Twitter’s advertising revenue was hit hard by the pandemic, and the company says that the “US civil unrest” in May and June also made matters worse. Advertising revenue declined 15 percent year-over-year in the final three weeks of June, Twitter said, as brands slowed or paused spending entirely. At the same time, several huge advertisers including Starbucks, Unilever, and Coca-Cola paused advertising across most social media platforms in June. MORE

Today’s big brands have come to grips with a new advertising reality: Finding and successfully engaging with their best prospects and customers is more complicated than ever. Marketers’ advertising supply chains have also gotten unmanageably complex, with lack of clarity as to who’s participating […]. MORE

AT&T's controversial 5GE branding may go away entirely after the carrier was slapped by an advertising regulator for misleading marketing of 4G service. Marketing Mobile 5G 5GE advertising AT&T BBB category-/Internet & Telecom/Mobile & Wireless category-/Internet & Telecom/Service Providers category-/News marketing misleading NAD NARB MORE

Earlier this year, several countries in Europe -- including the UK, France, Austria, Italy, Poland, and Turkey -- revealed a new digital services tax that would be imposed on tech giants and advertisers later this year. MORE

Rather than fragment the ad opt-in process, we should be coming together to build an open, transparent, and privacy-centric future for digital ads. Read More. Business Marketing Apple category-/Business & Industrial/Business Services category-/Computers & Electronics opt-in ads MORE

Instagram, a Facebook owned photo sharing site, has reached 1 million companies using its social media platform to advertise their products to Instagrammers MORE

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Microsoft has paused advertising on Facebook and Instagram worldwide due to concerns about content surfaced alongside ads, according to Axios. The software giant is not participating in a broader Facebook advertising boycott that has enlisted REI, Levi’s, Coca-Cola, and other big companies. But to Facebook, it represents another major company withdrawing from advertising, the social network’s bread and butter. Facebook Microsoft Advertising Social Media MORE

Apple is trying to single-handedly change the way internet advertising works. At stake is your online privacy — and the advertising system that underwrites an endless supply of free content. MORE

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In a cruel but totally predictable twist, an app that all but guaranteed pregnancy within nine months or-your-money-back was too good to be true. Read more. privacy premom MORE

As far as the advertising triopoly and the social networks are concerned, however, advertising in Q1 surpassed bleak expectations and usage is booming — but not all is how it appears to be. Advertisers: The Pandemic’s True […]. advertising Age of the Customer b2c marketing digital advertising earnings social media social networksThe global economy is in recession: US Q1 GDP declined 4.8%, and the eurozone’s contraction set a record. MORE

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The digital advertising market has doubled in size over the past five years, with the total ad spend in Europe approaching €50 billion, according to the IAB. The post What is the future of data-driven advertising? Contributors Featured Marketing & Sales advertising advertising revenue data-driven marketing smartpipe targeted advertising MORE

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Big data is a megatrend, and one that has bulldozed its way into a variety of industries and causes. It’s not just a small chain of disruptions, but rather a complete evolution. Healthcare, aviation, education and job training are all excellent examples of how big data is changing the current landscape. Healthcare, in particular, will […]. Big Data CTO Cyber Security News MORE

EA seems to have figured out that putting full-on commercials in the middle of a $60 video game doesn't sit well with gamers. While licensing agreements with major sports brands like FIFA, Madden, and NBA have forced gamers to accept whatever comes their way, it looks like even EA realized MORE

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Starbucks will join the growing list of corporate entities pausing advertising on social media platforms, the company said in a blog post Sunday. We will pause advertising on all social media platforms while we continue discussions internally, with our media partners and with civil rights organizations in the effort to stop the spread of hate speech,” the blog post, titled “Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Online Communities” states. Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images. MORE

