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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Apologizes for His Role in Mass Layoffs

Adweek

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally weighed in on the chaos enveloping his former company since it was taken over by Elon Musk late last month, but he did not mention the company's new owner at all. Dorsey said in a tweet Saturday, "Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient. They will.

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What is your rate?

The Ad Tech Blog

That’s not a question you should ask; however, it is the first answer you need. If you ask a senior engineer what’s their rate, he would probably be in the range of 80-100dls/hour. In your current company stage, can you afford it? Leaving this question until the end might be wasting your and the engineer’s time. If you can’t afford the engineer, there is not much to discuss.

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YouTube Shorts Come to YouTube TV

Adweek

YouTube Shorts, meet YouTube TV. YouTube TV, meet YouTube Shorts. The Google-owned video platform brought its short-form video offering to its television application Monday for TV models 2019 and later and newer game consoles.

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Seo Trends For 2023: Predictions You Should Consider

Ad Rants

It's important to remember that SEO is a dynamic industry. What new developments should we expect in the world of SEO in 2022? This article has prepared and examined a list of SEO trends expected to impact the sector. 1. The Importance Of The Featured Snippets Will Grow. Featured snippets were developed with mobile optimization in mind. Since featured snippets now take over 50% of a smartphone screen, this has been beneficial.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Wieden+Kennedy London Appoint Ana and Hermeti Balarin as Creative Leaders

Adweek

Celebrated creative leaders Ana and Hermeti Balarin are returning to the U.K. to run Wieden+Kennedy London as chief creative officers. The pair have been executive creative directors at Wieden+Kennedy's Portland office since last year, following their long-held posts at Mother London as ECDs and partners. Wieden+Kennedy co-chief creative officer Susan Hoffman, who relocated to London.

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Tips to Improve Conversions for Your Pay-Per-Click Campaigns

Ad Rants

Pay-per-click (PPC) can be an effective way to attract new customers-- when it's done right. There's nothing more frustrating than getting lots of clicks without any conversions. This issue typically indicates a gap in the messaging, a lack of relevance, or a lack of clarity. Here are some practical tips to help you improve conversions for your next PPC campaign.

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The growing role of digital-out-of-home in a dynamic ad landscape

Marketing Dive

Out-of-home (OOH) – a proven medium for reaching mass audiences with a unique approach to addressable advertising – is capturing the market’s attention.

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Campaign Shows How Pinterest Boards, Search Helps Pinners ‘Gift Like You Get Them’

Adweek

Pinterest's goal for Pinners this holiday shopping season is to "Gift Like You Get Them." The platform teamed up with creative agency Funworks on the campaign, which is aimed at informing people how they can use Pinterest features such as board and search to become better gifters. Pinterest said the campaign introduces "bad gifter" personas.

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Apple Faces An Uphill Battle In Its Ad Tech Expansion

AdExchanger

Ben DutterSVP of Strategy“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Ben Dutter, Continue reading » The post Apple Faces An Uphill Battle In Its Ad Tech Expansion appeared first on AdExchanger.

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BrewDog Declares Itself ‘Proud Anti-Sponsor’ of 2022 FIFA World Cup

Adweek

BrewDog has declared itself the "proud anti-sponsor" of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a series of billboards protesting the human rights record of host country, Qatar. The brewer has unveiled a punchy campaign, created by Saatchi & Saatchi London, condemning what it said was the "corruption, abuse and death" associated with the tournament. Describing.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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Meta’s Ad Platform Glitches Spur Q4 Angst – And A Customer Service Fee Scheme

AdExchanger

The Facebook advertising platform has been beset by glitches and miscues all year. Budgets empty in the wee hours of the morning. Campaign creative is sometimes arbitrarily rejected. In some. Continue reading » The post Meta’s Ad Platform Glitches Spur Q4 Angst – And A Customer Service Fee Scheme appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Grey Unveils New Leadership Team as NY CEO Amber Guild Departs the Agency

Adweek

Grey's leadership team has grown by three, with the promotion of longtime executive Jason Kahner at the global level and the hiring of Thiago Cruz and Alba Anthony at the New York office. In addition, Amber Guild has resigned from her position as CEO of Grey New York after a year. Guild was formerly with.

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Axios Is Building Toward An Even Revenue Split Between Ads And Subscriptions

AdExchanger

Despite the economic headwinds facing digital publishers, Axios is in growth mode. The publisher eclipsed its overall 2021 revenue numbers as of Q3 this year thanks in large part to. Continue reading » The post Axios Is Building Toward An Even Revenue Split Between Ads And Subscriptions appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Are UGC Creators the Next Evolution of Influencer Marketing?

Adweek

Creating diverse, authentic content is no small task for brands. While studio-produced content remains a critical part of the content mix, brands are increasingly seeking new ways to scale and source organic content. The influencer, the brand ambassador and, more recently, the user-generated content creator offer new avenues for creating content--feeding into the model known.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Will Sports be Apple’s Beachhead into TV Advertising?

VideoWeek

Given the moves of rival subscription streaming services Netflix and Disney+ into advertising, there’s been plenty of speculation that Apple will follow suit with Apple TV+. And signs increasingly suggest that is indeed the plan. Following reports last month that Apple has been speaking with media agencies about selling ads on Apple TV+, Bloomberg this weekend reported that Apple is building an advertising network for live television, which would sell inventory on Major League Soccer games

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Discord: How to Remove Custom Emojis From a Server on Mobile

Adweek

By default, Discord allows every server to have up to 50 custom emojis. The server's owner, as well as anyone with the "Manage Emoji" permission, can upload custom emojis to the server. It's possible someone may upload a custom emoji to a server that other users don't approve of. If this ever happens, users can.

