Starting in January 2025, Meta will enforce new restrictions on lower-funnel conversion tracking, significantly impacting health and wellness businesses that rely on performance marketing to drive sales. Brands selling products like supplements, fitness equipment, or medical devices, as well as subscription services such as fitness apps or meal plans, will be most affected. Despite the …
Meta has shared its latest performance update, revealing a modest increase in daily active users across its app ecosystem and a substantial boost in revenue. Daily active users across Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads now stand at 3.29 billion, up slightly from the 3.27 billion reported in Q2. This growth is accompanied by a …
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In the ever-evolving digital landscape, Meta is making a bold push into the AI-powered search engine space. Meta’s strategic pivot not only marks its intent to lessen its dependence on industry titans like Google and Microsoft but also positions it within a competitive field where the balance between content access and creator rights has become …
At Advertising Week 2024, Meta unveiled a significant expansion of its advertising toolkit, focusing on video-driven engagement and generative AI solutions. With video content now accounting for 60% of user time on Facebook and Instagram, these updates provide a robust pathway for brands to elevate their campaigns and capture consumer attention more effectively. The New …
Meta’s latest development, “Movie Gen,” marks a fascinating step forward in AI-generated content, promising a new era in video creation, editing, and audio generation. Movie Gen enables users to create videos through simple text prompts, personalising them with their own images, and performing high-precision editing—all while aiming to revolutionise how creators, marketers, and everyday users …
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Meta Connect 2024 revealed a comprehensive set of advancements last week aimed at enhancing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) for businesses and users alike. Meta’s latest announcements focus on providing solutions that streamline customer engagement, boost productivity, and enable new ways to interact with technology. These tools …
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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Social media video is evolving rapidly, with platforms and audience preferences constantly shifting. Tubular Labs’ latest report on the state of social media video highlights key trends that are reshaping how creators and brands engage audiences across major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Drawing on data from over 11 billion videos and 28 million …
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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 …
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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