
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...

Android P: AI inside and simplification outside
Yesterday at Google I/O, the company previewed its next Android operating system: Android P. I haven’t downloaded and used it, but the...

Google announces ads updates for app developers at Google I/O
Google added that Android users downloaded 94 billion apps from Google Play last year. That’s up from 82 billion apps downloaded in 2016....

Google AdWords new responsive search ads can show 3 headlines
We’re finally here. Set up one ad with multiple headlines and a couple of descriptions, and Google will start testing combinations...

Google rolls out new ID requirements for US political ads
blog post on Thursday. The post was attributed to Kent Walker, a Google senior vice president. Google said it will now require political...

Google betting its Assistant can close the wearables gap with Apple
Right now, Apple is winning the battle of the smartwatch vs. Google. Google is betting that the Assistant can close the gap....

YouTube announces more moves to chip away at TV ad budgets
For years, digital platforms have courted TV advertising budgets, first via desktop campaigns, then with mobile-first efforts. Now, the...

Reports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, Google
As reviews have grown in importance, so have efforts to game the system. The problem is growing on both Google Maps and Amazon, according...

WFA to brands: Go beyond GDPR for online data transparency
manifesto calling for brands to put their customers first when processing data. The global group issued its plea today, a little over a...

Voice agents and interfaces will require many new marketing strategies
The base of Amazon Echo, a smart speaker home of voice agent Alexa Every new marketing delivery system — such as TV, websites, social...

Senators introduce privacy ‘bill of rights’ to protect consumer data
Earlier this month, US Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced a privacy “bill of rights” to...

More companies announce GDPR compliance efforts as the deadline for enforcement looms
GDPR) — a sweeping set of European Union (EU) rules that govern the handling of EU citizens’ data — goes into effect, we’re seeing a...

Google brings ‘Funding Choices’ ad messaging to more countries & adds subscription
After its launch in June 2017 for publishers in North America, the UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, Google’s Funding Choices ad...

Gmail’s upcoming redesign to include more app integration, smart replies & offline suppor
A complete overhaul of Gmail is in the works, according to an email sent to users earlier this week. Google says the Gmail redesign,...

YouTube to stop supporting third-party ad serving in EU in May, citing GDPR
YouTube is closing off access to third-party ad serving and pixel tracking globally, just ahead of the date when the European Union’s...

Already doing SEO? Add these two things to optimize for voice search
That’s a popular search engine optimization (SEO) question these days as everyone looks to take advantage of the surge in spoken queries....

Google launches Reach Planner for YouTube & video ad forecasting in AdWords
Currently in beta, Reach Planner in AdWords is designed to help media planners and advertisers forecast the reach and frequency of video...

Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without
A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children’s...

Four ways to remain productive when the AdWords interface changes
The new AdWords interface is creating quite a stir in the PPC industry because, while it’s pretty, it’s disrupting the work of lots of...