
Three paid social features you need to try in 2017
tanuha2001 / Shutterstock.com Hopefully, your social advertising program has been able to hit the ground running in 2017. Now that you’ve...

Instagram won’t fix Facebook’s ad load dilemma yet, but video might
For the past six months or so, Facebook has been warning investors that it will max out the number of ads it can stuff into people’s news...

Facebook’s Q4 2016 earnings report in 7 charts
Facebook makes a lot of money… … and the money it makes from advertising keeps growing at a steady pace… … because a lot of people use...

Facebook starts opening its black box to keep advertisers from avoiding Audience Network
Late last May, GroupM’s head of paid social, Kieley Taylor, sent an email to the WPP-owned media agency network’s paid social teams in...

Pinterest introduces Search ads with Keyword and Shopping campaigns
Pinterest introduced its anticipated Search Ads product on Wednesday. Search ads will open up ad inventory across the more than two...

Snapchat rolls out QR-style ‘Snapcodes’ to open links in app
Of course Snapchat has come up with a weird way to browse the web. And of course that way involves snapping a photo. On Tuesday, Snapchat...

Facebook updates News Feed algorithm to show more timely and authentic stories
With the brouhaha about fake news and the significant impacts it’s making, Facebook has come out with two algorithm updates, one of which...

Snapchat launches new Facebook-inspired ad technology platform
Snapchat is launching a new Facebook-inspired ad platform. While it has had an API since 2016, today marks its official opening of...

The 3 challenges all social CMI professionals face (and how to overcome them)
This fact indicates the need for a dedicated social consumer market insights professional (social CMI) within the enterprise. In my...

Facebook opens its ad network’s video ads to independent viewability checks
After a series of measurement errors disclosed last year, marketers’ distrust of Facebook’s math grew, as did their calls for more...

Inmoji launches first self-service platform for its interactive emoji-like icons and stickers
Inmoji used in conversation. Inmoji creates for brands what could be called “interactive emojis.” This week, the company is launching...

Twitter’s NFL streams averaged 265,800 viewers per minute across 10 games
Twitter’s NFL live streams averaged 265,800 viewers per minute across all 10 Thursday Night Football games that aired on the social...

Facebook updates News Feed algorithm to focus on video completion rates
As always, Facebook is constantly refining the user experience for the benefit of both content creators and consumers. Today, Facebook...

Twitter announces Explore, a discovery tool
Move over, Facebook Trending. Twitter’s own revised style of trending stories has been announced today. Called Explore, the objective of...

Facebook tests putting its news feed ads in Messenger to make app more plug-and-pay for brands
Facebook is about to max out the amount of ads it can slot into people’s Facebook feeds, so it’s been ramping up its rollout of ads...

Facebook begins to test a feature to kill Snapchat
Facebook is currently testing a feature that appears to be a dagger in the chest of Snapchat. Reported by Business Insider, Facebook is...

Facebook’s Trending updates deemphasize personalization and leverage publishers
Facebook is constantly refining their Trending tab. Today, the company announced a number of refinements that build upon the evolving...

Trump’s tweets dampen social sentiment toward brands, even when they’re nice
“Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 3” by Gage Skidmore. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons. When President Donald Trump calls out a...

Women’s March a reminder of the incredible viral power of Facebook
Recently, Facebook has taken considerable criticism (including from me) for being a conduit for fake news during the past election cycle....
























