Yik Yak's decline shows why Facebook is capturing social ad dollars
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Yik Yak's decline shows why Facebook is capturing social ad dollars

7y Idris Nagri

Yik Yak's decline shows why Facebook is capturing ...

Yik Yak's struggles are evidence of just how hard it is to sustain and grow a social platform. Read More...

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NFL revises its short-sighted social media policy
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NFL revises its short-sighted social media policy

7y Idris Nagri

NFL revises its short-sighted social media policy

Thanks to services like Twitter and Facebook, and the rise of video on these platforms, fans no longer need to watch entire games on television to get...

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Three major developments that will shape multi-channel marketing in 2017
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Three major developments that will shape multi-channel marketing in 2017

7y Rebecca Sentance

Three major developments that will shape multi-cha...

What are some of the major developments that are likely to shape multi-channel marketing in 2017? Read More...

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Can sub-three second video ad views deliver results?
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Can sub-three second video ad views deliver results?

7y Idris Nagri

Can sub-three second video ad views deliver result...

Brands have been upping their investments in new ad products from popular social media services, but are they getting their money's worth? Read More...

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Instagram introduces Live video to Stories
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Instagram introduces Live video to Stories

7y Tereza Litsa

Instagram introduces Live video to Stories

Instagram is determined to introduce as many new features as possible in 2016 and that's why it has launched Live video on Stories, as well as ephemer...

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How to appeal to subcultures on social media
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How to appeal to subcultures on social media

7y Tereza Litsa

How to appeal to subcultures on social media

Audience targeting can be challenging in social media, especially when brands make quick assumptions about their target users. How can you avoid gener...

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What's the best way to use hashtags on every social network?
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What's the best way to use hashtags on every social network?

7y Tereza Litsa

What's the best way to use hashtags on every socia...

Hashtags are not new in social platforms, but do you really know how to maximise their effectiveness? Read More...

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The inevitable rise of pet influencers
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The inevitable rise of pet influencers

7y Idris Nagri

The inevitable rise of pet influencers

Move over humans. When it comes time to promote their products and services, more and more brands are turning to social media influencers who have fur...

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Facebook launches analytics for Messenger chatbots
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Facebook launches analytics for Messenger chatbots

7y Idris Nagri

Facebook launches analytics for Messenger chatbots

Facebook is addressing one of the biggest missing pieces of its chatbot offering: analytics. Read More...

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LinkedIn Sponsored InMail goes self-serve
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LinkedIn Sponsored InMail goes self-serve

7y Idris Nagri

LinkedIn Sponsored InMail goes self-serve

In March, LinkedIn launched Sponsored InMail, an ad solution that allows marketers to send promotional messages to the InMail inboxes of LinkedIn user...

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Grubhub sparks social media controversy with CEO's post-election letter
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Grubhub sparks social media controversy with CEO's post-election letter

7y Idris Nagri

Grubhub sparks social media controversy with CEO's...

The 2016 US presidential election was one for the ages. Read More...

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Instagram Stories become more interesting with Mentions, Links and Boomerang
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Instagram Stories become more interesting with Mentions, Links and Boomeran...

7y Tereza Litsa

Instagram Stories become more interesting with Men...

Instagram makes Stories more efficient with the addition of mentions, links, and Boomerang. Will these make them more appealing to marketers? Instagra...

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Facebook opens Messenger sponsored messages to all advertisers
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Facebook opens Messenger sponsored messages to all advertisers

7y Idris Nagri

Facebook opens Messenger sponsored messages to all...

Facebook Messenger was the fastest growing app of 2015 and this year, as many expected, Facebook moved to monetize the messaging app, which now has mo...

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Donald Trump is the first earned media president
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Donald Trump is the first earned media president

7y Idris Nagri

Donald Trump is the first earned media president

Election 2016 is over and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump claimed the presidency in a victory that most pollsters didn’t see coming...

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Facebook is bringing its Audience Network to TV
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Facebook is bringing its Audience Network to TV

7y Idris Nagri

Facebook is bringing its Audience Network to TV

By some estimates, Google and Facebook are capturing upwards of 80% of every new dollar spent on digital advertising, but with the pool of dollars spe...

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Facebook sees Q3 revenue growth amid concerns over maximum ad load
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Facebook sees Q3 revenue growth amid concerns over maximum ad load

7y Tereza Litsa

Facebook sees Q3 revenue growth amid concerns over...

It was another good quarter for Facebook, seeing its revenue and its monthly active users increasing. Will the steady growth continue though? Facebook...

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Instagram tests new shopping feature
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Instagram tests new shopping feature

7y Tereza Litsa

Instagram tests new shopping feature

Instagram is expanding its shopping features, making ecommerce easier on its platform. How will brands benefit from it? Mobiles have already changed o...

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Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer marketing shortcomings
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Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer marketing shortcomings

7y Idris Nagri

Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer mark...

Earlier this month, Snapchat stopped autoplaying video Snaps on its platform. Almost immediately, view counts for some of the top Snapchat accounts dr...

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Cats, dogs, brands and social media
Social

Cats, dogs, brands and social media

8y Idris Nagri

Cats, dogs, brands and social media

It was absolutely hilarious, if you ask me. It was just a few weeks ago, on a Tuesday night (October 4). Two men vying for the second highest office ...

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Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII change
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Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII change

8y Idris Nagri

Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII cha...

Earlier this year, Google made a change to its privacy policy that is now drawing criticism from privacy proponents. As detailed by ProPublica, Google...

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Snapchat to publishers: no more revshare, we'll pay you for content
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Snapchat to publishers: no more revshare, we'll pay you for content

8y Idris Nagri

Snapchat to publishers: no more revshare, we'll pa...

Snapchat Discover has been a hit with publishers that want access to the popular messaging app’s highly-desirable audience, and some reports eve...

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Why Instagram expanded Stories into Explore
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Why Instagram expanded Stories into Explore

8y Tereza Litsa

Why Instagram expanded Stories into Explore

Instagram decided to highlight Stories and offer them an additional boost. What changes should we expect? It was two months ago when Instagram decided...

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Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadcasts
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Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadcasts

8y Idris Nagri

Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadca...

Little more than a year ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg streamed the first live video from Facebook headquarters. In April of this year, his company...

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How the rise of user-generated content changes marketing
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How the rise of user-generated content changes marketing

8y Tereza Litsa

How the rise of user-generated content changes mar...

User-generated content has become an important part of content marketing, with consumers being part of a brand’s strategy. How does this affect ...

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Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are great, but only if they lead to outcomes
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Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are great, but only if they ...

8y Adam Singer

Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are...

Something I’m asked frequently at conferences and from marketers is what metrics they should be striving for from their social media marketing. They ...

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Google acquires FameBit to cash in on YouTube branded content
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Google acquires FameBit to cash in on YouTube branded content

8y Idris Nagri

Google acquires FameBit to cash in on YouTube bran...

Yesterday, Google announced that it is acquiring FameBit, an influencer marketing platform. The startup, which was founded in 2013, helps brands conne...

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Social discovery app Stack receives £1m investment
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Social discovery app Stack receives £1m investment

8y Graham Charlton

Social discovery app Stack receives £1m investment

Social content discovery app Stack has this week received a £1m investment from Blenheim Chalcot.  We’ve been asking Oliver Cooper, co-founder a...

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