. What Role Do Cookies …

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LinkedIn Ad Costs Surge As Businesses Flee X (Twitter)

LinkedIn ad prices have rapidly increased as more brands leave X (formerly Twitter), reports the Financial Times. In some cases, ad costs have risen by up to 30%, and Search Engine Land reports that some media buyers are seeing 1,000 impressions for a premium LinkedIn campaign cost $300. Why businesses favour LinkedIn Despite the higher …

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