Dec 10, 20145 min read

Marketing Day: Facebook Updates Trending, Google Voted Best Place To Work & Instagram Hits 300

Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

Google Rolling Out Search App Engagement Ads With Deep Linking Rolling out of beta this week, the search engagement ad is the latest in Google’s app promotion ad formats.
Facebook Updates Trending & Gives It A Mobile Push Playing catch-up to Twitter as a real-time public square, Facebook refines its solution with sections that divide the conversation about news events.
Is Your 2015 Integrated Digital Marketing Plan Complete? The new year is just around the corner and progressive brands are analyzing and prioritizing digital integration in their 2015 plans. In this Digital Marketing Depot webcast, Mike Corak, Executive Vice President of Strategy at ethology, and David Robidoux, Vice President of Marketing at Franchise Services Corporation, will share the key considerations to keep top […]
Google Voted “Best Place To Work” In 2014 By Glassdoor’s Employee Choice Awards Google takes the lead, while Facebook drops out of the top ten and Twitter fails to even make the list after ranking No. 2 last year.
Police Department Stunt Surprises Pulled-Over Drivers With Christmas Gifts At a time when the police are getting plenty of criticism, one city’s department aims to stand out by doing good deeds for random citizens.
NYT Best-Selling Author Of Click Bill Tancer To Keynote SMX West 2015 Author of “Everyone’s a Critic: Winning Customers in a Review-Driven World” and GM of Global Research for Experian Marketing Services to be featured speaker at the SMX West conference on March 4, 2015.
Instagram Hits 300 Million Active Users, Adds Badges For Verified Accounts The Facebook-owned visual social network passes Twitter, adding 100 million users since March.
In Black Friday Aftermath, iPhone 6 Activity Outperforms Competitors What insights can we glean from smartphone web usage post-Black Friday? Find out from columnist Andrew Waber of Chitika.
Velcro Industries Vice President Of Global Marketing Proves It Takes An Eye For Design To Create A Brand That Sticks Get to Know: Jurjen Jacobs, Velcro Industries Vice President of Global Marketing & Innovation
Survey Of 500+ Publishers Reveals How They Want To Be Pitched [Part II] A well-written subject line is the key to getting great placements, but how do you craft a good one? Contributor Kelsey Libert shares tips based on a survey of more than 500 publishers.
Google’s Responsive Lightbox Ads Now Available In AdWords The rich media ad units automatically resize to fit all screens and can incorporate assets from YouTube, Google Maps.
Twitter And Facebook Launch Their 2014 “Year In Review” With Top Content, Trends & More The most popular trends and top content from 2014 have been released by both Facebook and Twitter.
The Email Year In Review: Data, Data Breaches & Multi-Screen Consumers What developments have we seen in 2014 that promise to have a big impact on email marketing? Contributor Tom Sather details the trends to watch.