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LinkedIn Boosts Lead Quality Targeting

In the B2B world, lead generation is not simply a numbers game. The true value lies not in how many leads are generated, but in how many of those are actually qualified — leads that have a ....

11/05/2025
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Meta Brings Ads To Threads

08/05/2025 James Fitzgerald

Threads ads are now rolling out globally, marking a significant shift in Meta’s monetisation strategy for its newest social platform. After limited testing earlier this year in the US and Japan, advertisers worldwide can now acce ....

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Instagram Launches "Edits" to Rival CapCut

07/05/2025 James Fitzgerald

Instagram has officially launched its new standalone video editing app, Edits, in a clear attempt to strengthen its hold on the creator economy and rival ByteDance’s CapCut. Designed with ....

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ChatGPT Adds Shopping, Expands Ecommerce

04/05/2025 James Fitzgerald

OpenAI has introduced a significant upgrade to ChatGPT’s search capabilities, aiming to reshape the way users discover and compare products online. This new functionality brings a personalised, ad-free shopping experience to the ....

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LinkedIn’s News Banner Expansion

30/04/2025 James Fitzgerald

LinkedIn is extending its top-of-feed news banner to more regions, in a move aimed at increasing real-time conversation and topical engagement on its platform. Initially launched in ....

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Google Launches Easy AI Agents For Marketers

30/04/2025 James Fitzgerald

At its 2025 Cloud Next event, Google made its clearest move yet to lead the next era of AI. This wasn’t a series of feature updates. It was a comprehensive strategy to put AI agent ....

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Google has introduced a new feature in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) called Generated Insights, aimed at helping marketers and analysts identify and understand significant changes in their data wi ....

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WhatsApp Boosts Business Messaging

07/04/2025 James Fitzgerald

Meta is expanding its WhatsApp Business capabilities with the introduction of business broadcasts – a paid feature that allows brands to re-engage customers who have previously interacted w ....

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Meta Upgrades Instagram Creator Marketplace

07/04/2025 James Fitzgerald

As influencer marketing continues to gain traction, Meta is enhancing its Creator Marketplace and Ads Manager tools to make it easier for brands to find the right creators, repurpose high-performing content, and manage campaigns mor ....

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Elon Musk Merges X and xAI

31/03/2025 James Fitzgerald

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has acquired the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock deal valuing the platform at $33 billion. It is a strategic move that officially fuses two of Musk’s most ....

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Meta has kicked off 2025 with a raft of advertising updates, sharpening its AI-powered Advantage+ suite and adding new tools to support full-funnel performance, both online and in-store. ....

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OpenAI’s latest update to ChatGPT marks a pivotal moment for marketing and communications teams. With the introduction of GPT-4o, the platform now delivers native image and photo generation, alongside its well-established text ca ....