Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

After surpassing 1 billion users this past month, Facebook has become an institution that appears to have some staying power. But there is a lingering issue that threatens Facebook’s dominance even more than advertising revenue and stockholder discontent. I’m a grown-up and I’m on Facebook.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

. #2 Popular platforms The most popular platforms by daily usage are Facebook (30%), YouTube (27%), WhatsApp (25%), WeChat (23%) and Instagram (19%). The internet ad market #3 Mobile and telly ad and viewing parity The time spent on media versus advertising revenue is in sync for desktop (18% vs 18%), TV (33%) and mobile (34%).

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 3, 2019

Privacy and overuse are causing Internet and social media users to actively consider their usage. E-commerce and Online Advertising. Google and Facebook still lead in ad share, with Amazon, Twitter, Snapchat, and Pinterest gaining. Privacy Concerns and Their Impact on Advertising. Digital Media Usage.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 2, 2018

5 Privacy paradox Data is enabling social networks and apps to serve personalised services and experiences to consumers. However the growth of organisations such as Facebook and data breaches have resulted in increased public scrutiny and calls for regulation. #6 Google removed 8 million videos in Q4 2017.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in the marketing industry, and your career: Consumers will demand greater personalization , while wanting to control their data and privacy. Technology will get smarter , intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Google was playing for data, like the interests Facebook was getting and using to entice marketers with a different means of targeting online advertising. It elevated different people than Twitter and Facebook. Google+ was probably more than just a social network, it was a bet on personalized search results. A lot of people did.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 8, 2021

For years, the enormous role technology plays in our lives and our reverence for brands like Apple and Amazon shielded the sector from greater taxation and regulation. As a sector, technology has lost its luster. It’s the lowest point for technology in the 11-year life of the survey in 17 of 27 countries, including the U.S.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While scrolling through Instagram, I recently stumbled on an advertisement for a hoodie. More likely, though, a firm bought data from Instagram parent Meta (formerly known as Facebook) and advertised to me a product based on my Facebook profile. privacy is moving to the forefront of ad targeting,” he adds.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came out with guidelines regarding disclosure of endorsements that were significantly updated to take into account the ever-expanding domain of online advertising and social media. Consumer Privacy Is Also an Issue. It’s not painful, I promise. Long-Form Posts.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 20, 2018

If users show interest in so much as a pair of socks online, those socks will inundate their Facebook feed for weeks — never mind a big-ticket item like a couch or a car. As consumers become warier of digital ads that infringe on their privacy, brands must think of ways to relate to their customers without appearing to intrude on them.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 14, 2021

In early March 2021, Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies by 2022, sending the targeted advertising industry into a tailspin. While the long-term impacts of the move remain to be seen, one likely change is that content will play an even more important role for brands and advertisers trying to reach customers online. “If

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

As privacy and choice gained momentum, permission-based Internet activity has led to what we now describe as the social web. All this via one bare-bones blog and a Facebook group. Advertising giants like Saatchi and Saatchi are slowly making a foray into the industry. Image: Gaurovonomics via Flickr, CC 2.0 pts Settings.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 11) Privacy regs bring back the basics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. As Meta (Facebook) languishes, new platforms are emerging to meet the opportunities ahead. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As social media and search advertising have become integrated into our everyday lives, many believe that direct mail is an outdated way to reach consumers as smartphones allow millennials to access information, products and services instantly. “Ninety percent of millennials think direct mail advertising is reliable.”

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David PR Group

JULY 28, 2015

We have about 50 million surveillance cameras in America, and that number is likely growing at a rapid clip as the prices for such devices falls, and they become easy to monitor with web-based technology. Law enforcement agencies have widely adopted dashboard cameras on police cars, again as the technology has improved.

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Cision

JANUARY 14, 2016

Facebook and Twitter come to mind when someone mentions social media marketing. For instance, Facebook shows the best of your updates to no more than 20 percent of your fans or followers (in fact, 6 percent sounds like a more accurate figure), unless you “boost” your posts through paid advertising.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I will be talking about mobile, data and wearable technology as the drivers and ethics, real time and content as the issues. Advertising and marketing people might have used to have control. Advertising can’t do that. I won’t be predicting that Whisper is the next Twitter or Snapchat is the next Facebook.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While it’s a tricky tightrope to walk, as cultural and political issues continue to saturate the news and social media, more companies will take a stand through marketing and advertising that resonates with customer loyalties. Facebook will be used more as a mass marketing tool, like a television station. 15) Ethics in PR revisited.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 14, 2018

But this week, after Google skipped earlier Congressional hearings involving his peers at Twitter and Facebook, Pichai had his moment under pressure. As summed up by Daniel Castro, vice president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, “Google came away unscathed.” It was capped off by Rep.

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Stuart Bruce

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

But it’s greedy because there is nothing much in it for the poor person whose door has been knocked on, life interrupted and privacy violated. million Facebook page likes. million Facebook likes. Technology. And so it seems is the case in the USA. We live in a post-fact, anti-expert alternative reality. Social media.

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