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Goggle Ads is updating the unacceptable business pactices portion of its Misrepresentation policy. From March, this section will include: “Enticing users to part with money or information by impersonating or falsely implying affiliation with or endorsement by a public figure, brand, or organization.” Enforcement. Google will begin enforcing this policy in March for advertisers outside

Snapchat is teaming up with Foshpa to offer its advertisers enhanced campaign insights. The partnership will enable users to measure the impact and effectiveness of ads on the platform more efficiently with a particular focus on cross-marketing return on ad spend (ROAS). It will also allow advertisers to directly compare their Snapchat results to other

Meta issued an apology to advertisers following an Ads Delivery outage that resulted in campaigns overspending by “thousands.” The tech giant confirmed that services are now restored and expressed regret for any inconvenience caused to advertisers. Refunds, anticipated to take between four and eight weeks, are now awaited by affected parties. Why we care. If

Google Analytics 4 has a new consent setting section that is now available to all users globally. The platform added this feature in preparation for the enforcement of Google’s EU User Consent Policy (EU UCP), which will require advertisers to send it verifiable consent signals if they want to serve personalized ads in the UK

Instacart’s ad revenue was up 18% in the final quarter of 2023 to $871 million. The online grocery shopping app also reported modest growth in orders, which rose to 70.1 million – a year-on-year increase of 5%, as well as a 5% year-on-year growth in growth transaction value (GTV). Driving success. Instacart attributed its ad revenue

Google expanded its generative AI features for automatically created assets (ACA) to all English language advertisers in the U.S. and UK. Why we care. If you are an English-speaking advertiser in the U.S. or UK, you can now start utilizing generative AI to help create your ad campaigns, giving you access to a broader range

Pinterest announced a new ad partnership with Google designed to boost its ad revenue. This marks Google as the second third-party ad partner for Pinterest, following its multi-year collaboration with Amazon that was unveiled last year. Why we care. This collaboration provides an opportunity for brands running campaigns with Google Ads to not only broaden

Google Ads is updating its gambling and games policy U.S. country-specifics. Starting February 8, Google will start accepting and running sports betting ads from certified, state-licensed entities with certificates of compliance in North Carolina You must apply for certification to be eligible to promote these ads. Why we care. Advertisers who want to run sports betting

Best of the SearchBot showcases Search Engine Land’s SearchBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from Search Engine Land layered on top of ChatGPT. The editors of Search Engine Land selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI

Pinterest’s revenue jumped 12% to $981 million in Q4, 2023. Ad earnings surged as the platform’s global monthly active users increased 11% year-on-year to reach an all-time high of 498 million. The company credited its success in part to launching a record number of ad solutions that have been utilized by brands to enhance campaign

Microsoft Copilot announced a trio of updates to its platform, including: A new homepage design. New inline editing of AI-generated images with Microsoft Designer integration. New video highlights in Edge. Why we care. Microsoft’s updated Copilot homepage is designed to make navigation smoother, though it might take a bit of getting used to. Meanwhile, the

Snap’s revenue saw a 5% increase for the final quarter of last year, reaching $1.36 billion. Despite this growth, the figure fell slightly below Wall Street analysts’ forecasts, who had anticipated $1.38 billion for Snapchat’s parent company. However, Q4 saw net losses narrowed to $248 million, showing improvement from the $288 million reported in the

Google will face allegations of using underhanded tactics to secure its position as the world’s leading search engine in a jury trial set for September 9, brought by the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states. The tech giant, which owns a 90% market share in search, is accused of paying massive sums to

Google today released the third iteration of its SEO starter guide. This version is about half the size of the second version and is primarily written for people who are SEO newbies. Google’s SEO Starter Guide was originally released in 2008 as a PDF version. It was last updated in 2017. What changed. Google announced that

Microsoft’s Deep Search, an optional generative AI feature meant to help searchers with complex questions that don’t have simple answers, seems to have rolled out to more users today. I personally can see the “Deep Search” icon at the top right of the Bing search box after conducting a search in Bing. And I asked

Google needs to re-evaluate its approach to automation, according to some advertisers. The search engine announced several AI-driven updates to Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) earlier this week to help streamline ad creation and boost return on investment. However, some interpreted this update as another move by Google to promote automation – a direction that doesn’t

Amazon generated $14.65 billion from its advertising services in the final quarter of 2023. The figure marks a 26.8% increase from the same period in 2022 – a result better than forecasts predicted by Wall Street. Why we care. Amazon’s outstanding performance helps to cement the digital advertising industry’s recovery from a challenging start to 2023.