LinkedIn Events Relaunches: What Marketers Need to Know

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Facebook opens search ads to all advertisers

After nearly a year of testing ads in News Feed and Marketplace search results, Facebook is rolling out search ad placement more broadly to all advertisers. The ads will appear in results for search terms that have commercial intent, such as searches for commercial products connected to the e-commerce, retail or auto vertical. Currently, search…

New trade group Paid Search Association launches with exclusive PPC focus

The industry has a new association – the Paid Search Association – which formally launched yesterday. It describes itself as “the first association focused exclusively on the paid-search industry.” A mature industry. Upon first glance, it’s a somewhat surprising development given that marketers are increasingly seeking to overcome organizational silos and coordinate campaigns across channels. In…

How to Use YouTube and Instagram to Establish Authority

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Snapchat Introduces a New Ad Unit for Ecommerce Advertisers via @MattGSouthern

ADVERTISEMENT Snapchat is rolling out Dynamic Ads – new ad unit designed specifically for Ecommerce advertisers. “Over the years, Snap has invested heavily in solutions for performance marketers to drive their business, and this new addition will only increase the depth of our offering.” What Dynamic Ads offer that Snapchat’s other advertising options do not…

Facebook’s Campaign Budget Optimization is coming. Are you ready?

Facebook will soon be transitioning advertisers to campaign budget optimization (CBO), which automates budget optimization across the ad sets in a campaign. Originally scheduled to happen in September, the company pushed the move to February, giving advertisers more time to test it. “With this shift, the budget will be set at the campaign level, much…

Google may be having issues showing new content again

Google seems to be having issues showing new and fresh content from web sites and publishers. This seems to be impacting both large and small publishers, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN and even this site, Search Engine Land. Confirmed. At 6:18pm ET, Google has confirmed there is an issue posting on…