Digital Ad Drama: Apple vs. Facebook
When two tech titans like Apple and Facebook collide, there’s bound to be plenty of commotion left in the wake. Recent iOS updates have made an impact on Facebook ads. But as it turns out, Facebook had been preparing for the ramifications of these updates months before they were released. Here’s what’s going on. The […]
Display Ads vs. Search Ads: What’s the Difference?
Thinking about running digital ads for your startup or small business? There’s a lot going on in the world of digital advertising, so it’s normal to feel a bit overwhelmed at your prospects. In this blog post, we’ll break down the two main types of digital advertisements: search ads and display ads, and provide some […]
Amazon Ads: What You Need to Know
Online spending represented 21.3% of total retail sales in 2020, according to estimates. Amazon accounted for nearly one-third of all eCommerce in the United States.* Consumers spent over $860 billion shopping ecommerce in 2020 just on U.S. merchants alone. That’s a 44% increase year-over-year, not to mention the highest annual U.S. ecommerce growth in at […]
Digital Marketing Skills You Need This Year: Key Platform Pivots & Channel Changes for 2021
Just as life “as we knew it” shifted and changed in 2020, so did many of the mediums we use to promote our businesses and connect with our customers. Here’s what you need to know regarding what changed in digital marketing in 2020 and how this should impact your DIY Digital Marketing efforts going forward… […]
Falling in Love with Digital Advertising
The six-week time span between New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day presents a more valuable sales opportunity than some might think— but what’s the best way for startups and small businesses to leverage their sales opportunities in the season of love? Considering that 32% of people do their Valentine’s Day shopping online, digital advertising makes […]
That’s the Way the Third-Party Cookies Crumble: Navigating Your Digital Ads in A Cookie-less World
“As an advertising industry, we’ve done a very poor job of communicating to the end-user as to why we’re tracking them, and why this is beneficial. Few consumers understand how any of this works, and with lack of understanding it’s simple to just say no and block it.” – Luke Taylor, founder & COO of […]
Are You Ready for Reddit?
Reddit calls itself the front page of the internet. A vast and free-wheeling discussion forum, Reddit is the third most visited website in the world. It has 542 million monthly users – far more than Twitter, which only boasts 336 million monthly visitors. And now, armed with data that shows Reddit users are ‘heavy online […]
Google Investigates Whether Bigger Ads are Better. (SPOILER: OF COURSE THEY ARE)
In a lot of ways, online advertising is a lot like the Wild West – there are relatively few rules and standards in place that dictate what a business owner actually gets when they pay for an ad. It’s not even clear if a customer can see the ad – many ads are quite small, […]
