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What You Need to Know This Morning: June 20, 2013
New gluten-free pastries from Dunks, Paula Dean admitting that "Of course" she uses the N-word, and Brad Pitt yodeling from the rooftops -- a ton of crazy stuff went down in the past 24 hours! But, let's not get caught up in the fluff. Now, on to other slightly more relevant marketing n...
June 20, 2013 -
Twitter acquires social discovery startup Spindle
Twitter's latest acquisition helps users discover the "best social updates."
By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including Gen Z, pop culture and generative AI.
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Facebook hits 1M advertisers
Facebook now has one million active advertisers that generate 85% of the network's total revenue.
By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013 -
How Facebook's ad cuts impact advertisers
Facebook's recent move gives advertisers more simple and streamlined options.
By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013 -
Facebook Kills Sponsored Search Results
Facebook will soon begin streamlining its advertising options, and sponsored search results are among those that will be cut starting in July. Some wonder why sponsored results are targeted because advertisers experience good ROI.
June 18, 2013 -
Mashable launches self-service sponsored content
Mashable's new ad product offers brands an interface to create content.
By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013 -
Source says video is coming to Instagram
Facebook will reportedly unveil video for Instagram at the June 20 press event.
By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013 -
Facebook's video ads get pushed back to a fall launch
Highly anticipated video ads from Facebook, were previously set to launch in July.
By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013 -
Study: Life of a Pinterest pin is thousands of times longer than a tweet or Facebook post
The research firm Piquora says impressions of Pinterest pins regularly happen 30 or more days after an initial pin.
By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013 -
Summer blockbusters produce 6-sec trailers with Vine
Marketers like Regal Entertainment are utilizing Vine to fill seats of movie theaters this summer.
By Wendy Parish • June 16, 2013 -
Goverment gives permission to Facebook & Microsoft to release national security info
For the first time, the government has cleared Facebook and Microsoft to release national security information, with restrictions.
By Wendy Parish • June 15, 2013 -
Heineken promotes Dad Jokes for Father's Day
Heineken is asking followers to tweet their favorite dad-style joke.
By Wendy Parish • June 14, 2013 -
Yahoo acquires GhostBird Software for mobile Flickr
Yahoo's acquisition of GhostBird will give Flickr more options for photos.
By Wendy Parish • June 13, 2013 -
5 clever marketing tricks you probably haven't tried yet
These creative marketing tactics require little time to implement, but may yield big results.
By Wendy Parish • June 13, 2013 -
Facebook launches #hashtags
After the rumors surfaced in March, Facebook finally launched a hashtag feature similar to Twitter.
By Wendy Parish • June 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 marketing conferences worth attending this year
With precious little time on your hands, make sure any marketing conferences you attend will be worthwhile.
By Wendy Parish • June 12, 2013 -
McKinsey: Data reveals social media impact on sales
McKinsey & Co consulting firm has found a direct sales impact from social media buzz, whether positive or negative.
By Wendy Parish • June 11, 2013 -
Twitter partners with Everyday Health for public-health alerts, ad opportunities
Twitter has teamed up with Everyday Health to provide public-health announcements.
By Wendy Parish • June 11, 2013 -
How to drive more traffic to your blog
After you've created great content, you want people to read it; utilize these 5 tips for driving traffic to your blog.
By Wendy Parish • June 11, 2013 -
IBM rolls out ads that actually help people
IBM is joining in on the trend of advertising that actually serves a purpose.
By Wendy Parish • June 11, 2013 -
Amazon launches online grocery service in Los Angeles
Amazon is rolling out AmazonFresh to the Los Angeles area to prepare for its move into more markets.
By Wendy Parish • June 10, 2013 -
Apple to unveil iTunes Radio—but can it compete with Spotify?
Apple is set to debut their music streaming service next week.
By Wendy Parish • June 10, 2013 -
How to attract genuine fans to your Facebook contests
Facebook contests can sometimes bring around participants who are only interested in the prize, not your brand; these 5 tips will help you avoid that.
By Wendy Parish • June 10, 2013 -
Ahalogy helps brands create more Pinterest content
Brands struggling to create enough content for Pinterest can receive help from Ahalogy's newly developed Content Network.
By Wendy Parish • June 10, 2013 -
5 ads that use memes
Internet memes have become such a pervasive part of popular culture, many brands are now using them in ads.
By Wendy Parish • June 10, 2013