Strategies for how to test your Facebook ad campaigns
Social media

Strategies for how to test your Facebook ad campaigns

5y Brian Bowman

Strategies for how to test your Facebook ad campai...

Facebook has two features to help determine which creative is best: Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO), and split testing to run A/B comparisons. Rea...

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Weekly martech review: SAP buys Qualtrics, Alibaba's record Singles Day sales, Facebook's Portal now available
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: SAP buys Qualtrics, Alibaba's record Singles Day sal...

5y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: SAP buys Qualtrics, Alibaba...

We review the top news in martech from the week of November 5–November 12, 2018. Read More...

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Can you explain the difference between blockchain and Bitcoin?
Blockchain

Can you explain the difference between blockchain and Bitcoin?

5y Mike O'Brien

Can you explain the difference between blockchain ...

Not every marketer can, which is why AdLedger and several (competing) global advertising agencies have partnered on a blockchain education initative. ...

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Weekly martech review: Google walkout + Search privacy update, Amazon Ad earnings, YouTube ad safety
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: Google walkout + Search privacy update, Amazon Ad ea...

5y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: Google walkout + Search pri...

We review the top news in martech from the week of October 29–November 5, 2018.  Read More...

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Facebook earnings report: 7 takeaways for martech
Industry Developments

Facebook earnings report: 7 takeaways for martech

5y Kimberly Collins

Facebook earnings report: 7 takeaways for martech

In the recent Q3 Facebook earnings report, we saw growth slowing. Zuckerberg cites investment in and monetizing of new platforms. Here's what it means...

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Weekly martech review: Twilio to acquire SendGrid, Facebook restricts spam, YouTube TV-tailored campaigns
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: Twilio to acquire SendGrid, Facebook restricts spam,...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: Twilio to acquire SendGrid,...

We review the top news in martech from the week of October 15–22, 2018. Read More...

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Weekly martech review: IBM's Food Trust blockchain, LinkedIn acquires Glint, Talldesk valued >$1B
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: IBM's Food Trust blockchain, LinkedIn acquires Glint...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: IBM's Food Trust blockchain...

We review the top news in martech from the week of October 8–15, 2018. Read More...

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Weekly martech review: Braze $80m Series E, Torchlite freelance marketplace, Facebook first-party cookies
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: Braze $80m Series E, Torchlite freelance marketplace...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: Braze $80m Series E, Torchl...

We review the top news in martech from the week of October 1–8, 2018. Read More...

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An inside view on navigating Amazon: Q+A with Downstream CEO Connor Folley
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An inside view on navigating Amazon: Q+A with Downstream CEO Connor Folley

6y Mike O'Brien

An inside view on navigating Amazon: Q+A with Down...

We spoke with Amazon alum Connor Folley, who founded Downstream, which helps marketers use automation technology to maximize their Amazon ROI. Read Mo...

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What makes Pinterest so shoppable?: Q&A with Product Manager Tim Weingarten
Ecommerce

What makes Pinterest so shoppable?: Q&A with Product Manager Tim Weinga...

6y Mike O'Brien

What makes Pinterest so shoppable?: Q&A with P...

We spoke with Tim Weingarten, a product manager at Pinterest, about why the platform's inherently shoppable, its evolution into search, and what's nex...

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Weekly martech review: Sisense raises $80m, Adobe updates video suite, iHeartMedia acquires podcasting business
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly martech review: Sisense raises $80m, Adobe updates video suite, iHea...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly martech review: Sisense raises $80m, Adobe ...

We review the top news in martech from the week of September 11–17, 2018. Read More...

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Looking back three months: What's changed since the GDPR went into effect?
Analytics

Looking back three months: What's changed since the GDPR went into effect?

6y Mike O'Brien

Looking back three months: What's changed since th...

Some marketers are still scrambling to become GDPR compliant, others are changing their martech stacks, and consumers largely don't notice a differenc...

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Weekly MarTech review: cuts to Facebook ad-targeting, updates to Google Analytics and Adobe Campaign
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly MarTech review: cuts to Facebook ad-targeting, updates to Google Ana...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly MarTech review: cuts to Facebook ad-targeti...

We review the top news in martech from the week of August 20–27, 2018. Cuts to Facebook ad-targeting, updates to Google Analytics and Adobe Campaign. ...

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3 common misconceptions marketers have about Gen Z
Leadership

3 common misconceptions marketers have about Gen Z

6y Mike O'Brien

3 common misconceptions marketers have about Gen Z

Though Gen Z is more than at home with smartphones and technology, marketers often overestimate the role those things play in their daily lives. Read ...

