Twitter’s new CEO Jack Dorsey was among the presenters at an event recently in New York, which saw the social network roll out a new series of video ad features for publishers and marketers, expanding the company’s Amplify ad program considerably. Publishers who post videos on Twitter will now be able to more effectively monetise […]
Four out of five advertisers and marketers plan to increase their use of social media next year, even if many are unsure on how to measure its effectiveness, according to new research. The Content Marketing Association’s study, The Role of Social in Content Marketing, asked 100 senior level marketers, media agencies and creative agencies. It […]
Twitter has announced a new curated news feature called ‘Moments’ which aims to connect users with up to the minute current events from around the world by gathering together the most relevant tweets into a specialised feed. The feature is the result of the company’s Project Lightning, which was revealed earlier in 2015, and will […]
Condé Nast and Snapchat have announced a new partnership aimed at giving consumers exclusive access to seven of the publisher’s tentpole events, beginning with Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood party. The partnership will make use of Snapchat’s Live Story feature and will provide users with behind the scenes footage from exclusive events by collating Snapchats by […]
YouTube has launched shopping ads similar to those available on Google and is helping brands promote mobile apps. The shopping ads allow advertisers to display a click-to-buy ad within partner videos on YouTube. Viewers will see an “i” at the top right of a video to view the shopping ads. They will be in the […]
Worldwide social network ad spending is accelerating even faster than expected, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. Global social network ad spending will reach $25.14 billion in 2015, higher than the $23.68 forecast in April. However, the pace at which the major players are growing differs greatly. The growth in social network ad spending […]
Twitter has rolled out a series of emojis to celebrate Pope Francis’ visit to the US. When users tweet the hashtags ‘#PopeinUS,’ ‘#PopeinDC,’ ‘#PopeinNYC,’ and ‘#PopeinPhilly,’ small images of Pope Francis in front of the US flag, the US Capital, the Statue of Liberty, and the Liberty Bell appear respectively. The pope arrived in the […]
Super excited! Out installation for #LDF15 goes live later today. It’s for a great cause @PutRedBack #PutRedBack https://t.co/0SRdWXjCUd — Cheil UK (@CheilUK) September 21, 2015 Cheil UK is launching a new social initiative, #PutRedBack, which aims to raise awareness of the restrictions on gay men donating blood, and to help shift the debate. The #PutRedBack […]
Audi has appointed We Are Social as its retained strategic and creative social media agency in the UK, following a formal account review. The award-winning agency will be tasked with bringing the Audi ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ philosophy to life to the ever-expanding social community. Its role will see social media taking a deeper integrated role […]
A recently released research has revealed that many brands still have yet to work out the best way to share content on social media channels. The number one cause of frustration was too many updates (chosen by 29% of UK adults), with a similar third of consumers (27%) citing social updates that were clearly irrelevant […]