Microsoft Search and Advertising revenue up 8%

Microsoft’s advertising business failed to perform as well as expected in the second quarter of 2023.  Advertising and news search revenue rose by $86 million – an increase of 3% – including traffic acquisition costs that Microsoft pays to publishers. Meanwhile search and news advertising revenue – excluding traffic acquisition costs – was up by…

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Meta’s ad revenue up 12% in Q2, exceeding expectations

Meta’s ad revenue increased by 12% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the year-earlier period, surpassing expectations. Advertising revenue for Q2 2023 was $31.5 billion compared to $28.2 billion in the same period in 2022. This success helped drive total Meta revenue to grow 11% year-on-year from $28.8 billion in Q2 2022 to…

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How to use always-on marketing in paid search

At any one time, 95% of your potential customers are not in the market looking to buy, according to research by the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute and LinkedIn’s B2B Institute. Only 5% of your audience is “in-market” now looking to buy, so your advertising largely hits buyers who will not buy anytime soon.  How can marketers be…

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Don’t underestimate the power of content management

In a content-driven era, marketers continue to revolutionize themselves, creating a vibrant spectrum of stories that need to be told. Every day, content creators, social media managers and industry professionals spend significant resources on generating unique, high-quality content to attract, engage and inspire. Yet, as the volume of content grows, the challenge of managing these…

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