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Social media marketing is evolving, here's how to keep up
Digital Marketing

Social media marketing is evolving, here's how to keep up

6y Tereza Litsa

Social media marketing is evolving, here's how to ...

If you want to future-proof your social media strategy, you need to pay attention to the latest social media marketing changes. Social media marketing...

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Weekly MarTech review: Google beta launches Google Signals, Facebook offers Create to Convert, Oracle releases GraphPipe
Disruptive MarTech

Weekly MarTech review: Google beta launches Google Signals, Facebook offers...

6y Kimberly Collins

Weekly MarTech review: Google beta launches Google...

In this review of last week's top MarTech news, we highlight the beta launch of Google Signals empowering marketers with a cross-device view of the cu...

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We’re spending more time with Google than ever. Is it time to ditch Facebook?
Digital Marketing

We’re spending more time with Google than ever. Is it time to ditch Faceboo...

6y Emily Alford

We’re spending more time with Google than ever. Is...

A recent study shows that consumers are spending more time with Google than ever before, while digital consumption of Facebook is down. Should adverti...

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In a post GDPR world, first-party data is more important than ever
Industry Developments

In a post GDPR world, first-party data is more important than ever

6y Emily Alford

In a post GDPR world, first-party data is more imp...

At the beginning of the summer, the General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, requiring marketers in the EU to obtain explicit consent from...

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Using AI to improve user experience
Emerging Technology

Using AI to improve user experience

6y Yaroslav Kuflinski

Using AI to improve user experience

Not long ago, a company could gain the loyalty of its clientele based on product quality and little else. But with time, the difference between what a...

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How multi-touch attribution can guide financial institutions through a decade of digital transformation
Industry Developments

How multi-touch attribution can guide financial institutions through a deca...

6y Sam Carter

How multi-touch attribution can guide financial in...

Modern finance is going through a real shake-up. Growing discontent amongst consumers over traditional banking services has seen a host of new players...

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Goliath vs. Goliath: Amazon's ad spend continues to soar
Search

Goliath vs. Goliath: Amazon's ad spend continues to soar

6y Mike O'Brien

Goliath vs. Goliath: Amazon's ad spend continues t...

Consumers spent more during Prime Day than any other day in Amazon history. A new Merkle report shows that marketers are also spending more than ever....

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Why marketers need to reevaluate their Facebook strategies
Social Media

Why marketers need to reevaluate their Facebook strategies

6y Vijay Sundaram

Why marketers need to reevaluate their Facebook st...

Most marketers who consider Facebook a valuable platform are feeling baffled with the series of changes that the social media giant has brought in rec...

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Augmented reality ads are here. Is your brand ready?
AR & VR

Augmented reality ads are here. Is your brand ready?

6y Emily Alford

Augmented reality ads are here. Is your brand read...

Now that Facebook is experimenting with augmented reality in news feeds, the stage is set to change the way audiences interact with ads. Here’s everyt...

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Facebook and Twitter focus on ad transparency - what does this mean for marketers?
Disruptive MarTech

Facebook and Twitter focus on ad transparency - what does this mean for mar...

6y Tereza Litsa

Facebook and Twitter focus on ad transparency - wh...

Facebook and Twitter have both decided to promote ad transparency with a new set of features. What does this really mean for marketers and how will th...

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The Transformation of Search Summit: Strategy and tactics to harness the next generation of search marketing
Search

The Transformation of Search Summit: Strategy and tactics to harness the ne...

6y Clark Boyd

The Transformation of Search Summit: Strategy and ...

Combining the expertise of ClickZ, Search Engine Watch and Catalyst (part of GroupM), this exclusive one-day event provides a unique view of the trans...

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Retargeting gets credit for sales that would have happened organically, say 83% of marketers
Digital Advertising

Retargeting gets credit for sales that would have happened organically, say...

6y Mike O'Brien

Retargeting gets credit for sales that would have ...

Consumers generally hate retargeting, which they associate with the worst of it—the ads that follow them around the Internet—yet marketers seem to lov...

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3 examples of technology disrupting marketing
Leadership

3 examples of technology disrupting marketing

6y Mike O'Brien

3 examples of technology disrupting marketing

On the surface, "digital disruption" sounds like one of those marketing terms that's so overused it's been rendered meaningless. But Scott Brinker, Hu...

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