Brave Ad World - Episode 209

September 14, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

Episode 209 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here coming off of a Labor Day break.

This week’s headlines: Twitter Testing Stickers for Photos, Instagram Updates Direct Messaging, LinkedIn Improves Messaging, Facebook’s 360 Degree Ads Being Tested and Instagram Opens Up to All Advertisers.

The week’s news quick hits: Google+ Collections Coming to iOS, Google Updates Its Logo, Twitter Expands Promoted Tweets into More Countries, Hulu Rolling Out Ad-Free Service Tier, Facebook Allows Advertisers to Test Effectiveness of Multiple Ads, Twitter Unifies iOS Experiences, Facebook Mentions Becomes Available to All Verified Profiles and Periscope Allows Landscape Video.

Check it out, give it a listen and let us know what you think! You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes.

This Week in Social (Weeks of August 31 and September 7)

September 13, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

This Week in Social is a weekly digest of some of the biggest stories in social media marketing news. These stories are the show notes for the Brave Ad World Podcast. Each story is discussed at a deeper level on the podcast.

Brave Ad World - Episode 190

March 09, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in Podcast

As always, there's a lot going on in the world of digital and social media marketing, and we have it covered on Episode 190 of the Brave Ad World Podcast.

This week’s headlines: Google Breaks Up Google+ Features, Twitter Allows for Embeddable Videos, Pinterest Rolling Out New Pins and Targeting, Instagram Rolls Out Carousel Ad Unit and Facebook Opening Ad Exchange.

The week’s news quick hits: Google to Offer Wireless Service, Google Updates Contacts App, Etsy Files for IPO, Slingshot Launches Explore Feature, Facebook Pages Purging Deactivated Account Likes, Twitter Launches Partner Audience Targeting and Imgur Releases Its First iOS App.

You can get this episode and many others in the podcast section, and be sure to subscribe via iTunes. However you choose to listen, please leave a review. You can also contact us on Twitter and send us an email to braveadworld [at] gmail [dot] com.

This Week in Social (Weeks of March 2)

March 08, 2015 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

Instagram is on Fire and Brands Benefit

May 23, 2014 by Taylor Wiegert in Instagram

Brands, including Taco Bell, Hollister and others have embraced Instagram's potential to help build their businesses, and Instagram only rolled out advertising for select advertisers six months ago. The brands who are embracing Instagram are seeing results as the platform's community shows that it values advertising when the content is right, which means Instagram is just starting to show its potential for brands.

This Week in Social (Week of April 7)

April 13, 2014 by Taylor Wiegert in This Week in Social

This week’s headlines: Vine Introduces Private Messages, Google+ Adds Views for Profile and Pages, Twitter Acquires Social TV Companies, Twitter Acquires Cover, Twitter Launches Profile Redesign, Right-Hand Rail Facebook Ads Get Overhaul and Facebook Tweaks News Feed Algrotihm to Combat Spam.

The week’s news quick hits: More Details Emerge on Instagram Ad Pricing, Twitter Allows Users to Search for Tweets by Date, Facebook Tests Save Feature, Facebook Tweaks Sharing Settings, Facebook Removes Messaging Features from Core App and Twitter Launches Editorial Planning Feature.