Yesterday, a weird thing happened. A post that I wrote on LinkedIn about Meta pulling the plug on Facebook Podcasts was picked up by LinkedIn News. The result was a whole bunch of comments. Look, I get there’s a weird dynamic on LinkedIn. People want to voice their opinions and showcase their professional knowledge. And […]
After a mere 10-month test, Meta is shutting down Facebook Podcasts (according to Bloomberg). You will no longer be able to add your podcast starting this week and the feature will be entirely shut down starting June 3. I have a whole bunch of thoughts on this. Unfortunately, the test was so limited that most […]
Previously, we talked about the glaring need for some sort of frequency control. The specific solution we focused on was frequency capping, like what is available when using Reach optimization. But, there’s actually another option that could be considered: An Impressions Shown Custom Audience. It’s less sophisticated and it’s imperfect, but it could solve some […]
When the pandemic broke out in 2020 and forced most marketers into remote work, there was a big looming concern you’d often hear about: Zoom fatigue. In a profession where meetings are frequent and essential, the danger of video-call burnout seemed to be acutely high. Would the endless reminders of our isolation and disconnection become […]
Podcasts have been having their 15 minutes of fame for nearly a decade now. For marketers, we’ve seen podcasts go from off the radar, to a wide open new channel, to an established, even crowded, medium. It’s true that it’s harder to build a subscriber base now than it was at the beginning of the […]
Google Shares Sneak Peek At New Advertising Features Google has offered a look inside several of its new forthcoming Google Ads features, including responsive display and mobile ads that animate static imagery and better white space formatting, highlighted in a showcase of examples from firms that have tested the new tools, Google recently announed. Search […]
The metaverse — a term coined in a 1992 novel — isn’t done cooking yet, but with a world that needs to eat right now and chefs that need to cook, what do B2B brands need to know to get ready? Just 18 percent of brand marketing and analytics executives said that they understood the […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At TopRank Marketing, we care about mental health. We care about it because we care about people: their words, their stories, their experiences. Those things matter, and in order to protect them, we have to protect the well-being of the individuals they come from. Did you know that in […]
B2B Marketing and Sales Leaders Focus on Pipeline Growth 48.8 percent of B2B sales and marketing professionals have said that an expanded pipeline was their top priority in 2022, followed by building and staffing teams at 22.4 percent, and expanding addressable market with 8.3 percent, according to newly-released survey data. MarketingCharts B2B Brands Deploy ‘Always-on’ […]
What strategic lessons can today’s B2B marketers gain from taking a new look at the original classic word game Scrabble? With word games more popular than ever thanks to the runaway success of Wordle and its offshoots, it’s the perfect time to reach into the bag of letters and uncover some of the important marketing […]
