Google Policy manager. To help advertisers get a clearer picture of whether their accounts are experiencing any policy restrictions, Google will release a new Policy manager in the Google Ads interface in April. Why you should care The new dashboard will show any policy-related issues affecting your ads, keywords or ad extensions. You’ll be able […]...

Amazon, Wayfair, Walmart, Booking.com…. digital Goliaths dominate market share everywhere you look. It’s a universal challenge for smaller competitors across many different online sectors to claim search victory against these behemoths. But David ultimately defeated Goliath, and smaller brands today can still stand with these giants. The key is to leverage the competitive tools available […]...

We all fell for it at first. We’d search for something online, and the combination of an intriguing headline and a provocative photo, down there in the margins, would catch our eye. So, we’d click the link to find out more. But instead of the interesting content we expected, we’d wind up with either fake […]...

Marketers of the weight loss program from WW — the company previously known as Weight Watchers — can now pitch a new angle: voice-managed dieting. The company launched an Alexa skill and a Google Home Action that are integrated with the wellness program’s software applications to enable customers to follow their diet plans, via their […]...

With a history dating back 25 years, the banner display ad is not only the oldest digital advertising platform: it’s also the most valuable — albeit misunderstood. When leveraged correctly and applied within the context of the appropriate metrics, RTB display is a powerful tool that can fuel impactful and profitable digital campaigns through personalization, […]...

Brands around the globe face a common challenge: scaling their communication and providing enough engaging content to keep customers coming back. The bigger the brand gets, the more it runs the risk of creating distance – oft-times literal distance – from the customer. Achieving scale is hard and means putting systems in place that can […]...

Ask a digital marketer what their biggest challenges are tied to marketing technology, and it may change given the time of day (or your last conference call). But we’re asking you to help us compile the mother of all lists. The survey below should take just a few minutes. Just list the big challenges you […]...

For most marketers, analytics exists in a magic Pandora’s box, encompassing everything from CPCs to CTRs, from algorithms to artificial intelligence, from machine learning to quantum computing — with a bit of blockchain sprinkled in for good measure. Buzzwords aside, the barriers to incorporating analytics into your life aren’t as high as analytics behemoths may […]...

Digital out-of-home advertising is evolving so far beyond just being video billboards that, like mobile, the channel category may soon split into multiple channels. ‘A canvas’ for a new generation For Gregg Witt, chief strategy officer at youth-oriented marketing agency Engage Youth, outdoor digital screens can be seen as an extension of social media. There […]...

One year ago, I wrote how survey data showed that consumer preferences around more images, receptiveness to personalization, and trust in retailers presented unique challenges and opportunities for brands to succeed. After conducting a similar survey one year later, the desires of consumers around the online shopping experience have grown once again, and noticeably so. […]...