Creative testing: Why is the control so hard to beat?
Digital Marketing

Creative testing: Why is the control so hard to beat?

4y Brian Bowman

Creative testing: Why is the control so hard to be...

After testing over 30K image and video ads over the past year, Consumer Acquisition's Brian Bowman provides some interesting insights into how Faceboo...

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How to set up your Social Media Engagement Checklist
Digital Marketing

How to set up your Social Media Engagement Checklist

4y Tereza Litsa

How to set up your Social Media Engagement Checkli...

Social media engagement can help you keep your followers interested in your brand. Here’s how to set up an effective engagement checklist. Read More...

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Story ads are creating new opportunities for advertisers – but what makes a good story?
Digital Advertising

Story ads are creating new opportunities for advertisers – but what makes a...

4y Robert Rothschild

Story ads are creating new opportunities for adver...

Smartly.io's VP of Global Marketing, Robert Rothschild, discusses how story ads are creating new opportunities for social advertisers. Read More...

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Strategies to refine Instagram marketing for ecommerce
Digital Marketing

Strategies to refine Instagram marketing for ecommerce

4y Martin Ochwat

Strategies to refine Instagram marketing for ecomm...

60% of users discovered products through Instagram and have been more open to purchasing them. Here are some stats, tips, and tools to maximize your I...

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A comprehensive guide to influencer marketing
Digital Marketing

A comprehensive guide to influencer marketing

4y Charlie Braithwaite

A comprehensive guide to influencer marketing

Here is a comprehensive guide on how to improve your strategy with influencer marketing. Read More...

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The path to owning influencer marketing in 2020 is just 6 steps
Acquisition

The path to owning influencer marketing in 2020 is just 6 steps

4y Luke Richards

The path to owning influencer marketing in 2020 is...

Linqia playbook suggests always-on approach to influencer marketing, backed up with solid analytics, as the way forward. Read More...

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Five key social media trends that will shape 2020
Digital Marketing

Five key social media trends that will shape 2020

4y Tereza Litsa

Five key social media trends that will shape 2020

What does the future hold for social media? Here are the key trends to follow for another successful year in social media marketing for your brand. Re...

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Snapchat bounces back: How are brands marketing on the platform?
Digital Marketing

Snapchat bounces back: How are brands marketing on the platform?

5y Tereza Litsa

Snapchat bounces back: How are brands marketing on...

Snap's shares are up 150% since last year, and more brands are using the platform. What's next for marketers and marketing strategy on Snapchat? Read ...

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How social media marketing trends affect our martech decisions
Digital Marketing

How social media marketing trends affect our martech decisions

5y Tereza Litsa

How social media marketing trends affect our marte...

We look back at the top six social media trends from 2019, how they've shaped our martech buying decisions, and what they imply for the future. Read M...

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Instagram video marketing strategy: How to improve based on user behavior
Digital Marketing

Instagram video marketing strategy: How to improve based on user behavior

5y Tereza Litsa

Instagram video marketing strategy: How to improve...

A new survey reveals user behavior of Instagram users in the US, UK, and France. How can brands shape their IG video marketing strategy accordingly? R...

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The rise of Instagram Stories ads in Q2 2019
Digital Marketing

The rise of Instagram Stories ads in Q2 2019

5y Tereza Litsa

The rise of Instagram Stories ads in Q2 2019

Spend on Instagram Stories ads has seen the biggest growth in social advertising budgets, doubling since last year, according to Kenshoo's latest repo...

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Facebook’s Power5 tactics: How to advertise on Facebook in 2019
Digital Advertising

Facebook’s Power5 tactics: How to advertise on Facebook in 2019

5y Brian Bowman

Facebook’s Power5 tactics: How to advertise on Fac...

Facebook’s “Power5” set of advertising tactics incorporates all the key changes that have happened over the last few years with industry best practice...

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How will deepfakes in influencer marketing affect brands?
Ethical marketing

How will deepfakes in influencer marketing affect brands?

5y Emily Alford

How will deepfakes in influencer marketing affect ...

Deepfake technology is taking influencer marketing to a whole new level, and means trust and transparency will become even higher priority for brands....

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Five ways to up your social media ante with conversational AI
AI & Automation

Five ways to up your social media ante with conversational AI

5y Kartik Walia

Five ways to up your social media ante with conver...

