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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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 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 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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With the implementation of its Tracking Protection tool, Google Chrome will restrict the data users share when visiting a website by disabling third-party cookies. While the change will initially only affect 1% of Chrome users, it will be rolled out worldwide by the end of 2024. In short: Google has begun to phase out third-party
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Meta has announced a suite of new lead generation tools, AI features and a CRM partnership to help marketers sign, seal and deliver new customers. One of those features is full campaign automation for lead generation campaigns. Powered by Meta Advantage, lead generation marketers can use AI to streamline and increase the effectiveness of targeting,
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Instagram has expanded Reminder Ads, which lets users opt in to receive reminders for upcoming events, to include new features to help brands reach a wider audience. Reminder Ads new features Reminder Ads’ new features are: Reminder Ads can now be shown in Stories, which will help to increase visibility and improve ad efficiency through
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Meta has announced new Reels ad features ahead of the Christmas and new year spending rush, and has updated its brand suitability to help brands take advantage of AI as 2023 draws to a close. Reels has quickly become a format advertisers can’t afford to ignore, with 200 billion plays per day across Facebook and
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Meta has announced its first suite of generative AI features for ad creation. Meta says the features, which include AI elements for background generation, image expansion and text variation, will help maximise productivity, personalisation and performance. Meta’s new AI tools All three features will call on AI to help marketers dream up creative options for
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Meta has gone big on its claims for Christmas and New Year 2023 by saying it will herald “the first AI-powered holiday season”. It plans to do this in the form of bid multipliers, budget scheduling and a whole host of other options aimed at giving advertisers more control over campaigns and new tools to
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