Facebook to Provide Free Photos for Businesses to Use in Ads

Having trouble coming up with your next Facebook ad? No worries. Facebook is here to help. In an attempt to make it easier for businesses to create a Facebook ad, the company announced a deal with Shutterstock on Thursday that will provide free access to millions of images for use in ads. The photos will […]
LinkedIn Redesigns Group Pages – LinkedIn Marketing

LinkedIn unveiled a new design for the network’s Group pages on Thursday, providing a new look for one of platform’s most popular features. The redesign is part of LinkedIn’s continued efforts to make the site “easier and simpler to use,” according to a press release. It also puts more emphasis on user content, making it […]
Can Facebook Rewrite the Industry Standard For User Engagement?

The “monthly active users” figure has long been the industry standard for user engagement in social media. It’s easy to digest, but more importantly, it’s a benchmark capable of comparing the most social of social networks to the new kids on the block. When it comes to Facebook, however, monthly active users have become a […]
Report: Users Are Engaging More With Facebook Ads

A quarterly review of Facebook’s ad performance found increases in advertising metrics across the board, including click-through rates, total clicks and revenues driven by the ads themselves. Kenshoo Social, a digital marketing company that works with “hundreds” of customers that advertise on Facebook, explored more than 75 billion Facebook ads over the past two quarters, […]
7 Top Social Networks Among American Teens – Digital Media Marketing

We heard from one 13-year-old who claims none of her friends use Facebook and a 15-year-old who said all of her friends use Facebook. While the perception of each of these two teens can provide snapshots of their schools and communities, Statista created this chart based on Pew data on American teens’ social media use […]
Analyst Prediction: Facebook Video Ads Will Generate $1 Billion in 2014

Facebook users may not be excited to see video ads hit their News Feeds, but company stockholders should be. A report released by Morgan Stanley on Wednesday predicts that Facebook’s video advertisements will generate more than $1 billion in 2014 — a lofty total considering they don’t exist yet. This total would constitute 1% of […]
8 Creative Ways to Connect With Customers on Facebook

Facebook is a not-so-secret secret weapon for promoting your business. That being said, a lot of companies don’t take full advantage of what this social media platform has to offer when it comes to making deep, lasting connections with their customers. Ads and pleas to “like this” simple don’t quite cut it. That’s why we […]
Good News For Digital And Social Media Agencies In India. AICC Is Planning To Hire

Congress To Hire 50 Social Media Activists For 2014 General Elections. Isn’t It Late? The country will witness Lok Sabha (Lower House) elections in 2014. Once again we would see the politicians coming out on the streets, knocking the doors of the common man and begging for their valuable votes. Political party promotions would see […]
Dubai Film launches social media drive – Digital News

Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) has launched a social media initiative on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube, that will enhance online conversations with the global film industry. The interface will keep filmmakers and fans up to date with filming news and opportunities in Dubai, a statement said. The network for film industry insiders will […]
Facebook Will Remove Ads From Pages, Groups With Offensive Content

Facebook will restrict advertising from appearing on pages and groups with controversial content, the company announced Friday. Facebook will conduct a review of ads on the social network beginning next week and said it will remove ads from all groups and pages that contain “violent, graphic or sexual content” by the end of that week, […]