
8 tips for getting social media ads right
A friend recently complained to me that the targeted ads that persistently stud her social media feeds are not only disruptive but also...

On Facebook, viral reach for branded-content ads eclipses standard ads
If brands want to attract extra attention for their ads on Facebook, they may be better off paying a publisher or influencer to produce a...

Facebook could prevent age-discriminating job ads if it wanted to
The ways in which Facebook’s advertising tools can be misused — and the fact that Facebook doesn’t guard them against such misuse —...

How marketers will take their social spend more seriously in 2018
Social media is finally evolving from shiny new toy to a serious tool for marketers, thanks to seeds planted in 2017 that more marketers...

Snapchat will let advertisers animate their Sponsored Filters
Snapchat is making one of its splashiest ad formats more attention-grabbing in an effort to grab more brand advertisers’ ad dollars....

Reddit’s mobile apps now let people view only visual posts, block ads through in-app browser
In a redesign of its mobile apps announced on Monday, Reddit will add an option for people to only view non-text posts, which could help...

Facebook announces 6-second pre-roll ad test, new mid-roll ad restrictions
Facebook will begin testing a six-second pre-roll ads hub next year, the company announced on Thursday, confirming earlier reports....

Snapchat’s Lens Studio app opens augmented-reality format to everyone, including self-serve advertis
Snapchat’s Lens Studio desktop app Snapchat’s Lenses have largely been responsible for popularizing augmented reality. Since the mobile...

Facebook ads can now link to brands’ WhatsApp accounts
Facebook is piecing together the business side of WhatsApp in much the same way it did with Messenger. In September, WhatsApp announced...

Instagram’s hashtag following could be a new avenue for ads, misuse
Instagram is no longer only for following people or businesses. On Tuesday, Instagram added an option for people to follow hashtags and...

Twitter will now display view counts for all videos, including ads
Twitter has joined YouTube, Facebook and Instagram in publicly displaying how many views each video on its platform has received, the...

Knowing your audience better is your competitive advantage: A case study
Paid advertising on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram allows you leverage your existing customer data (emails, names,...

Twitter’s ad business has shrunk, but ad buyers say it’s stabilized
For four consecutive quarters, Twitter’s advertising revenue has declined year over year. But Twitter’s ad business isn’t in a free fall...

Agency secrets for a great Twitter strategy
Want to get more out of Twitter but aren’t sure where to start? We’ve compiled the best tips and tricks, straight from our agency...

Facebook’s pre-roll ad test will only run in Watch, not News Feed
Despite Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s long-held stance against pre-empting videos with advertising, Facebook plans to test out pre-roll...

Pinterest ad boss Tim Kendall is leaving the company
rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Pinterest’s president and advertising boss Tim Kendall will leave the company at the end of this year, a...

Facebook halts advertisers from using targeting to exclude racial groups
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Facebook is disabling some ad-targeting options because it’s been revealed how those those...

What Snapchat’s major redesign and algorithmic feed means for marketers
Snapchat is putting up a wall between content from people’s friends and content from everyone else — including organic Stories from...

Tumblr founder David Karp steps down as CEO, COO Jeff D’Onofrio takes over
Remember Tumblr? You’d be forgiven for having forgotten. Ever since Yahoo acquired the microblogging platform for $1.1 billion in May...
























