
16 social media updates for marketers in 2019… so far
Social media is a living organism. Things change all the time. They change in response to developers’ ideas, user requests, scandals,...

How retailers can avoid the 9 biggest pitfalls of Facebook advertising
Facebook’s ad business shows no signs of slowing, generating $14.9 billion during the first quarter of the year. That’s up 26% year over...

The video algorithm: Facebook vs. YouTube
When Facebook first introduced video into the Newsfeed in 2013, it marked the first time a major player challenged the video space, which...

Shopping as entertainment and how social commerce will succeed
From automobiles to television to the internet, changes in consumer social behavior drive changes in buying behavior. The reason many...

SEO guide to optimizing your LinkedIn profile for more connections, better leads
LinkedIn has the unfortunate reputation of being a platform for stuffy CEOs, spammy salespeople and college students that were required...

Here’s how to incorporate shoppable Instagram posts into your e-commerce strategy
Instagram has the power to be a big sales driver for brands both large and small, and its increasingly flexible advertising features are...

Facebook’s shift to privacy is just a play on emerging market dynamics
Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook’s family of apps will be pivoting to privacy and focusing on enabling private, fully...

Top 5 Facebook creative design pitfalls to avoid
Facebook ads have many unique advantages making them one of the best advertising options currently available for businesses of all sizes...

New-school paid social creative needs old-school teamwork to succeed
There is a rather large thing in paid social that has been undergoing massive change in the past year outside of the rise in CPMs and...

Here’s how brands can leverage social investment returns in 2019
Looking back on my career, I’ve seen major shifts in advertising – all enabled by the digital age. From the advent of search spurring the...

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...

Back to Basics: Maximize your YouTube advertising
Advertisers are expected to spend just shy of $30 billion on online video this year – an increase of nearly 28 percent year-over-year,...

Repair your reputation: Displace mugshots with your family photo album
A close friend in online marketing approached me for advice because their son had been arrested for possession of marijuana and mugshots...

Here’s why Nike’s Colin Kaepernick gamble wouldn’t work for Under Armour
Two weeks after Nike’s campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick debuted, the company’s online sales had risen a whopping 31 percent and its...

Driving sales and profits with Facebook Ads
Attendees on the second day of SMX East were treated to a double-dose of incredible presentations about Facebook advertising. Veronica...

The disastrous consequences of measuring engagement
Brad Smallwood, Facebook’s VP of measurement of insights, published research saying there’s “no link” between trendy online measures and...

How marketers can take advantage of Facebook’s Advanced Matching Pixel
Facebook has become a staple within marketing plans across many industries. The ability to reach their enormous user base using...

Going on the offensive: The use of attack sites in reputation management
In Online Reputation Management (ORM) cases where there is no realistic option to sue for defamation, reputation repair typically...

Activating B2B influencers across earned, owned, shared & paid media
Implementing a successful B2B influencer marketing program requires a strategy — identifying the right influencers, researching their...
























