T Minus 3 Weeks: The Beginning of the End for Cookies
Episode Date: December 14, 2023It’s happening. It’s really happening! The end of the third-party cookie starts in three weeks. Threads makes it to Europe. YouTube makes ads fewer bu...
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How advertising may have killed the growth of short-form video. Threads and Mastodon are joining forces. Instagram makes going live much easier. All t...
Instagram continues its retreat from public sharing. YouTube gets two big brand safety nods of approval. Google Analytics is rolling out its interest-...
Retail media is set for its biggest year ever — and it’s all because of cookies. Now you can tell how much traffic your site’s getting from Threads. T...
Sponsored videos have become an important marketing tool as the popularity of influencers has grown. In this special episode, Tod speaks with a busine...
One more reason to keep your business hours updated on Google — it could change how high you’re ranked. YouTube rolls out a tool for brands that come...
How safe is Instagram’s latest attempt at goosing brand engagement? Pinterest’s trends are out and it’s good news for grandpas. Meta’s AI release toda...
That little trick you’re using in email campaigns might soon get your brand sent to Gmail jail. Programmatic display is falling out of favor with agen...
A major marketing platform keeps shedding employees. Why Threads isn’t going to give you the search capabilities you want. The global ad market will e...
The pitfalls of overly personalized product recommendations. TikTok’s deep wallets are funding a fight for the future of commerce. Do marketers win wh...
Will there be any X advertisers left after Elon Musk’s unhinged tirade yesterday? Today might be your last day to save that grey account your brand ha...
Ad revenue is climbing, and 2023 might turn out to be a banner year for the industry after all. YouTube brings Shorts ads to more brands. LinkedIn has...
Is it time to completely redefine one of the most basic metrics in our industry? One consortium group of big players thinks so. Also: Consumers don’t...
Is it time to completely redefine one of the most basic metrics in our industry? One consortium group of big players thinks so. Also: Consumers don’t...
Science has discovered the discounting mistake you’re making that’s costing you sales. Meta reveals how to get more engagement on Threads. What consum...
X gives up on brand safety auditing as some of its most important advertisers bail out. TikTok adds a new metric as marketers spend more there. The on...
Careful what box you tick — Meta’s new subscription will cancel your ability to run ads. Also: TikTok’s youth numbers tick downward. Google’s new “if...
Meta and Snapchat decide it’s better to make friends with the giant than poke it. TikTok ads are out of control, results are varied, so why are brands...
You have lots of great reviews, but is that single one-star review someone left actually hurting your sales? It is indeed — and by a lot more than you...
New lead-gen ads coming to Meta’s platform, new ways to get control-freak anxiety on YouTube’s, and the B2B campaign that only hurts because it’s true...