
Inside chatbots’ year of growing pains: ‘We’re at an inflection point’
A year ago, chatbots reemerged atop a mountain of hype that messaging marked tech’s latest paradigm shift, after messaging apps...

This new AI-powered social marketing tool can predict engagement or write the post for you
A rebranded startup is launching this week an AI-powered social marketing tool that it says can boost engagement, and even write the...

Twitter explores paid subscription version of TweetDeck as ad biz struggles
With Twitter’s advertising business struggling, the company has begun looking at other means of making money. Twitter is exploring a paid...

Facebook’s shoppable ‘Collection’ ad is its latest iAd-like format
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Traditionally, clicking on a brand’s ad on Facebook would open a dedicated microsite or product catalog...

How to track Facebook’s ratio of ads to organic posts in your desktop news feed
Some time this year, Facebook will max out the number of ads it can squeeze into people’s news feeds. But how many ads is Facebook...

Instagram now has more than 1M advertisers, doubling in past 6 months
It has been a year and a half since Instagram rolled out the welcome mat to all advertisers. Remember that as you read the next sentence....

Hootsuite acquires Snapchat analytics solution from marketing firm Naritiv
Social media management platform Hootsuite is continuing to beef up its ad and analytics chops, with today’s announcement that it has...

Twitter, Periscope make it easier to stream TV-quality live broadcasts
Twitter is making it easier for publishers and brands to air TV-quality live broadcasts on the social network and its live-streaming app,...

Instagram opens shoppable organic posts to more businesses in the US
Now more marketers can set up shop on Instagram without cutting the Facebook-owned photo-and-video app a share of the proceeds. After...

New: LinkedIn’s Matched Audiences will target ads based on people’s web browsing, email
LinkedIn continues to cross off the checklist for assembling a modern digital advertising business after pressing reset a year ago. Later...

What influencer marketing can learn from PR’s history
Influencer marketing is one of the most exciting marketing tactics brands are using today, uniting branded content development with the...

Marketers: Track emotions, not just numbers
What’s more important to marketers: Knowing what their audience is talking about or knowing what their audience thinks about what they’re...

Study: Ads in editorial stream beat search, social for visibility and recall
Mobile brand agency Kargo has published a study that argues “premium editorial” digital environments are more effective for brand ads...

The magic behind the Instant Pot viral phenomenon (and the CEO’s favorite recipe)
We all have at least one person in our circle of friends who gushes about the Instant Pot. If you don’t, it is just a matter of time (or...

What is brand marketing?
There is a lot of confusion around brand. It’s one of those words widely used but not widely understood. Is it just a logo, a color...

10 easy steps to help your business flourish on Facebook
If your business isn’t making itself visible on Facebook, then you’re missing out on one of the most cost-effective places to meet new...

Facebook Messenger copies Facebook’s copy of Instagram’s copy of Snapchat Stories
At least they changed the name this time. On Thursday, Facebook Messenger officially rolled out its copy of Facebook’s copy of...

A healthier, happier social presence: Tips for health care marketers in 2017
That being said, there is some movement toward social, and it offers an exciting glimpse of what’s coming. For one, consumers will have...

Video: See how Facebook inserts mid-roll ads in non-live videos
Of course the first time I find an ad interrupting a video on Facebook would happen while watching a video titled “No pants in court.”...
