From more effective inbound engagement to higher lifetime value, from superior service to the economy of scale, conversational AI for social media can...

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People are reducing their Facebook usage: What marketers need to know
Digital Marketing

People are reducing their Facebook usage: What marketers need to know

5y Tereza Litsa

People are reducing their Facebook usage: What mar...

Facebook usage among Americans has declined from 67% to 61% since 2017 -- which means 15 million users have stopped using the platform. How will this ...

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Instagram introduces ads to the “Explore” feed
Industry Developments

Instagram introduces ads to the “Explore” feed

5y Jacqueline Dooley

Instagram introduces ads to the “Explore” feed

Instagram's Explore feature -- which is used by 50% of users each month -- will now include ads, giving brands a new way to reach its audience of near...

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LinkedIn introduces Objective Based Advertising
Digital Marketing

LinkedIn introduces Objective Based Advertising

5y Jacqueline Dooley

LinkedIn introduces Objective Based Advertising

LinkedIn has officially announced the rollout of Objective Based Advertising (OBA), reconfiguring its Campaign Manager to keep advertisers' objectives...

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A brief look at the state of influencer marketing
Social media

A brief look at the state of influencer marketing

5y Ellie Roddy

A brief look at the state of influencer marketing

Despite ongoing negativity, it doesn't look like influencers are going anywhere anytime soon, especially ones with true purpose that brands can align ...

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AR, voice technology, and social media wellbeing in 2019: Mary Meeker part 2
AR & VR

AR, voice technology, and social media wellbeing in 2019: Mary Meeker part ...

5y Tereza Litsa

AR, voice technology, and social media wellbeing i...

With the rise of voice technology, the evolution of AR, and the growing balance between the positive and negative effects of social media, there's a l...

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Social media usage and advertising 2019, per Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report
Digital Marketing

Social media usage and advertising 2019, per Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends ...

5y Tereza Litsa

Social media usage and advertising 2019, per Mary ...

What can we learn from Mary Meeker’s Trends Report about the state of social media usage and advertising in 2019? Here’s everything you need to know. ...

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The anatomy of a U.S. adult Twitter user in 2019 (and how marketers can use the information)
Social media

The anatomy of a U.S. adult Twitter user in 2019 (and how marketers can use...

5y Jacqueline Dooley

The anatomy of a U.S. adult Twitter user in 2019 (...

A new Pew Research study reveals demographics of U.S. adult Twitter users. 80% of tweets comes from 10% of users, the study found. But those 10% of to...

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Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram
Brand awareness

Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram

5y Tereza Litsa

Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram

Instagram's one of the most popular social platforms. Ten creative ways how brands like Casper, Starbucks, Sprout Social, NatGeo, and Mailchimp stand ...

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What types of video content on social do consumers engage with most?
Social media

What types of video content on social do consumers engage with most?

5y Tereza Litsa

What types of video content on social do consumers...

The average length of the top 100 videos shared on Facebook was 132 seconds, and 35 seconds on Twitter. Key findings of native video and more. Read Mo...

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The social media channels that marketers plan to use over the next 12 months
Digital Marketing

The social media channels that marketers plan to use over the next 12 month...

5y Tereza Litsa

The social media channels that marketers plan to u...

Top insights from a report on how 4800 marketers currently use social media and what their future plans are, including organic posting, ads, video, an...

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Survey: Nearly 100% of social media users visit at least four platforms a day
Digital Marketing

Survey: Nearly 100% of social media users visit at least four platforms a d...

5y Jacqueline Dooley

Survey: Nearly 100% of social media users visit at...

GoodFirms surveyed 450+ social media users and found that nearly all of them access at least four social media platforms a day. Read More...

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Social advertising channels 2019: Growth, trends, spend
Social media

Social advertising channels 2019: Growth, trends, spend

5y Tereza Litsa

Social advertising channels 2019: Growth, trends, ...

New report finds that spend on Pinterest ads is up 107% since last year, and Instagram ad spend up 44%. Meanwhile, CTRs have fallen by 37%. Key insigh...

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Instagram tests hiding likes: Top announcements from the F8 Conference
Digital Marketing

Instagram tests hiding likes: Top announcements from the F8 Conference

5y Tereza Litsa

Instagram tests hiding likes: Top announcements fr...

The five most significant announcements about Instagram from the F8 conference, and how they might affect marketing strategy. Read More...

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