What’s the last ad you remember? The odds are it was a video that made you smile, chuckle or buy car insurance from a lizard. That’s because video is memorable and sure beats the heck out of a 20-page white paper. Even the word ‘video’ holds power. According to Syndacast, adding the word “video” in […]
Report after report is published touting that social engagement is on the decline. But before brands start to feel the FOMO, it’s important to understand that engagement isn’t necessarily declining, it’s changing. Social platform behavior changes constantly, and over the past year, changes are happening at lightning speed. Consumers are taking a different approach to […]
Podcasting. It’s been the next big thing in advertising for a few years, but it’s still viewed as an emerging channel with limited measurability and options for advertising. The growth of this industry, however, is staggering. The number of weekly listeners of podcasts has nearly tripled from 2014 to 2019 and shows no signs of […]
As a follow-up to her insights with various industry publications on Instagram’s newly released Explore ads, PMG’s director of social media, Carly Carson, penned an op-ed for AdExchanger about how brands should focus on storytelling vs. driving revenue when approaching the new ad program. One of her recommendations is the “use of videos that will […]
Why YouTube Should Be Apart of All Media Plans During this year’s Google Brandcast, YouTube took its time to highlight and emphasize its positioning as “personal primetime” and once again took a direct competitive hit toward traditional TV. Primetime used to be that time where you gathered with your family and friends to tune into […]
It’s hot, you’re sweaty and longing for some relief from the heat… aren’t you? And while reminiscing about winter, you’re probably also dreaming of all those snowy nights and Holiday celebrations. Well, lucky for you, the Holidays are just under five months away, and we are already beginning to gear up for another busy season. […]
Instagram discovered a new revenue stream, and on March 19, 2019, rolled out its latest shopping feature: Checkout. The process of discovery has been the core of the Instagram experience since its conception. And as a result, platform users are people who want to explore, get inspired, and find new products from the brands they […]
This week Facebook announced it will roll out ads in Instagram’s increasingly popular Explore tab, which is used by approximately 500 million people monthly. While it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Facebook is monetizing one of Instagram’s most successful features, several publications shared insights from PMG’s director of social media, Carly Carson, that advertisers should keep […]
Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI, where we recap PMG’s contribution of insights and opinions across a number of timely topics in recent industry articles. First up, Carly Carson was quoted in an AdExchanger story that examined why Snap wasn’t able to maximize its acquisition of Placed, which it recently sold to Foursquare. Over […]
As influencer marketing moves in a million different directions, there is growing stagnation of the platforms influencers are using to push their content out. IGTV has yet to catch on in a tangible way while Snapchat has become a throwaway channel, leaving Instagram and YouTube as the predominant platforms. However, because Instagram and YouTube are […]