X (formerly Twitter) Woos Brands With 50% Discounts on Ad Packages
In case you missed the news, Twitter is gone. X is now King. Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter to X has left many scratching their heads - and many in marketing watching with interest to see how X will b ....
06/08/2023
Meta Streamlines Facebook Video
04/08/2023 Russell Hughes
Meta has announced new changes to Facebook video as it continues to pour time, attention and resources into reshaping the platform from a text-and-link-based site to one that prioritises multi-media. ....
TikTok Boosts Engagement With New “Interactive Add Ons”
29/07/2023 Russell Hughes
TikTok’s new Interactive Ads-Ons are designed to engage In-Feed Ad viewers with interactive elements such as popups and stickers. According to research conducted by TikTok (so take this with a pint of ....
Meta Expands Reels Content Marketing, Ads & Creator Offerings
28/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Meta has announced a host of changes that’ll help make content marketers' and advertisers’ lives easier - and could lure more creators to its platforms. This will present its own opportunities for brands to run more impactful influencer an ....
Instagram's Threads Crosses 150M Downloads Worldwide
22/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Threads has stormed to 150 million downloads faster than any other app - beating the previous fastest, Pokémon GO, by 27 days. It only took six days for Meta’s Twitter rival to reach that milestone an ....
New Research Accuses Google of Ripping off Video Advertisers
21/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Ad intelligence firm Adalytics has busted Google’s TrueView video campaign offering wide open - or so it claims. According to its research, Google has been charging brands for videos shown on “websites and apps in which the consumer experie ....
LinkedIn Updates Algorithm To Reward More Professional Content
16/07/2023 Russell Hughes
LinkedIn’s editor-in-chief Dan Roth has lifted the lid on what brands need to do to amplify reach and engagement - especially as the platform recently updated its algorithm in response to user feedback saying that there was too much personal ....
TikTok Streamlines Video Creation With New AI Script Generator
14/07/2023 Russell Hughes
TikTok has launched a new free tool that can help marketers create scripts for TikTok videos in seconds. Called Script Generator, the tool is available to TikTok Creative Centre users with a desktop TikT ....
Meta’s Twitter Clone Tops 100m Members In Under 5 Days
12/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Twitter alternative Threads has become the quickest app to reach 100 million members after it was launched on Wednesday 5 July, a day earlier than scheduled. Incredibly, it hit 30 million users after 24 hours and 70 million within 48 hours. ....
Google Announces New AI-Powered Ad Options
10/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Google’s new Demand Gen and Video View campaigns will give advertisers extra ways to use AI for asset creation and ad targeting - and will make it easier for marketers to connect with consumers and drive intent from mid-funnel to purchase. ....
How Instagram Expanded Its Broadcast Channels
05/07/2023 Russell Hughes
After the success of its February 2023 launch, Instagram has expanded its Broadcast channels to creators across the globe. Broadcast channels let creators and brands talk directly to their audience via ....
WhatsApp Expand Business Messaging Offerings
03/07/2023 Russell Hughes
Meta is adding tools to Whatsapp Business that will help businesses connect with customers more efficiently. One of these tools allows brands to launch Facebook and Instagram ads without needing an acc ....