TransUnion’s new partnership with Blockgraph supports precision ad targeting while protecting viewer privacy This month, global information company TransUnion entered a partnership with a data and insights platform, Blockgraph, which is owned and operated by Comcast NBCUniversal, Charter Communications, Inc.…
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Advertisers shifting budget from search to Amazon
A recent survey of advertisers suggests that many are spending more on Amazon at the expense of traditional search. NEW YORK – Amazon has become the third largest digital ad seller behind only Facebook and Google. And more than 30 percent of…
Ready to go out on your own? Building a digital marketing business from scratch
Jamar Ramos offers lessons learned after building one business that failed and using that experience to create a successful digital marketing agency. “Have you ever thought of starting your own business?” Jack asked me during a phone call in early…
For retail advertisers, Shopping ads continue to overshadow text ads
Fourth-quarter reports from Marin and Merkle highlight the importance of Shopping ads for merchants’ search advertising strategies. Shopping ads show no sign of softening, according to two reports on fourth-quarter search spending trends. The findings. Marin Software, which aggregates performance data…
How advertising rates vary by category on Amazon
You need to gain a thorough understanding of search terms for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands from a volume and margin perspective to bid to value effectively on Amazon. It was 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos famously quipped that “advertising is the…
Raising the stakes on product category pages
Aleyda Solis and Arsen Rabinovich discuss ways to make your category pages more competitive and adapt to inventory shifts. E-commerce brands are upping the ante on their product category pages in an effort to rank higher than competitors on the…
Meta rebrands automated ad products, shopping campaigns coming soon
Meta is consolidating its products into the Meta Advantage suite, which allows advertisers to automate part of a – or an entire – campaign. All of Meta’s automated ad products will exist together under the name of Meta Advantage, the…
E-commerce category pages outperform product detail pages in SERPs
New data finds category page optimization is a valuable area to prioritize to boost your organic search rankings and traffic. E-commerce category pages represent a larger opportunity for ranking and driving organic search traffic than product detail pages, according to research…
In Another “Right to Be Forgotten” Case, UK Officials Threaten Legal Action Against People Posting Pictures Of Convicted Killer
Although slightly different than the Spanish case discussed yesterday, the “right to be forgotten” has reared its head again — this time in the UK.” UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve has threatened legal action against anyone posting pictures of convicted…
6 Local Marketing Lessons Learned At Comic-Con
What can local business marketers learn from San Diego’s largest convention? Columnist Greg Gifford explores. Excelsior, fellow local search fans! I was lucky enough to attend Comic-Con in San Diego a few weeks ago. About half of the massive convention…