[SMK] AI & Digital Marketing Capability Transformation
In 2024, eCommerce is playing a bigger role than ever, with online shopping accounting for 20.1% of global retail sales, a percentage expected to rise to 22.6% by 2027. The shift underscores the growing significance of customer trust and experience in influencing online purchasing decisions. Google has capitalised on this with its Store Ratings feature,
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In the world of PPC advertising, choosing the right bidding strategy can be the difference between success and wasted ad spend. With so many options and conflicting advice, it can be difficult for advertisers to know which path to take. Recent analysis from Optmyzr, an online ad software company, has highlighted the importance of selecting
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At DMEXCO 2024, Google introduced a range of AI-powered updates to its Google Ads platform, designed to help advertisers better engage with their audiences and improve return on investment (ROI). These updates focus on expanding language support, offering enhanced creative controls, and providing deeper insights to optimise campaign performance. The overall goal is to make
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The Australian government is preparing to take a bold step by proposing a comprehensive ban that would prevent underage users from accessing social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has referred to social media as a “scourge” on young Australians and is determined to introduce legislation by the end of the year. The move, although motivated
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Google is making a major shift in its video advertising landscape by merging its Video Action Campaigns (VAC) into the more versatile and AI-powered Demand Gen campaigns starting mid next year. The change comes as Google aims to enhance the advertising experience by offering a multi-format, automated approach that promises improved performance and broader reach.
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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) just got a serious upgrade with its new benchmarking features, letting businesses size up their performance against industry rivals. The new functionality represents a major advancement for marketers and analysts, providing invaluable context that can help shape more informed strategic decisions. Benchmarking Unleashed: Your Secret Weapon in Analytics Benchmarking is a
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Google has recently updated its “Trending Now” tool, part of the Google Trends platform, offering a more dynamic way to track and leverage emerging search trends for marketing. The latest upgrade brings a range of benefits for businesses aiming to maximise relevancy in their communications across social media, search and beyond. Overview of Google’s “Trending
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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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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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Following the recent sunsetting of Universal Analytics (UA) on 1st July, Google has begun the roll out of new features and improvements for Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Google’s latest enhancements aim to give marketers deeper insights and tools for cross- channel measurement and budget optimisation. AI-Powered Insights One of the most significant advancements in GA4
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