Facebook removes 5K ad targeting filters to keep advertisers from discriminating against ethnic & religious groups

Along with fewer ad filters, Facebook is trying to fight discrimination with a new certification tool that is now part of its Ads Manager platform. | Continue reading


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Marketing Day: Facebook’s ad spend at a standstill, Google class action, new Instagram feature & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Twitch to monetize its Twitch Prime user base

Twitch Prime users wanting an ad-free experience will have to upgrade to the $8.99 a month Twitch Turbo account. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

As advertisers pull back on Facebook, Instagram’s ad spend growth rate is booming

Facebook's ad spend is at a standstill, but Instagram's is on the move. Here's a look at just how much it's up and what's driving the growth. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Google faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location tracking

A lawsuit filed last week and a request for the FTC to enforce a consent decree both stem from the AP story about location tracking. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Instagram makes a play to keep users scrolling with new ‘Recommended For You’ posts

The new feature being tested conflicts with the digital well-being initiative behind Instagram's "You're All Caught Up" feature launched last month. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: Europe punishing sites with illegal content, digital ad spend on the rise & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Europe to punish sites for not removing ‘illegal content’ within one hour

Regulations set to be published must be approved by the European Parliament and then EU member states. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Nielsen links up with J.D. Power to create a new Auto Cloud

The exclusive arrangement makes Power’s auto sales data available for the first time for advertising and attribution. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: LinkedIn redesigns Groups, Google Location History, sales funnels & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Expanded phrase match negatives: A script for misspellings

Can't spell? No problem, says contributor Daniel Gilbert. Here is a script that will boost your phrase negative keyword matching by finding the ones you're failing to catch due to misspellings. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

The Google expanded text ad CTR lift that never was

Contributor Andy Taylor shares his take on Google's expanded text ads (ETAs), drawing comparisons to the new responsive search ad (RSA) format. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

The ultimate guide to using Bing Webmaster Tools – Part 3

Bing Chief Evangelist and contributor Christi Olson reviews the Diagnostics & Tools and Security sections in Part 3 of our series on Bing Webmaster Tools. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Are you holding your funnel accountable?

Contributor Amy Bishop shares how to create SMART goals for each stage of a buyer's funnel and determine how they will be measured. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

LinkedIn set to launch redesigned Groups platform by end of August

The company sent a notification email to Group managers outlining coming changes. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Google’s political ad transparency report & library offers more accountability around election ads

Announced in May, Google's political ad transparency report and the accompanying political ad library are now available. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Tweetbot & Twitterrific remove features no longer available as Twitter rolls out API updates

As announced in December 2017, Twitter is ending API access to site streams, users streams and direct messaging features this week. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Report says Google to launch own smart display in time for holidays

Google has the chance to get it right where Amazon and others have so far failed. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

T-Mobile whips out a new secret weapon for customer service: Humans

The “Un-carrier” is now promising that human agents, trained in a variety of specialties, will replace phone menus and bots. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Report: Marketers are missing mobile opportunities to reach customers in store

The Salesforce/Publicis.Sapient study reveals that 71% of retail customers use their phone during their in-store shopping experience. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Sizmek unveils unified ad serving platform it says can replace Google’s walled garden

The platform gives advertisers access to its AI-powered DSP, along with the company's DMP and dedicated ad server. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Google clarifies it does capture location data after Location History is turned off

The company issued a correction on a help page following a story by the AP. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Who’s really winning the smart speaker market, Amazon or Google?

Estimates released today by Canalys are very different from figures that Strategy Analytics also published this week. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: Microsoft and Amazon assistants, Quora advertising updates, fake social accounts & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Live webinar with Scott Brinker: 5,000+ martech tools — where do you start?

You’ve seen the martech landscape graphic with 5,000+ logos. You’re adept at marketing automation, data crunching and multichannel campaign analysis. You (think you) know the difference between a CDP, DMP and iPaaS. But the rubber has hit the road: It’s time to take a long, hard … | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Fake social accounts: Another problem for marketers to monitor

For New York City-based threat intelligence firm IntSights, it’s a never-ending battle against posts from imitation brands and CEOs. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Quora advertisers can now optimize campaigns for conversions

Bidding is based on the advertiser's designated cost per action as the system aims to deliver ads to users most likely to convert. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

15 questions to ask yourself before publishing a new landing page

Building landing pages? Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard has compiled a tried-and-true list of 15 questions to help guide you in creating and evaluating new landing pages. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft and Amazon marry their assistants, but will the honeymoon be short-lived?

Awkward at launch, let's hope they can make assistant "interoperability" better. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Don’t miss proven & actionable tactics from Google and Bing

These five tactic-rich keynotes will enhance your SEO & SEM. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: Google gains smart speaker share, Pinterest attracts 50M shoppers & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Report: Google continues to gain global smart speaker share

Amazon is still the global leader, but its market share has been eroded by new competition. In the US, it still has a 70 percent share. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Digitas report: Brand loyalty is at risk with voice-based purchases

The problem, says the marketing agency, is that most users will buy the first option presented by a voice agent. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Forget me not: 3 steps to make your PPC ads more memorable

What makes text ads memorable? Contributor Purna Virji looks at ways to keep text ads fresh and top of mind by optimizing ad targeting and implementing ad extensions. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

How to increase your PageSpeed in WordPress

With over 59% of websites using WordPress as a CMS, optimizing them to load quickly is a good idea. Contributor Dave Davies walks through key steps and shows how to optimize a WordPress site for Google PageSpeed. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Why you’ll benefit from fully funding your core brand terms on Amazon

You may be wondering why you'd want to buy brand keywords on Amazon since results will feature your products anyway. Contributor David Hassler argues protecting your brand space is well worth the time and money. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Pinterest says it will attract some 50M back-to-school shoppers this season

Kohl's, DSW and The Children's Place are among the retail brands running back-to-school ads on Pinterest this year. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Analysts say Amazon’s advertising business will surpass AWS by 2021

Amazon's ad revenue is on track to more than triple in the next couple of years, according to Piper Jaffray. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Report: Traditional methods of personalization don’t work for millennials and Gen Z

The report from video platform VidMob also found that despite a waning interest in celebrity tie-ins, influencers still have an effect on Gen Z. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: Google collecting data in off-mode, transactional emails & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Link-building tools you may not know about

Contributor Julie Joyce breaks down the nuts and bolts of four unique link-building tools and shares how each can help analyze web pages and assist in your linking efforts. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Unlocking the full potential of transactional emails

Columnist Len Schneyder advises marketers how to get the most out of their transactional emails without stepping over the line. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Aivon launches blockchain-based protocol for ‘first decentralized video search engine’

The Singapore-based organization is launching a non-profit community composed of token-incentivized humans who validate AI-generated metadata. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Blippar launches indoor visual positioning system to anchor AR

Employing machine vision to recognize mapped objects, the company says it can determine which way a user is looking and can calculate positioning down to a centimeter. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

AP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off

Google says it tells users exactly what it's doing. It does, though some of the information is buried. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Marketing Day: MarTech Conference coming to Boston, Cision adds image tracking & more

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


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

“Martech” is more than software. It’s a tribe. Join us in Boston.

Learn, meet, and share with others just like you at MarTech, October 1-3, 2018. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago

Earned media platform Cision adds image tracking with ShareIQ purchase

ShareIQ’s technology is designed to track huge numbers of images across the web, even if they have been slightly modified. | Continue reading


@marketingland.com | 6 years ago