Dec 7, 20165 min read

Marketing Day: WordPress 4.7 release, YouTube’s 2016 rewind & Facebook measurement errors

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:

Ad extensions for the entire decision journey Dec 7, 2016 by Mona Elesseily How can you use ad extensions to move potential customers further down the sales funnel? Columnist Mona Elesseily shares some tactical advice.
Marketing automation is like icing on the cake Dec 7, 2016 by Mary Wallace Does your marketing program have all the right ingredients? Columnist Mary Wallace explains why marketing automation is key to sweetening your efforts and engaging leads.
SEO trends to prepare for in 2017 Dec 7, 2016 by Pratik Dholakiya What’s on the horizon for search engine optimization (SEO) practitioners in the coming year? Columnist Pratik Dholakiya shares his predictions.
WordPress 4.7 is out, targets new businesses with easier website creation Dec 7, 2016 by Matt McGee Latest version of the No. 1 CMS simplifies the website creation process for new business owners and includes the new Twenty Seventeen default theme.
YouTube’s top trending videos in 2016: Adele & James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke wins most popular video of the year Dec 7, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues According to YouTube, 2016’s most popular videos generated 25-million hours of watch time and a combined 550 million views.
Top 10 YouTube ads in 2016: Mobile Strike’s Super Bowl 50 ad “Arnold’s Fight” ranks #1 Dec 7, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Five of the top ten most watched YouTube ads this year were Super Bowl 50 spots.
4 things that can go wrong in an influencer campaign (and how to fix them) Dec 7, 2016 by Caitlin Jeansonne Even the best influencer marketing campaigns can face challenges. Contributor Caitlin Jeansonne discusses the issues that can arise and how marketers should deal with them.
Publishers are not detecting most ad blockers, says company behind new ad blocking solution Dec 7, 2016 by Barry Levine San Francisco-based Streamwize tested PageFair and several other detectors, and found that they only see about 20 percent of ad blockers.
What can your industry achieve with content? Here are results across 15 verticals Dec 7, 2016 by Kerry Jones Columnist Kerry Jones shares industry benchmarks for content marketing success based on actual results in 15 verticals.
The year in review: Top 5 MarTech insights and showstoppers Dec 7, 2016 by Scott Brinker As we turn our eyes towards the new year and the next MarTech conference we have much to reflect on. The pace of change and adoption of marketing technologies continues to accelerate. And more than ever, marketing technology is playing a critical role in this time of massive upheaval and digital disruption.
Report: iPhone sees sales gains though Android at 75 percent share globally Dec 7, 2016 by Greg Sterling Nokia’s Android-based return to smartphone market may come next year, with help from Google.
The truth about transparency in digital advertising Dec 7, 2016 by Andrew Waber As advertisers continue to wrestle with the issue of transparency, columnist Andrew Waber outlines the kinds of questions you should ask when vetting potential technology partners.
How Facebook’s measurement errors have eroded marketers’ trust Dec 7, 2016 by Tim Peterson Facebook’s measurement errors have led some brands to question their investments and agencies to recalibrate their content evaluations.
TAG awards first ‘Certified Against Fraud’ seal to 16 digital advertising companies Dec 7, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Google, Integral Ad Science, WP’s GroupM are among the initial recipients.