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Walmart’s suspension of advertising on X became last month’s biggest brand story

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That was Elon Musk’s somewhat predictable response to the announcement that Walmart was the latest brand to suspend advertising on X, following other major companies who left the platform back in November when the issue first began. Here are some other brands that captured attention in the news and on social media.

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Advertising vs Publicity

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It’s the age-old question… what is more impactful to a business – advertising or publicity? 1 – publicity is free – advertising you pay for. #2 2 – publicity is someone else telling the world how great you are – advertising is you telling the world how great you are. #3 The article.

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Social Media Advertising – The Latest Updates

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Heading into another month of more social media updates that advertisers need to be aware of to achieve the best results. This is an interesting introduction as advertisers now have a way to promote their business on select content which can expose brands to a whole new audience quite easily.

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Social media updates: Instagram caption polls, TikTok’s silent fallout & LinkedIn introduces Sponsored Articles

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Brands may need to pivot towards creating original soundtracks or leveraging the available music library creatively. LinkedIn introduces Sponsored Articles LinkedIn has introduced a new ‘sponsored articles’ feature, exclusively available on company pages. An article ‘boost’ if you will.

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Social media advertising blunders- a look at past advertising failures and what brands can learn from them

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Social media has the potential to grow a brand’s identity and consumer base extensively. However, advertising can just as easily be detrimental for businesses, and blunders are commonplace in the industry. Competitor brand KFC brilliantly responded “the best time to delete this post was immediately after posting it.

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Musk Makes Changes to Twitter Advertising

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With Elon Musk taking over Twitter, there have been some updates that all social advertisers need to be aware of to ensure ad campaigns are up and running – and that results are maximised. How does Twitter Blue impact advertising? For most people, that means they need to sign-up to Twitter Blue or to be a Twitter Verified Organisation.

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All About Ads – The Latest Social Media Advertising Updates

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Social media advertising is an ever growing and evolving part of social media. Month on month, there are new changes and updates to each platform when it comes to advertising. The first is a new discount code tool which will allow advertisers to have a specific discount code linked to an ad/account.