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The influencer marketing space kicks off 2025 with another acquisition

Later’s acquisition of Mavely signals influencer marketing upstarts will defend their turf from big agencies. Mike Pastore on January 3, 2025   Influencer marketing and social media management platform Later announced Friday it acquired Mavely for $ 250 million. Mavely has a network of more than 120,000 creators who the company says drove more than … Continue reading The influencer marketing space kicks off 2025 with another acquisition →

Pivoting To Performance KPI Management Draws On Data

Pivoting To Performance KPI Management Draws On Data by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 3, 2025 The prediction became clear a decade ago that AI automation would replace manual tasks for everything from factory and manual labor to buying advertising media and tracking metrics and measurements based on key performance indicators (KPIs). I would … Continue reading Pivoting To Performance KPI Management Draws On Data →

Technical SEO for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide

Brian Hart | January 3rd, 2025 Technical SEO involves optimizing your website’s technical aspects to help search engines crawl, index, and rank your site more effectively. Important elements of technical SEO include crawling, indexing, rendering, and website architecture. What is technical SEO? Technical SEO is the process of optimizing your website so that search engines … Continue reading Technical SEO for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide →

How to block AI Instagram profiles ‘managed by Meta’

January 03, 2025 Instagram deletes AI profiles ‘managed by Meta’ after users complain of not being able to block them As tech giants lean into generative AI content to boost engagement, human users may discover that they have fewer options for avoiding it. BY Christopher Zara Nonhuman Instagram profiles are generating fresh scorn this week after … Continue reading How to block AI Instagram profiles ‘managed by Meta’ →

The most unexpected thing that will make you a great leader

January 03, 2025 The most unexpected thing that will make you a great leader New research suggests that doing this one thing can make all the difference when managing a team. BY Tracy Brower If you’re a leader today, you’re likely facing intense demands to deliver business results, while also supporting people, and taking care of … Continue reading The most unexpected thing that will make you a great leader →

It’s time for a better approach to change management in marketing

Most change management is stunningly ineffective. Here’s a middle-out approach that could improve your outcomes. Mike Pastore on January 2, 2025   Marketing teams make changes all the time. But to make big changes in marketing, like using your tech stack more effectively, decreasing your time to market or improving campaign outcomes, a concerted effort … Continue reading It’s time for a better approach to change management in marketing →