Is Facebook a Truly Mobile-First Company Yet?
Has Facebook finally succeeded in becoming a mobile-first company? That’s the big question heading into the social network’s third quarter earnings results Wednesday. Facebook has impressed analysts and investors in each quarter so far this year by reporting strong growth in mobile ad revenue. The company revealed that mobile ads accounted for 41% of total […]
Is Facebook a Truly Mobile-First Company Yet?
Has Facebook finally succeeded in becoming a mobile-first company? That’s the big question heading into the social network’s third quarter earnings results Wednesday. Facebook has impressed analysts and investors in each quarter so far this year by reporting strong growth in mobile ad revenue. The company revealed that mobile ads accounted for 41% of total […]
Are Facebook Ads Working? The Clicks Say Yes
Days before Facebook unveils its Q3 earnings figures, multiple ad partners for the social network found that Facebook ads improved in nearly every metric in year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter comparisons. The reports come from Adobe and Kenshoo Social, which are both part of Facebook’s Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer program, meaning they drive “outstanding positive impact in […]
Study: 30% of Americans Get Their News on Facebook
A new study reveals that 30% of Americans get their news on Facebook, and suggests that the social network drives people to media sites who may not have otherwise done so. Of that 30%, more than half — 78% — said they click on news links to media sites after initially logging on for unrelated […]
LinkedIn’s Website Goes Down for Some – Digital News
LinkedIn suffered a rare service disruption on Wednesday morning, which prevented many users from properly loading the website. The company did not immediately respond to our request for comment on the cause or extent of the outage, but Downrightnow.com shows there has been a “likely service disruption” for the better part an hour. LinkedIn acknowledged […]
What Social Media Can (Really) Tell You About Job Applicants
It’s no secret that employers research job candidates’ social media profiles to help them make hiring decisions. Most employers, however, may have been inaccurately evaluating applicants’ online personas all along: New research has found that employers who quickly dismiss applicants based on unpleasant status updates and incriminating photos from a trip to Vegas may actually […]
4 Best Practices for Social Advertising – Social Media Marketing
If a tree falls in the forest, it’s debatable that anyone hears it. When your ad fails on Facebook, though, there’s no confusion. It was a dud. A lack of interaction tells the tale. Clearly you paid good money to expose lots of people to this particular piece of content, but most gave it little […]
Facebook Radically Simplifies Ad Buying
Facebook ad buyers have cause to celebrate: On Tuesday, the social network unveiled a major overhaul of both its basic ad-buying platform, Ads Manager, and its more sophisticated offering, Power Editor, both of which now boast a more streamlined interface. Those who have used Ads Manager and Power Editor in the past know that neither […]
Facebook Improves Tools for Measuring Brand Pages
Facebook is making it easier for brand marketers to gather insight and engagement metrics surrounding their Facebook pages. On Wednesday, the social network released a new version of Page Insights, a dashboard that allows page managers to monitor traffic and engagement. The tool’s newest version breaks down engagement metrics into individual tabs, such as check-ins, […]
Do Social Media Referrals Have A Future In Your Business?
Social media referrals are living on the edge – or at least they are somewhere near according to a Monetate’s data for the first quarter. The analysis shows that search optimization and email continues to bring in most referrals, while social media is the ‘last-click channel of attribution’. Some businesses say otherwise. Wixon Jewelers Online […]
