Pinterest Video Views Up 100% In 2020, While Uploads Grow 6X Last week, Pinterest hosted its first-ever Pinterest Presents summit, virtually, of course, where it gave marketers a glimpse into what 2021 and beyond would mean for the platform. The social media giant used its conference to announce several new features and spill the beans …
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New Report Sets Creative Tone For 2021 Understanding audience trends, knowing what will generate engagement, and harnessing creativity as we move through 2021 is vital for brands and marketers in a post-COVD world. Luckily for creatives, social media giants TikTok has spilt the beans on the creative campaigns and themes driving interaction on its vast …
Facebook & Instagram Shopping Streamlines With Shopify “Shop Pay” In a move that's surprised nobody and caught even fewer people off guard, Facebook and Instagram have announced a smart new integration with Shop Pay, from Shopify. Brands and marketers will now be able to take advantage of Shopify Shop Pay's higher conversation rate and lightning-fast …
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Microsoft tempts Pinterest with $51bn buyout Last week, The Financial Times reported that in recent months Microsoft had approached Pinterest about a potential deal to acquire the hugely popular app for $51bn. Since the start of the global health pandemic, soaring consumer usage and advertiser demand has seen Pinterest's market value increase more than 600%. …
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Facebook Engineers Dispel Ranking Myths Getting Facebook right is hard. It changes its algorithm without prior warning, post reach fluctuates widely, and the people who Like or Follow your page are as fickle as spring in Melbourne. Finding out how the Facebook algorithm works on a fundamental level is the key to driving meaningful business …
Socialbakers Report Highlights Organic & Paid Trends 2020 was a year that many of us struggled with. It was a year the likes of which we had never seen before, and hope never to see again. So it should come as no surprise to learn that Socialbakers Q4 2020 report sees a few pre-COVID conventions …
1st July Sees Gmail Ads Absorbed Into Discovery Campaigns Gmail Ads are a-changin, and the manner of their change has the potential to frustrate brands and marketers who enjoyed using them as a standalone ad type. Gmail Ad targeting will from 1st July only be available as a placement within the recently launched (ish) Discovery …
TikTok Monthly Usage Doubled In 2020 One of the most high profile social media product releases of 2020 was Instagram Reels, launched in an attempt from Instagram to sustain market share given the rise of TikTok. However, according to recent reports, it doesn't appear to have done much good, as TikTok usage eclipses Instagram by …
Short Form Video Comes To Search 2020 was a massive year for short-form video, with juggernaut TikTok proving, without doubt, the love that users have for irreverent snippets. One can only imagine the founders of Vine, must feel like Will Smith, after turning down The Matrix, to shoot Wild Wild West. 2021 looks set to …
Marketers Bemoan Rising Costs & Glitches Galore Sadly, the Great Facebook ad boycott of 2020, achieved little. Both, in terms of driving meaningful changes from Facebook related to hate speech and secondly scaring advertisers off platform, beyond the original July window. However, according to reports from Digiday, growing frustration from marketers related to buggy interfaces, …