SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING
Pinterest | May 12, 2021
Pinterest has seen a significant rise in use over the last year since e-commerce growth has increased during the pandemic. There is an opportunity in Pins for the right brands, with 478 million monthly active users whom all come to the platform with a buying and discovery mindset.
And, today, Pinterest released a new guide about how to use Promoted Pins to maximize your Pin marketing efforts.
The new directory, to which you will have access, is a fairly basic rundown of all the main elements of Pin Promotion, as well as useful campaign tips.
It also gives you a comprehensive rundown of your promotional choices, including Promoted Pin campaign targets.
It also has information about how to target the campaign and how to get the most out of it by working with the right people.
Each segment also includes ‘Pro Tips,' which include insider advice about the best ways to use pin ads.
Pinterest reiterates the last point, noting that marketers:
“Take a look at the possibility of using automated bidding. Advertisers who used automated bidding got 35% more clicks for the same budget in tests.”
Automated bidding tools become much better at allocating advertisement spend based on established targets, and it might be worthwhile to play with Pinterest's automated bidding tools to boost your Promoted Pin results.
There are some useful notes and tips, particularly for those new to pen marketing, and they are all presented in a simple, straightforward, and practical way.
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BRAND MARKETING
Google Ads | December 16, 2021
Google Ads is relaxing its policy on the use of stock photos in image extensions, meaning you’re no longer required to source your own visuals. This update is part of a series of changes to image extensions, which also includes the ability to display them in desktop ads. Here’s an overview of all the updates to image extensions and how they can help your business. Google is making it easier to utilize image extensions by offering a searchable library of stock photos that are free to use in ads.
This change is rolling out in response to feedback that sourcing unique visuals is a challenge for many people who wish to enhance their ads with image extensions.
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DISPLAY ADVERTISING
Rakuten Advertising, Magnite | June 03, 2021
Magnite, the world’s largest independent omnichannel sell-side advertising platform, announced Rakuten Advertising would leverage the Magnite CTV platform across Europe to broaden advertiser and agency access to inventory on Rakuten TV AVOD service.
Magnite’s CTV platform further expands Rakuten Advertising’s access to technology built to properly handle the nuances of long-form video, resulting in high-quality advertising and viewing experiences. Rakuten TV sits within Rakuten Advertising’s unified portfolio, where advertisers can buy media across various channels.
Rakuten TV is the first VOD platform in Europe, combining TVOD (Transactional video-on-demand), SVOD (Subscription video-on-demand), and AVOD (Advertising video-on-demand) services. The ad-supported offering provides a wide range of content with an extensive line-up of linear channels from global networks, top European media groups, and the platform’s thematic channels that deliver curated content from Hollywood and local studios, as well as more than 10,000 titles available on-demand. Rakuten TV currently reaches more than 90 million households thanks to its branded remote-control button and pre-installed app in Smart TV devices. Over 12 million unique viewers across Europe tune into Rakuten TV monthly, with 95% of users watching on CTV.
Ad-supported streaming is on the rise in Europe. Magnite’s recent consumer study “CTV in the EU5: the future Forward” showed 63% of TV viewers watched AVOD content weekly.
“We are very pleased to be working with Magnite to enable brands further to utilize Rakuten TV inventory alongside their existing CTV activity in Europe,” says James Collins, SVP Media at Rakuten Advertising. “We were impressed by Magnite’s expertise in delivering seamless ad experiences fit for CTV, and this collaboration demonstrates that the movement into programmatic for CTV is continuing at pace.”
“We are excited to support Rakuten TV’s growth as more consumers gravitate towards high-quality ad-supported streaming services in Europe,” said James Brown, Head of International at Magnite. “We are working closely with the Rakuten TV team to leverage their platform data to assist advertisers in initiating more effective addressable campaigns, which will have the added benefit of helping Rakuten TV better understand buying behavior.”
About Magnite
We’re Magnite, the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats, including CTV, online video, display, and audio. The world’s leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. In April 2021, we acquired SpotX to further our CTV business and help our clients in this rapidly growing market. We are anchored in sunny l. a., bustling NY City, mile-high Denver, historic London, and down under Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
About Rakuten Advertising
Rakuten Advertising provides advertising technology and consumer insights to the world’s leading brands and retailers. Working with agencies and brands worldwide, Rakuten Advertising unites technology, client strategy, and consumer insights to deliver advertising experiences that drive increased brand awareness and marketing performance. With access to Rakuten’s global audiences, media, content networks, and consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty. It is a division of Rakuten Inc., one of the world’s leading Internet service companies. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices in Australia, Singapore, Brazil, France, Germany, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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