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Average Cost Per Instagram Photo Is US$1,642, Study Claims A recent study claims that the average cost for a sponsored Instagram photo has jumped from US$134 in 2014 to US$1,642 in 2019. The data, compiled by influencer marketplace Izea, examined negotiated rates between marketers and creators ranging from micro-influencers to celebrities, since 2006. Far from […]
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Google Maps & Shopping Campaigns See Xmas Upgrade One of the most overlooked and underserved aspects of digital communications is the ability to physically move audiences. For the past 20 years, most online marketing tactics have centred on serving web impressions, driving clicks, watching vids, generating Likes and encouraging online comments. Also, Poking. Remember when
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Facebook Opens 'Brand Collabs Manager' For More Brands & Influencers In keeping with its 2019 expansion and focus on influencer marketing, Facebook has announced an extension to its influencer platform, Brand Collabs Manager. Just in time for the end of year push, Facebook has expanded to more countries and tweaked eligibility, opening up access to
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Google Shopping Campaigns Get Extended To YouTube It’s getting to that time of year, isn’t it? Michael Bublé wakes up from his cave. Mariah pats her golden goose. The Christmas ads start rolling. Which, if we're honest, is probably a waste of time and money, since no brand has yet to top Robert Dyas’s 2015
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Adobe Launches Free AI-powered Photoshop Camera App Most people working in marketing communications roles have, at some point, used Adobe’s Photoshop. Or, at minimum, if you haven’t used for work, you may have used to touch up personal photos. Perhaps editing out drunk bogans from your classy Melbourne Cup “Birdcage” photos. However, all editing tools,
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Messenger API Update Sees Improved Engagement Features Facebook has introduced three new features for Messenger designed to help brands stimulate better interactions with their customers on the platform. “Icebreakers” to encourage and expand discussions via Messenger Improved conversation tagging and reactions Simplifying integrating Messenger ads with apps Of the three new features, the “Icebreakers” are
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Multiple Text Optimization Launches In Facebook Ads Manager Facebook is this week rolling out a new responsive ad feature known as Multiple Text Optimization. As per the screen-shot above, the new feature allows advertisers to create several versions of headlines, ad copy and descriptions for ads. Facebook’s ad delivery system then dynamically serves up the
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Google's "BERT" Update Will Impact 1 in 10 Search Queries Google has announced its most important search update in almost five years, BERT. BERT stands for Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers. According to Google, BERT helps better understand the nuances and context of words in searches, enabling Google to better match those queries with more
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LinkedIn Launches Events Hub For Face-to-face Networking After 15 years of trying to convince that world that “networking on the interweb was the future”, LinkedIn has finally thrown in the towel and launched an offline event offering. Computers are good, I suppose, but you can’t beat the real thing. LinkedIn Events is now live worldwide
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Google Search Beta Will Capture Leads Directly From Results Page Google is testing a new way for businesses to capture customer information with lead form extensions for Google Ads. The new beta functions very similarly to Facebook Lead Ads, in that Searchers can submit their information directly from the search ad. See image above via
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