Google issued a reminder that it will be discontinuing all Universal Analytics (UA) services and APIs on July 1. With Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties fully replacing UA, access to UA properties through the Google Analytics front-end and APIs will no longer be available starting in July. If you haven’t fully migrated to GA4 properties,…
Facebook is launching an updated video player that provides a consistent design for all video lengths, including Reels, longer videos, and Live content, in one fullscreen. This updated video player, which bears a striking resemblance to TikTok, will initially roll out on iOS and Android devices in the United States and Canada, with a global…
I often get asked how people can enter digital PR as a career. As of yet, there is no digital PR degree you can obtain. Most decent senior digital PR practitioners, like SEO professionals, are self-taught. The role itself is a hybrid – part PR, part SEO, part content marketer, part journalist. If you have…
Instagram released a series of tips and tricks to help creators enhance engagement for their Stories. The latest guidance from Instagram doesn’t introduce any new features but does offer presentation tips, along with a couple of sharing notes to create more impactful Stories. Why we care. When you get more people engaged with your stories,…
DMG Media is set to launch a new social-first video advertising product called Edits. Edits offers advertisers the chance to target the Daily Mail’s expanding audience on platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, as well as on its own platforms like Metro and Mail Online. Edits explained. Edits was designed to simplify the video…
YouTube unveiled three new updates for content creators, intended to provide them with a deeper understanding of their audience and enhance the user experience they offer. These updates include: Live stream reaction analytics. New and returning viewer impression breakdown. The ability to live stream to YouTube in HDR. Live stream reaction analytics. YouTube is introducing…
I’ve worked in the field of marketing analytics for nearly two decades. Lately, more and more programs are investing in more complicated and arcane measurement strategies. This is ultimately a net positive for programs and the industry in general, but an incomplete understanding of analytics leads to ripe ground for getting deceived. Whether it’s auditing…
Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is planning to introduce native advertising in related questions, according to Adweek. How it will work. Related questions, which include links to sources, account for 40% of Perplexity’s queries. So Perplexity plans to add relevant, related brand-sponsored questions along with organic questions. Brand safety. It will be “a paramount priority,”…
Walmart is expanding its retail media business to include small marketers and international suppliers. Additionally, it is opening up Walmart Connect to brands that have not traditionally sold their products in its stores, such as automotive and financial marketers – known as “no-endemic” marketers. What is Walmart Connect? Walmart Connect is the rebranded media group…
Meta launched new audience insight and targeting options within its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns. These new capabilities allow you to generate reporting breakdowns of your audience and target individuals interested in your products or services who haven’t yet made a purchase. Why we care. Understanding your audience better enables more effective campaign optimization, while precise targeting…