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Pacsun expands metaverse presence for the holidays

Marketing Dive

The PacVerse includes an upside-down world, icy wonderland and futuristic airport terminal in an effort to bridge real life and fantasy.

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Wieden+Kennedy Portland Brings Back Azsa West as Chief Creative Officer

Adweek

Creative, filmmaker and artist Azsa West is returning to Wieden+Kennedy as chief creative officer for its Portland headquarters. First coming to the creative agency in 2006, West will rejoin Wieden+Kennedy in Spring 2023 from Anomaly Berlin, where she's held the role of executive creative director since 2021. The Wieden+Kennedy alum will also replace Portland's creative.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Twitter’s demise would cost marketers an important, useful channel

Martech

Looking at Twitter’s financials, it is difficult to see a way for it to survive. The company was in bad financial condition long before Elon Musk bought it, only turning a profit twice in the last decade. Musk’s purchase has made its finances even worse by adding debt and scaring off revenue. For brands Twitter has provided a unique, immediate channel for connecting with consumers.

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Car Sharing Opens the Door to Adventure in Vibrant Campaign for Turo

Adweek

Rideshare and car rental ads are often practical, focusing on convenience and other benefits of the service. Car sharing marketplace Turo has taken a more high-concept approach in a campaign from Los Angeles-based creative studio SixTwentySix that positions the brand as a deliverer of adventure and freedom. These Animated BMW Ads Turn a Times Square.

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Unity Officially Seals The Deal With IronSource (As In, The Merger Is Complete)

AdExchanger

After a dramatic courtship between Unity and ironSource, Unity put a ring on it. The merger closed on Monday. The purpose of the deal is to bring together under one. Continue reading » The post Unity Officially Seals The Deal With IronSource (As In, The Merger Is Complete) appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Twitter to Wait Until After Election Before Debuting Revamped Verification Process

Adweek

Twitter will reportedly hold off on its plan to offer verification checkmarks as part of its retooled, $7.99-per-month Twitter Blue subscription service until after the midterm elections in the U.S. Tuesday. Ryan Mac, Kate Conger and Mike Isaac of The New York Times viewed an internal Twitter post discussing the plans, signaling a change to.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Credit Cards Add More Booking To Their Books; YouTube’s Not-So-Shorts Stack

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Credit Where Due Credit card companies and old-school banks are swooping in on tech and media startups. Mastercard was. Continue reading » The post Credit Cards Add More Booking To Their Books; YouTube’s Not-So-Shorts Stack appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How 5 Agency CEOs Are Preparing for a Likely Recession

Adweek

The signs for recession are here: Consumers and corporations alike are already tightening their budgets, economic growth has slowed, stock markets have tumbled in 2022 and inflation continues to remain high due to global conflicts, disrupted supply chains and elevated gas prices. The 4A's invited Adweek to a lunch with CEOs across the industry landscape.

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Strivacity Named a Leader in Customer Identity and Access Management by Independent Research Firm

Martech Series

Strivacity received the highest possible rating in 13 criteria. Strivacity , the company aiming to make customer sign-in journeys entirely forgettable, announced it has been named by Forrester Research, Inc. as a Leader in The Forrester Wave : Customer Identity and Access Management, Q4 2022. Forrester, a leading global research and advisory firm, evaluated the 15 most significant vendors across 22 different criteria using its publicly available methodology.

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NAACP Keeps Up Pressure on Elon Musk-Led Twitter

Adweek

NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson met with new Twitter owner Elon Musk last Tuesday and apparently came away unimpressed. Johnson issued a statement over the weekend calling on advertisers to pause their spending on Twitter, saying, "It is immoral, dangerous and highly destructive to our democracy for any advertiser to fund a platform that.

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

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As nearly half of US marketers cut spending, how is the rest of the world faring?

Marketing Dive

A new Advertiser Perceptions report reveals an uneven picture in Europe, where channels like CTV face fresh challenges amid a downturn.

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Telemundo’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Ad Sales Hit ‘Record Revenue’ Ahead of Kickoff

Adweek

If brands want to advertise in Telemundo's U.S. Spanish-language broadcast of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they're pretty much out of time. NBCUniversal and Telemundo have just a "handful of units" remaining with under two weeks to go until the soccer competition kicks off Nov. 20 in Qatar, according to Mark Marshall, president of advertising.

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Vbrick Joins ServiceNow Partner Program

Martech Series

Vbrick , the leading cloud-native end-to-end enterprise video solutions provider, announced it has joined the ServiceNow Partner Program to help organizations enhance employee workflows and deliver exceptional video-enabled digital employee experiences at scale. Purpose-built for the enterprise, Vbrick’s industry-leading video solutions provide live and on-demand streaming at scale, video production, capture and enrichment capabilities, robust content management, best-in-class security, comprehe

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Jimmy Kimmel Returns to Host Oscars for First Time Since 2018

Adweek

The 95th Academy Awards will see a familiar face next year: Jimmy Kimmel will return as emcee for the ceremony, which is scheduled for March 12, 2023 on ABC. Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 and 2018, before the Oscars opted to go hostless in 2019 and 2020. Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.