
Reddit hires former Twitter ad team director as VP of ad products, engineering
Reddit announced on Wednesday it has named Shariq Rizvi as its vice president of ad products and engineering. Rizvi will lead Reddit’s...

Quora advertisers can now retarget users who looked at specific questions
Quora advertisers can now retarget users that have visited specific question pages, the question-and-answer platform announced Tuesday....

Paid social requires sharpening your blade in 2019
Something that never fails to shock me is how much things change from one year to the next in paid social. Things we evangelized a year...

Social media 2018 put the spotlight on data, video, Stories
After suspending Cambridge Analytica from its platform in March, Facebook’s data management issues remained the lead social media news...

Facebook’s year of apologies (to marketers)
To say Facebook has had a tumultuous 2018 would be the understatement of the year. The company has faced a barrage of criticism for its...

Facebook’s ‘Clear History’ feature delayed until spring 2019
During Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference in May, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was working on a Clear History feature that...

NYT report on Facebook’s data deals won’t sway advertisers, say media buyers
Late Tuesday, the New York Times reported more details on the varying data access deals Facebook had struck with dozens of other large...

Twitter recognizes Heinz Ketchup, Budweiser, NBA and more in its ‘Best of 2018’ list
According to Twitter, KFC was the best brand voice on its platform this year. As a year-end wrap up, Twitter’s brand strategy team...

Facebook expands Ad Breaks to 14 more countries, launches Watch globally on desktop
Facebook announced Thursday it is rolling out Ad Breaks to 14 more markets, bringing the total number of countries with access to the...

Facebook starts testing ads in search results
Facebook announced Tuesday that it is testing ads in its search results. The test will run in the platform’s primary search results as...

Facebook missteps highlight what happens when you can’t trust platform metrics
Facebook has a history of miscalculating video ad metrics. In 2016, the company admitted it had been overstating the average duration of...

Take our poll: Is the Time Well Spent movement influencing social media marketing plans?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2018 by announcing one of his big goals was “making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well...

Twitter’s #BrandBowl53 slated for Super Bowl LIII, gives marketers something to compete for
Twitter has announced its #BrandBowl53 plans for marketers wishing to take part in the Super Bowl LII buzz happening on the app during...

Kenshoo teams up with Experian to offer third-party data for Facebook campaigns
The ad tech platform Kenshoo announced on Monday it has partnered with marketing data and services provider Experian.Kenshoo clients will...

Facebook Ads Manager problems affected many advertisers, days ahead of Black Friday
A number of advertisers were met with errors in Facebook Ads Manager on Tuesday. This story has been updated. Now is not a good time for...

Snapchat’s Lens Creative Partners program helps brands find AR filter creators
Snapchat introduced its Lens Creative Partners program on Monday, offering brands a way to find AR (augmented reality) Lens creators that...

Office Depot launches first holiday-themed AR ad on Facebook for ‘Elf Yourself’
Office Depot is the first brand to take advantage of Facebook’s holiday-themed AR ads with the launch of its “Elf Yourself” ad campaign...

IAB: Digital ad revenues could exceed $100 billion for first time in 2018
Overall, U.S. digital ad revenues grew by 23.1 percent to $49.5 billion in the first half of 2018, adding more than $9 billion compared...

WhatsApp ads are coming: Will advertisers start buying?
In August, Facebook introduced News Feed ads that launch a chat in WhatsApp, making it possible for consumers to start a chat with a...
























