Facebook’s latest measurement news explained using sports analogies. Tim Peterson on September 21, 2016 On Wednesday, Facebook announced a wave of ad measurement news that even Facebook’s VP of measurement, Brad Smallwood, admitted were eyeball-glazing in their nitty-grittiness. But as boring or inside-baseball as they may seem, they’re important. So it’s important to explain … Continue reading Facebook wants to show brands how its ads measure up against TV, others
Getting a handle on the data for multiple-location businesses can be a significant challenge. Columnist Brian Smith provides step-by-step guidelines to making it happen. Brian Smith on September 19, 2016 When it comes to local listings management, there’s a direct correlation between the number of listings you manage and the amount of grumbling, cursing and … Continue reading How to manage local listings for enterprise brands
by Chase Martin, September 14, 2016 Consumer interest in artificial intelligence-powered agents is high, but at least one agency executive says there might be more opportunity on the brand side. Nearly half (45%) of U.S. consumers currently use intelligent agents, such as Google’s Assistant, Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, according to a new Forrester report. … Continue reading Intelligent Agents Bring New Opportunity For Brands, Says Agency Exec (DD)
Instagram’s redesigned call-to-action button is driving more install for mobile game advertisers and is getting more attention-grabbing features. Tim Peterson on September 16, 2016 Instagram’s redesigned call-to-action button on its direct-response ads has contributed to higher conversion rates at lower effective costs for certain advertisers. And now it’s getting even more attention-getting features from … Continue reading Instagram’s redesigned call-to-action button gets more clicks for gaming brands, new features
Businesses’ Twitter profiles can now display their hours of availability and a button to send it a direct message. Tim Peterson on September 15, 2016 rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Twitter is playing catch-up with Facebook once again when it comes to becoming brands’ favored social platform for customer service. Businesses’ Twitter profiles can now display … Continue reading Twitter now lets brands say when they’re available to respond to tweets
by Albane FlamantSeptember 9, 2016 With over 500 million monthly active users, Instagram has become a prime target for brands trying to reach new audience segments. After all, an image is worth a thousand words (and works in several languages). Yet how do you make the most of this social network? How do you regularly … Continue reading 10 Brands Killing It On Instagram In 2016
Facebook Pages can now give other Pages permission to cross-post their videos without those other Pages needing to upload the video to Facebook themselves. Tim Peterson on September 8, 2016 Facebook made clear earlier this year that it’s cool with marketers paying publishers to produce branded videos and distribute them for free through the publishers’ … Continue reading Facebook makes it easier for brands to cross-post videos produced by publishers
by Denise Chan Follow @denisechan26August 25, 2016 You open Instagram and you can practically taste the photos. Fresh, flaky apple pie. Rich, gooey caramel infused brownies. Iced cold lemonade dripping with condensation. Food brands are crushing it on the channel with their crisp photos and high engagement. With more than 183 million photos tagged under … Continue reading How Top Food Brands Create Drool-Worthy Instagram Accounts
by Personal Branding BlogAugust 24, 2016 A professional email is just the first step to generating new leads and sales for your personal brand. In order to be successful, there must be a way to capture your reader’s attention and compel them to want to know more. How is your email communication with your subscribers? … Continue reading Boost Your Brand’s Email Conversions With These 5 Tips
by Arik HansonAugust 23, 2016 Before you click away, I encourage you to read on. Because this isn’t one of those typical “Twitter is dead” posts. It’s more like “Will Twitter be dead to businesses within 2 years”-type posts. Because, I’m starting to believe it might. Brands have long (well, as least for the last … Continue reading How Long Before Brands Completely Abandon Twitter?
