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TikTok Launches ‘Instant Pages’ In Direct Response Boost

TikTok isn’t sleeping. We’re only two months into 2022 but the short-form video app is already looking for ways to maximise business engagement and boost its revenue-earning potential. Now marketers will be able to connect TikTok ads to a native landing page, hosted within the app, that will load quicker than regular mobile pages. A […]

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YouTube Lays Out 2022 Plans For Creators & Brands

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has provided an overview of the site’s key areas of focus for 2022 – and no surprise – it includes plenty on where it intends to take its short-form product, Shorts. YouTube says Shorts has now passed the five trillion view mark, which shows how important it’s become to the platform.

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Instagram Extends Video Remix Option to All Videos, Not Just Reels

Instagram has announced some pretty exciting changes to the way content creators can use its Remix feature. Previously, only short-form Reels could be remixed, but now creators can Remix any video uploaded to Instagram. Before you rush off and explore a back catalogue that just opened up, a word of warning: you can only use

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LinkedIn Doubles Down On Events, Audio & Live Video

Live events continue to be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially now Omicron is raging through Australia, which has forced businesses to find alternative means to broadcast and connect. That partly explains why LinkedIn has experienced strong success with its Live Events (use of the function has increased by 150%). And that makes sense, because

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Facebook Consolidates Campaign Objectives In Ads Manager

Facebook made one, last-ditch change to its ad objective listings in Ads Manager before 2021 ended. If you missed it, that’s no surprise as Mark Zuckerberg’s boffins got it done just days before Christmas. The change aims to make your ad campaign set-up process easier by increasing focus on the options and tools most relevant

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LinkedIn Expands Content Marketing & Live Events Offering

LinkedIn launches Articles for Pages, integrates Events & Live video LinkedIn is looking for fresh ways to help brands maximise content posted on the platform, improve event performance and help marketers make smarter decisions. The first, “Articles for Pages”, is designed to help brands connect with audiences and develop a stronger thought-leadership position. Marketers can now

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Facebook Building “Modern-Day Yellow Pages”

Business listings launch on WhatsApp ahead of global rollout Facebook has announced the development of a "modern-day Yellow Pages" on WhatsApp. Its pilot, currently underway, lets users search for shops and services on the platform. Considering the Yellow Pages still exists and probably believes itself "modern-day" is in no way awkward… Mark Zuckberg, Founder and

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Facebook Releases Major Ad Targeting Update As Privacy Regulations Bite

Post iOS 14, Facebook doubles down on automated targeting features Five months after the launch of Apple's iOS 14.5 update and the effects of Apple's privacy clampdown is beginning to be felt as the social media data hose chokes off. Launched in April, Apple's recent iOS update now forces social apps (amongst others) to get

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Google Ads Automation Upgrade

Google Streamlines Display Campaigns  Another day, another marketing automation rollout, with Google’s latest updates for Display ads. Google’s latest update sees it looking to simplify the campaign set-up process for the time-poor and/or novices while also trying to dazzle more advanced users with a more significant input for machine learning. Google Ads will streamline Display

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