The list of companies pulling advertising from Facebook in response to the platform's inaction toward hate speech and misinformation continues to grow. The second largest airline in the world is pausing its advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. The airliner’s ad pause is particularly notable, as Facebook was just promoting its advertising relationship with Delta a week ago. More about Facebook , Advertising , Delta , Hate Speech , and Nestle. Verizon. MORE

Once the new OS update hits this fall, users can choose to hide their device’s “Identifier for Advertisers” (IDFA) number from apps. And if you do, advertisers… Read more. Of all the big tech companies, Apple has arguably the best privacy policies. MORE

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Today’s marketers are distracted by new technology and more data promising more efficient and personalized advertising. So they forget that adtech — in a vacuum — is no match for how people today consume media, interact with advertising, or think about their experiences with brands. advertising age of the customer B2C marketing b2c marketing MORE

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Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising on social media platforms is a great way to get customers started in the sales funnel. The statistics are there to prove the effectiveness of PPC advertising, as well. Because social media are so rich in demographic information, you can really target the audience you’re going after. Research shows that MORE

Mobile advertising spending has become a must for companies and brands during the pandemic, said App Annie's Amir Ghodrati. Read More. MORE

Verizon is pausing advertising on Facebook in support of a campaign that called out the social network for not doing enough to stop hate speech. Read More. Marketing Media Mobile Social category-/News Facebook Verizon MORE

While 2018 was a challenging year for global social media advertising amid the implementation of GDPR, privacy scandals, and brand safety concerns, Forrester forecasts that social will remain the fastest-growing digital advertising channel globally over the next five years. advertising Asia Pacific B2C marketing digital marketing social marketing social media b2c marketing MORE

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Programmatic advertising automates a significant portion of the ad buying process, which frees up your staff's time for other high-skill tasks. You define your target audience for a campaign through a demand side platform (DSP), which connects you to ad inventory from relevant publishers. Machine learning and other artificial intelligence technology allow programmatic campaigns to find consumers MORE

civil rights groups called on companies to pause advertising on Facebook, saying the social network is not doing enough to stop hate speech. Read More. MORE

In June, Apple showcased iOS 14 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. One of the new security features coming to the mobile operating system is better personal information transparency. MORE

The video game industry saw a 22.26% decline in total ad impressions from mid-May to mid-June vs. mid-April to mid-May; PlayStation overtook Nintendo. Read More. Business Esports Games Marketing Media PC Gaming category-/Arts & Entertainment/Online Media category-/Arts & Entertainment/TV & Video category-/Games/Computer & Video Games game marketing iSpot.tv Microsoft Nintendo PlayStation Sony Switch TV ads Xbox One MORE

Consequently, there has been a rise in online advertising as a marketing solution for businesses. This article will show you how to advertise on Reddit and get those sales up. Advertising on Reddit. With advertising and on Reddit, your target is and will always be the Front Page on any subreddit of choice. For example, if your advertisement is about downloading a soccer game app, you will probably be wanting it to appear on the front of the r/soccer subreddit page. MORE

If you missed my take on how Super Bowl LIV highlights the new normal agencies and advertisers face, you can read it here. advertising advertising agencies chief marketing officer (CMO) digital agencies media agencies MORE

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have agreed with advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content, following months-long boycotts over hate speech. MORE

Stirista, a data-driven marketing startup, raised $13 million in venture capital to grow its business after acquiring a mobile ad data firm. Read More. AI Big Data Business Cloud Commerce Dev Enterprise Entrepreneur Marketing Mobile ai artificial intelligence category-/Business & Industrial/Business Services funding daily machine learning Stirista MORE

The evidence is now in on what was already clear: the advertising and marketing industries are getting slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. However there are ways that the industry, particularly from an advertiser perspective, could reinvent itself. Last week the IAB released a survey of corporate advertisers showing some dire figures: Source : IAB. Advertisers and the advertising industry certainly need to hope for a revival in traditional media and marketing spending. MORE

Regulators are inviting consumer input on a number of proposals on how broadband is advertised MORE