After testing a new format for Text Ads, Google reportedly will be rolling out lengthy text ads in SERPs across all the devices, by the end of this year. Removing the ads on the right-side trail has allowed Google to be more flexible with the display of text ads, meaning more characters which look the same across all devices. The…
Last month, Twitter surprised everyone by re-categorizing itself from a social networking entity to a news App on iOS platform. Surprised! Don't be. This month more surprises await the users as Twitter's planning to serve them ads even when they are logged-out. With brands happy to pay similar amount of money for generating ad clicks from both logged-in and logged-out…
To keep the ad ecosystem more secure, Bing reportedly initiated an online campaign against scammers and hackers last year. They turned down 250 million ad proposals, blocked 50k sites and banned 150k advertisers. Despite the crackdown, the tech support ads that appear in searches continue to be a cause of major concern, not only for the consumers but also for…
Based on the survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, IAB's Internet Advertising arm recently released a comprehensive 2015 digital-ad-revenue report for the US market. Going by the year over year analysis, the online ad spend in 2015, which grew over 20% compared to that of 2014, was worth approximately $60 billion. Here's the 2015 breakdown by ad category: The paid search volume…
EU Calls for Transparency in Search Advertising: What This Means for Google and Bing – Insights by Agency Platform The European Union (EU) has intensified its efforts to create greater transparency within online advertising practices, putting pressure on industry giants like Google and Bing to establish clearer policies for how advertising content is displayed in search engine results pages (SERPs).…
So, what's Google's top search ranking factor in 2016? If you ask this question to Google's John Mueller, he may skip it; just like he did in a recent Google Hangout session on Google+. Google, for some reason, doesn't reveal what specifically needs to be done to rank better in Google searches; what technical changes businesses can make in their…
Following the likes of Facebook , Twitter and Google’s advertising network, LinkedIn – the premium social business network is exploring its advertising potential by allowing advertisers to serve ads on its platform using their information on targeted businesses. The inclusion of this new feature enables businesses to upload information about the companies they're doing business with or would prefer to…
As an app publisher, one of your biggest concerns is to make your app stand out from the crowd. Currently, there are more than 1.5 million apps in the App Store & 1.6 million apps in Google Play Store. So how will your app stand out? Nowadays, building a great product doesn’t guarantee success. Maybe your app is offering exceptional…
Emotions speak louder than words!! Well, no one can deny the fact that emotions are one of the most powerful forms of communication. This is the reason why emojis have now found a place in almost all business marketing communications. And just when it seemed like they had made it to Google PLAs (Product Listing Ads), Google took a U-turn…
Popularly known for its premium business networking services, LinkedIn has decided to shut down its recently launched ad network program in order to focus more on expanding its Sponsored Content Business. Following the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn had launched its ad networking program last February to target users outside its own community, by using its own data.…