By now, most search advertisers have heard about Google’s responsive search ads. Still, SEM aficionados are still getting their heads around this latest ad type. How does it work? Will it bring more clicks? How does it compare to text ads? Responsive ads choose the best-performing combinations from a search advertiser’s ad copy and assets. […]
The holiday season is upon us and it’s always fun to analyze the aggregate performance of our advertisers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Each year when we “read the tea leaves”, some existing trends are reinforced while a new pattern jumps out at us. 2018 is no exception. More Clicks, Higher Spend As expected, […]
Advertisers have access to additional placements with Sponsored Brands thanks to some recent enhancements that Amazon made. This ad type appears in highly visible top-of-page placements and at the bottom of the page. The prominence of these ads highlights the importance of testing. With so many variables (products, copy, images, etc.), advertisers have lots of […]
Instagram Stories are a huge success for Facebook. The format rolled out in August 2016 to the general Instagram public, and then to advertisers in March 2017. Now, Instagram can boast of 400 million people using Stories every day. This is more than double the 191 million Snapchat users, the platform where stories were first […]
In Q3 2018, paid search saw healthy 13% year-over-year growth—driven almost equally by increased click volume and rising CPCs—while Shopping ad budget share reached an all-time high of 36%. Also, Instagram ads gained ground, grabbing 15% of total Facebook spend, with Facebook’s news feed accounting for over 80%. We share these insights and more […]
This is a guest post from Charlotte Haab, Account Manager at 3Q Digital. Whether it’s ominous video spots, sneaky “fake news,” or your favorite great aunt’s not-quite-sensitive Facebook comments, TV and online airwaves, channels, and networks are full of political messaging. Advertisers are in the thick of it. They can shape public opinion, but most […]
First it was Google, then it was Amazon, then it was Oath. Out with the old, in with the new, as they say—and in this case, 2018 seems to be the Year of the Ad Platform Rebrand. We took a look at what changed and why. What’s in a Name? While most of the rebranding included […]
The Marin Marketing team stays busy not only striving to deliver compelling, educational, and relevant content—we also spend time following the most interesting industry news. In this weekly series, we list the stories that are grabbing our team’s attention. Instagram expands shopping features To make it easier for people to buy products they see on […]
It’s pretty clear that Amazon is on a monumental roll. The company’s growth is staggering, showing a 39% year over year increase in net sales, a 12x jump in earnings per share (EPS), and over 100 million Prime subscribers globally in Q2 2018. There simply isn’t another eCommerce company with the same market presence and influence over […]
The Marin Marketing team stays busy not only striving to deliver compelling, educational, and relevant content—we also spend time following the most interesting industry news. In this weekly series, we list the stories that are grabbing our team’s attention. What 100 days after GDPR looks like Over three months after rollout of the new GDPR […]
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Last December, we looked at Facebook trends and how they might impact end-of-year social ad campaigns. This #FlashbackFriday, travel with us as we revisit advice for bringing in more clicks and conversions. ow.ly/bFQP30mYTpk #socialads #Facebook pic.twitter.com/LL3XOg1U8J
To help search advertisers understand and implement Google responsive search ads (RSA), we created a quick tip sheet. Use it to get your RSA campaigns up and running today. #google #SEM ow.ly/LDqs30mYS1O pic.twitter.com/88Xg2R76S3
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