To help ourselves, our clients, and the industry orient themselves in this new voice-powered ecosystem, we launched the PMG Voice Lab. The initiative is a long-term investment in research, analysis, and experimentation in the field of voice search and voice-enabled technologies and opportunities. In our first Voice Lab analysis, we put the top voice-enabled technologies […]
From the launch of IGTV, Instagram’s newest video format, to increased transparency across social platforms, Q2 swept in change and innovation. We’ve rounded up the highlights of Q2 2018 in today’s post to ensure you don’t miss anything as we kick off Q3 2018 and get into Holiday planning. Facebook Privacy Updates Following the Cambridge […]
From LAN parties in the 1990s to arenas packed with thousands of eager fans in early 2018, with a bit of luck and the creation of ‘game-changing’ technological advancements, gaming has gone from a casual hobby to a revolutionary multi-million dollar modern entertainment industry in just a few decades’ time. According to the Pew Research […]
And that’s a wrap! As the 14-day attribution window on Amazon Prime Day 2018 comes to a close, let’s look back on what went down. Amazon Prime Day 2018 was the largest recorded shopping day in Amazon history, beating out 2017’s Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and Prime Day, respectively. This year, Prime shoppers didn’t hold […]
In the PMG Voice Lab’s first analysis, we put the top voice-enabled technologies to the test to see how their AI capabilities compare, and most importantly, identify what brands can do to optimize their content for voice search. Download your copy of PMG’s voice search white paper, Why Voice Matters: Identifying the Latest Opportunities in Voice […]
Amazon announced that this year’s Prime Day will be the longest event of the “holiday’s” short four-year history. Prime Day 2018 will start on July 16th at 12 pm PT and run through the end of July 17th. Prime Day (and a half) will extend six more hours in 2018 than last year. So it’s […]
Mobile-first. Simple and intuitive. Quality, curated content. These are the pillars of Instagram’s newest feature: IGTV, a new app to watch long-form, vertical video from creators around the world. Arriving exactly five years after the launch of video on Instagram, the release of IGTV came alongside the announcement that Instagram will allow users to upload […]
If you haven’t heard of Twitch, you’re already behind. The multi-million viewer-per-day platform is by far the most prominent online location for livestreamers to share their screens and stories at no cost to the viewer. Launched in 2011, the platform quickly gained traction during its first few years and was soon bought by Amazon in […]
It’s 3 o’clock and you know what that means? It’s HQ Trivia time. Before we find a conference room to hide out in to play, let’s get a sense of what exactly we’re getting into. Developed by Vine creators Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll with the charismatic Scott Rogowsky taking the main stage 2/day every […]
I may not know how to code, but Facebook’s F8 did not disappoint. With a number of new updates and promising new privacy measures, Facebook had a strong show at their annual developer conference. As a marketer, here were the key updates that stood out to me: Data Security, Privacy & Fake News This topic […]