The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020 with a six-month enforcement grace period. That end date is now here. The basics. As a refresher, CCPA explicitly applies to companies that qualify under one or more of the following statutory criteria: Have gross annual revenues in excess of $25…
Ah, the age-old debate. Should I bid on my brand terms or not? Why do I have to pay to get the traffic I earned?!?! Why are Google and Bing holding my brand hostage? These, along with a myriad of other questions around brand bidding, seem to pop up every few years. Rising CPCs, an…
Roy Amara’s oft-cited law states, “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” This appears to especially applicable to voice and voice search. While there’s been steady growth in the use of voice and virtual assistants since Siri was introduced more than a decade ago, the market hasn’t been transformed.…
The work of a search engine optimization (SEO) consultant revolves around one central theme: Data. Especially keyword data. We collect it from a variety of third- and second-party sources, perhaps even via self-made tracking tools, to then start crunching the numbers and eventually delivering valuable insights to our bosses, clients, or prospects. However, only running…
Apple’s next version of the Safari web browser, available in macOS Big Sur, will reportedly not block Google Analytics as was previously thought. Reports from several reputable developers indicate that Google Analytics will load and run on Safari 14 the same way it does on current versions of the browser. That means marketers will not…
Prominent brands and civil rights groups are leading the charge for a July 2020 boycott of Facebook Ads. They want to see changes implemented to the platform and are organizing under the hashtag #StopHateForProfit. Whatever your views on these issues, it’s important to make an informed decision about how your business will approach this boycott.…
LinkedIn is seeing a surge in content creation and consumption, and engagement between users is up as well. Srividya Gopani, Director of Brand and Consumer Marketing at LinkedIn, tells Social Samosa that members have been using their time during lockdown to push their professional lives forward. “We are seeing a 55% year-over-year increase in conversations…
Facebook is updating its interface with a new type of notification that’s likely to hurt traffic to older pages. Going forward, Facebook will notify users when they’re about to share an article that’s over 90 days old. The notification is designed to give users a chance to reconsider sharing the article. They can either go…
This week on Marketing O’Clock Jess Budde, Greg Finn, and Christine “Shep” Zirnheld are talking about all the digital marketing news of the week. Plus, we pick the best corporate jams for business TikTok videos, our favorite fresh cheese curd product to find on ice at a salad bar, and the most expensive and most…
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. More brands are joining the Stop Hate for Profit Facebook ads boycott. The campaign asks brands to pause their ad spend on Facebook and Instagram in July and charges that Facebook has tolerated racism and hate speech and “turned a blind eye toward voter suppression on their platform.”…