
IAB says digital ad revenues up 21% to $88B in 2017. Left unsaid: The duopoly dominated that growth
The IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) is out with its Q4 and 2017 year-end state of the digital advertising industry report. In a...

How Facebook’s, Instagram’s and Snapchat’s audience size estimates compare
Perception plays a big role when digital platforms jockey for brand ad dollars. Notions like “everyone’s on Facebook … except for high...

Why Facebook says its ads can reach more people in the US than live there
Facebook may have messed up on its math again. Or maybe not. Facebook claims that its ads can reach more people in the US than the number...

Report: Facebook activity dwindles in 2016, influencer marketing is up
Influencer marketing platform Mavrck has published a many informative statistics for marketers who are using Facebook to speak to their...

Super Bowl-related social activity was up Sunday on both Facebook & Twitter
Both Facebook and Twitter are reporting increased social activity during Sunday’s Super Bowl after a big drop last year. As you likely...

Facebook discloses new measurement errors, continues to hone its math
Math is hard, even for Facebook. And it’s getting harder to trust Facebook’s math, even as the social network fine-tunes its...

Report: 2.5 million US businesses buying Facebook ads, spending $1,500 per year
According to a new report from Borrell Associates, nearly 80 percent of local businesses have a Facebook page, and 62 percent are buying...

Facebook’s advertiser count surpasses 4 million brands, with 20% buying video ads
Back in March 2016, you might remember Facebook announcing that three million businesses actively advertise on its social network. Well,...

Facebook: 1.15 billion people log in using at least two devices or browsers every 3 months
Facebook has finally put a number on how many people are flitting around from different devices and browsers in an effort to demonstrate...

Survey finds most SMB advertisers on Facebook spend less than $50 per month
Generating awareness is the number one marketing scenario for small businesses (SMBs) on Facebook, according to a new survey from local...

Study: Facebook users are sharing posts more frequently but liking and commenting less
A new study from analytics firm Rival IQ analyzed more than 9,000 brands on Facebook that included more than 8.1 million posts from 2015...

Facebook Announces SMB Video Offering & 3-Million-Advertiser Milestone
Facebook has announced a new montage-video product for small businesses, Your Business Story. In the same post, Facebook casually...

Facebook’s “Find-a-Friend” Contacts-Invitation Tool Ruled Illegal In Germany
Facebook’s “friend finder” bulk contacts-invitation function has been found to violate Germany’s data protection rules. The country’s...

Facebook Looking To Partners To Extend Reach Into Small Business Market
This past week, Facebook introduced a new small business “channel” in its broader marketing partner program. AdRoll and Constant Contact...

Up A Half Million In Six Months, Facebook Says It Now Has 2.5 Million Advertisers
In June of 2013, Facebook formally announced that it had 1 million advertisers. Then, in February of this year, the company announced 2...

Ranking All-Time iOS Apps: Facebook Most Downloaded, Pandora Top Grossing
App Annie released a report that presents the most downloaded iPhone and iPad apps and games “of all time.” The company also ranks the...

Facebook Passes Milestone: 1 Billion Users In A Day
Were you one in a billion? More than one billion people used Facebook on Monday, surpassing the 10-figure mark for the first time,...

Survey: Teens Spend 2X More Time With Mobile Than PCs Or TVs
American teens, (so-called “Millennial teens”) spend more than twice as much time per day with mobile devices than they do with...

Pew: Facebook Dominant But Flat, Instagram, Pinterest Have Doubled Users
Almost half (49 percent) of those 18 to 29 in the US are now users of messaging apps, according to new survey data from the Pew Research...
























