• Google AdSense launches new Ad Intents format for Auto ads

    Publishers have a new option for Auto ads to appear on their website, in the form of links and anchors.

  • YouTube Doubles-down on Ad Blockers once Again

    YouTube (via Google) has again reiterated that it will not condone the use of third-party ad-blockers on the site.

  • Google Ads "Similar Product" Carousel

    Google has a similar products section and carousel for Google Ads sponsored listings. We have seen similar products and similar shopping related results from the organic / free listings but now I am seeing examples of a search ad carousel for "similar products."This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who posted this screenshot on X:Google Ads tested a show similar button in shopping ads. We've seen shop similar features and similar products, as well as related products. Google loves query...

  • TikTok launches enhanced ad placement controls

    Category Exclusion and Vertical Sensitivity controls have been rolled out to give brands more say over where their ads appear.

  • Media Briefing: Q1 is done and publishers’ ad revenue is doing ‘fine’

    Despite the hope that 2024 would be a turning point for publishers’ advertising businesses, the first quarter of the year proved to be a mixed bag, according to three publishers.

  • Dailyhunt parent acquires Magzter, grows revenue from ads to subscriptions

    VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of online news aggregator Dailyhunt and short-video platform Josh, on Wednesday said it has acquired New York-based digital magazine store Magzter.Founded in 2011, homegrown Magzter is a cross-platform, self-service, global digital newsstand with a library of over 8,500 premium magazines and newspapers. The deal, financials of which went undisclosed, marks Dailyhunt’s foray into premium content.The deal is a cash-and-stock transaction, cofounder Umang Bedi told...

  • Chesterfield Recruiter Launches ‘Future Leaders’ Programme for Talented Trailblazers

    The leading recruiter and HR solutions provider has pinpointed 15 of its top performing ‘high potential’ team members and 30 managerial leaders across the business to embark on the programme. Spread over 14 months, the initiative is designed specifically to boost their leadership skills and progress within Gi Group. Focusing on fundamental soft skills, such as internal stakeholder influencing, growth mindset, change management coaching for success and becoming a successful leader. It comes at...

  • FG losing huge revenue to low crude production – PETAN

    The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria has claimed that the country is losing a lot of revenue daily due to its inability to ramp up crude oil production. The Chairman of PETAN, Wole Ogunsanya, stated this in Lagos recently when the representatives of the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria, led by its Chairman, Ugo Read More

  • Philip Barantini, Samantha Beddoe on launching It’s All Made Up Productions

    Today we hear from Boiling Point director Philip Barantini and executive producer Samantha Beddoe about establishing It’s All Made Up Productions and the art of the single take. Tune in to C21FM

  • DND tells AFP to probe recruitment ad traced to China

    MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to investigate a “strange” recruitment effort of “part-time military

  • Biden Campaign Launches 7-Figure Ad Buy About Abortion in Arizona

    Biden's campaign launched the ad buy in the wake of the state Supreme Court's decision to uphold an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.

  • Canoo CEO's Private Jet Expenses Were Double The Company's Revenue For 2023

    Canoo CEO's Private Jet Expenses Were Double The Company's Revenue For 2023 As we've been writing over the last year, saturation and competitive pricing are starting to prompt chaos and disorder in the EV space. EV startup Canoo is the latest to face scrutiny, after it was revealed that CEO Tony Aquila's private jet expenses totaled $1.7 million, twice the company's revenue for 2023. Despite reporting a loss of $302 million last year, Canoo paid for Aquila's lavish travel, which...