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Instagram Trials TikTok Style Full-Screen Home Feed

Instagram is testing another feature that’ll have the folks over at TikTok looking on with a wry smile. TikTok’s full-screen main feed display could be coming to an Instagram experience near you. The move makes sense within the short-form video wars as Insta is trying everything in its power to make Reels more popular and …

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TikTok Ads Skyrocket, As It Announces New Pulse Feature

According to the latest findings from Insider Intelligence (formerly eMarketer), TikTok is on track to triple its ad revenue this year, surpassing the revenue of Twitter and Snap combined, TikTok’s ad revenue is expected to triple to $11.64 billion from $3.88 billion in 2021, dwarfing Twitter and Snapchat at $5.58 billion and $4.86 billion, respectively. …

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TikTok Improves Campaign Engagement With New “Add Ons”

TikTok has added another string to marketers’ bows and created a new way to encourage engagement with in-stream ads called Interactive Add-Ons. Interactive Add-Ons incorporate interactive elements to adverts that could tempt viewers to click on your ad. Let’s say you’re a brand that sells beauty products; you could show a video that heavily features …

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Instagram releases auto-generated captions for video

The war between Meta and TikTok shows no signs of slowing as Instagram has announced another fresh update for videos. Videos on Instagram will now have an auto-generated caption option, just like they have over at TikTok. It will be available in 17 languages, with more to follow. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, via Twitter …

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TikTok Releases Rising Trends Report for Brands

TikTok has published a new report exploring the latest user trends and shifts for businesses looking to make a splash in 2022. The What’s Next culture drivers report contains 35 pages of user trends, case studies, brand trends and notes to help businesses unlock the full potential of their marketing campaigns. There’s a lot to …

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TikTok Launches ‘Instant Pages’ In Direct Response Boost

TikTok isn’t sleeping. We’re only two months into 2022 but the short-form video app is already looking for ways to maximise business engagement and boost its revenue-earning potential. Now marketers will be able to connect TikTok ads to a native landing page, hosted within the app, that will load quicker than regular mobile pages. A …

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YouTube Lays Out 2022 Plans For Creators & Brands

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has provided an overview of the site’s key areas of focus for 2022 – and no surprise – it includes plenty on where it intends to take its short-form product, Shorts. YouTube says Shorts has now passed the five trillion view mark, which shows how important it’s become to the platform. …

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