Google is rolling out two updates to Google Maps and Google My Business for both consumers and business owners. Messaging is being expanded so consumers can message with businesses in more ways. Business owners will be able to see more local maps insights and analytics to understand how customers are finding them on Google. Messaging…
DetailsThe only inevitability in cybersecurity these days is that high-profile compromises will continue to dominate international headlines. This leaves organizations with one burning question: ‘How do we prevent our company from becoming the next headline’? Cybersecurity is a child that keeps getting new toys, each old one is cast aside in the pursuit of something…
DetailsGoogle has launched the “Google Shopping Gift Guide,” a microsite that highlights products it predicts will increase in popularity in the US this month, according to Google search trends over the last several months. The Google Shopping Gift Guide on mobile. Image: Google. The site contains the year’s top 100 trending gifts, divided into seven…
DetailsGoogle is further developing the “social features” of Google Maps with the rollout of a new “community feed” under the Explore tab of Google Maps. This is happening globally for both Android and the iPhone. Last November Google started enabling users to follow LocalGuides. That was done in the name of local discovery. Expanding on…
DetailsGoogle announced updates for Discovery ads Tuesday. There is now a 4:5 portrait aspect ratio layout that showcases Discovery ad images more prominently in feeds. Google is also rolling out updates to audience selection workflow for Discovery campaigns, which run across YouTube, Gmail and the Discover Feed. 4:5 images. If you’re running social campaigns, you…
DetailsSearch intelligence platform Adthena is out with a new solution called Local View. It’s designed to give marketers granular data on how people search locally as well as competitive insights on ad copy and spend in local markets. Local View can highlight local search intent at the DMA, state, city or other local level as…
DetailsLast month, we asked some industry experts whether economic uncertainty or increased comfort with online shopping would be the headline for this holiday season. It looks like we know the answer. As online shopping soared, in-person store visits fell by over 50% compared with 2019. In October, Taylor Schreiner, Director of Digital Insights at Adobe,…
DetailsIn part one of my interview with Elie Orgel, the director of marketing at Rosenblum Law Firm, we discussed how to get links by leveraging data sources. Here, in part two, we move to how to build really good and useful and unique content with those data sources. There are many online databases, databases that…
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DetailsSnapchat puts the “Spotlight” on top Snaps, will pay creators Snapchat has launched Spotlight to feature the best Snaps in a new feed aimed squarely at countering rival TikTok. Creators whose videos are selected can “earn a share of more than $1 million that we’re distributing to creators every day!,” said the company. Creators can…
DetailsIn an increasingly digital world, video is becoming the new norm for visual storytelling. It’s no surprise, given that video is a highly visual and effective medium for communicating with a brand’s audience. Going beyond static images, videos use sound and movement to create a compelling message, making it an integral part of any brand’s…
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