Mary Lister — March 2, 2020 Out-of-home advertising, or OOH, can seem intimidating. And expensive. And confusing. Because how in the world do you figure out how to reserve a park bench or bus stop to advertise your business? And how much does it cost? What do you even design to place there? And, more … Continue reading Get Started With Out-of-Home Advertising: Here’s How
Viral, Marketing: How The Coronavirus Is Impacting The Economics Of The Ad Industry by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 14, 2020 The economic cost of Coronavirus remains uncertain, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC — but that hasn’t stopped advertising industry insiders from speculating about the impact. On Friday … Continue reading Viral, Marketing: How The Coronavirus Is Impacting The Economics Of The Ad Industry
Randy Milanovic — February 5, 2020 A zero-click search result occurs when a user visits Google, enters a search string, and never leaves the Google ecosystem. This typically occurs because they click to YouTube, see an answer snippet, or click a link to Google Maps, etc. In theory, a zero-click search result shouldn’t be problematic … Continue reading What are Zero-Click Search Results… and Why Should I Care?
Derek Gleason — February 3, 2020 On January 23, Google announced that “If a web page listing is elevated into the featured snippet position, we no longer repeat it in the first page of results.” If a web page listing is elevated into the featured snippet position, we no longer repeat it in the first … Continue reading No More “Double Dipping” on Featured Snippets—Does It Matter?
Jake Baadsgaard — January 31, 2020 Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is hands down one of the best ways to reach potential customers, build brand awareness and get them to buy your products or services. Over the years, platforms like Google Ads and Facebook Ads just keep improving their targeting, algorithms and everything else you need to … Continue reading Which is Better for Your Business: Paid Search or Paid Social?
Listeners must verbally engage to hear the rest of the ad. George Nguyen on December 12, 2019 Pandora is now testing interactive audio ads, the company announced Thursday. The ads require users to verbally engage before the rest of the ad’s content is played. The interactive voice ads are also accompanied by an on-screen ad. … Continue reading Pandora is asking users to say ‘yes’ to interactive audio ads
Brad Smith — November 22, 2019 Follow @bsmarketer Remarketing is an incredibly powerful tool to add to your sales funnel. A single campaign can lead to an increase in conversion rate by up to 161%. But the best results don’t come from just any remarketing ads—they come from off-the-charts impressive remarketing ad campaigns. In this … Continue reading The 8 Best Remarketing Ads the Internet Has Ever Seen
Ad Industry Pushes National Privacy Law, Would Override California Measure by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, November 21, 2019 The ad industry on Thursday officially asked Congress to pass a national privacy law that would override state laws, including California’s sweeping Consumer Privacy Act. “Policy affecting the entire consumer economy and consumers nationwide is being … Continue reading Ad Industry Pushes National Privacy Law, Would Override California Measure
There’s a growing disconnect between where brands are spending ad dollars and where consumers are actually making purchase decisions. Lewis Gersh on November 15, 2019 Did you know ESPN the Magazine ceased publication recently? No? Well, you’re not alone. A Washington Post article about the magazine’s impending demise elicited just 15 comments. (A recent … Continue reading Don’t abandon traditional in-home advertising channels, they still work
Advertising (Like Journalism) Isn’t Perfect by George Simpson , Featured Contributor, October 31, 2019 Clickbait used to be the hallmark of sites like BuzzFeed and The Daily Mail, but apparently The New York Times is not above it, with a headline the other day that read “The Advertising Industry Has a Problem: People Hate Ads.” … Continue reading Advertising (Like Journalism) Isn’t Perfect
