
Where Instagram and Facebook advertising converge and where they differ
tanuha2001 / Shutterstock.com As of last count, Instagram had 500 million monthly active users and (already) more advertisers than...

Customer experience in the age of disloyalty
This return flight, like my departure, was provided by one airline but “operated” by another. In total, I was graced with flight numbers...

Instagram advertising: What’s working? Part 2
Chukcha / Shutterstock.com Six months have passed since my last Instagram-focused column, so it’s a good time to provide an update on the...

Snapchat’s Everest Live Story showed climbing production quality of app’s TV-like format
Snapchat’s Everest Live Story used pre-recorded footage that the company’s curation team polished in production. Snapchat’s Live Stories...

Report: Facebook signs major deals for its live streaming service
Facebook Live is paying publishers and celebrities to help promote Facebook Live. The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed a document...

6 top takeaways from the Brands Talk Social Media #SocialPro keynote
When it comes to social media #fails, brands have to expect the worst. “Mistakes will happen even if you have protocols in place,” said...

Twitter launches Engage, a companion app to provide stats on audiences
rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Want more actionable insights from your Twitter participation? The company wants you to have it too. Today,...

Twitter, Vine extend video lengths and hint at new video revenue
Twitter and its six-second video app Vine are both extending their maximum video lengths to 140 seconds. Vine is also starting to look at...

Tumblr’s live video strategy is syndicating services like YouTube and YouNow
People will be able to cross-post their live streams from YouTube, YouNow, Kanvas and Upclose to Tumblr. No, Tumblr isn’t rolling out its...

10 ways to increase your social media engagement like never before
You post day in and day out hoping to see the social side of social media start to happen. Sometimes, a like or two will pop up, but most...

Facebook’s web app-like Canvas ads can now run as organic Page posts
Facebook’s web app-like Canvas posts can contain interactive photos and autoplay videos. Facebook has a new weapon in its arsenal in the...

Facebook keynote opens Marketing Land’s Social Pro conference
Good morning from beautiful Seattle! We’re at the Bell Harbor Convention Center today, overlooking Elliott Bay, for the start of...

Twitter advertisers to get stats on video performance
A partnership of Twitter and video company Innovid is giving advertisers more useful data on video performance as posted on the...

Facebook makes it clearer when an Instant Article is an advertorial
You’re probably going to start noticing more advertorials adopting Facebook’s Instant Articles format. On Friday, Facebook added some...

How Facebook turned an end-to-end ad tech strategy on its head
Maybe Facebook doesn’t need to own the entire ad tech stack to overtake the entire digital ad ecosystem. Or maybe Facebook just doesn’t...

Wayin + EngageSciences = a different push/pull engine for user expression or a new Frankenstein?
From EngageSciences’ website Sometimes, when two companies combine, they create a kind of Frankenstein monster — disparate parts not...

Social intelligence platform Unmetric launches Discover feature so marketers can see what other mark
An image board in Unmetric’s new Discover feature When a brand wants to conduct a social media or other online campaign, the first step...

Tap into the power of your brand’s influencers
Download this white paper from ReadyPulse to learn about the impact of a conversation with an influencer as it relates to the final...

Twitter will let brands target ads based on the emojis people use ?????
Today is June 15, not April 1, which means this is a real thing that’s happening. Twitter is going to let brands target ads based on the...
























