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by Vahe Habeshian
Planning your marketing efforts for the coming year? Here's some advice about the top digital marketing and branding trends you can expect in 2017.
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by Christian Neri
Facebook mulls original video content, offers 360-degree live video, admits more metrics errors; Instagram allows livestreaming. Also, grow email lists with YouTube ads, boost Web traffic with Pinterest, and more...
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by Anandan Padmanabhan
Marketers hold in their hands the power to enhance the consumer experience using rapidly emerging technology—such as machine-learning and artificial intelligence.
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by Christian Neri
Facebook takes on fake news and Snapchat; Google makes itself searchable via emojis... on Twitter; regulators OK Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition; Twitter Moments now on mobile; conferences you shouldn't miss in 2017; social giants to take terror content offline.
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by Paul Mandeville
To many midmarket retailers today, Amazon.com seems unstoppable. It's not. An underdog, however, doesn't win by beating a giant at its own game—but by outwitting, outmaneuvering, and out-strategizing it.
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by Christian Neri
Instagram preps for full-fledged e-commerce; Facebook's new customizable page layouts (it also bets on social gaming); think twice about using emojis; Trump's little-known digital and data machine might have won him the election; how to measure social media churn; Gen Z's views vs. Millennials'.
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by Christian Neri
Instagram's livestreaming and disappearing messages; Facebook's fake-news fight; livestreaming app Houseparty; Russia's LinkedIn ban; B2B social mistakes; SMB chatbots; Facebook holiday tips...
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by Ayaz Nanji
Most consumers say it's not OK for family and friends to use smartphones at the holiday table, according to recent research from Sequence.
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by Christian Neri
LinkedIn finally gives us audience insights; Facebook builds a unified inbox for all its properties; Snapchat sends users on a hunt for Snap-recording sunglasses, files IPO in secret; Pinterest builds "Explore" feature; Facebook faces post-election PR disaster…
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by Kyle Christensen
Email remains one of the most effective ways to drive sales and build lasting customer relationships. But marketers are in a constant battle to improve deliverability and engagement. What to do? Email, meet phone call...
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by George Freitag
Local businesses, it's not too late to drive traffic and bookings for the busy holidays. Although there may not be enough time to start a blog or redesign a website, just a few small improvements to your online presence can make a huge impact.
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by Christian Neri
Facebook steps on LinkedIn's turf with a job-posting feature and begins to trial selling ads on TV screens; hope for Viners as Twitter considers selling it; Facebook revives gaming hopes with "Instant Gaming" platform; WhatsApp tests its version of Snapchat Stories; five top-notch Instagram tools for businesses; and much more...
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by Ayaz Nanji
Some 90% of consumers say they value having a mobile device with them when holiday shopping in-store, according to recent research from Opera Mediaworks.
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by Christian Neri
Instagram's latest push to satisfy brands' need to sell; Twitter introduced bots for customer service; Pinterest launched three new types of Promoted Pins; LinkedIn now lets you compare your salary; co-founders of Vine change course with new livestreaming app; Facebook adds Snapchat-esque effects and masks; and much more...
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by Christian Neri
Twitter, Pinterest suffer cyberattack; Instagram's live-streaming foray; Microsoft's challenge to Slack; Facebook's newest features for businesses; Twitter's plans for big layoffs; Snapchat's viewership dip; how B2B marketers can use Facebook.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Smartphone apps now account for nearly half of the time consumers spend with digital media, according to recent research from comScore.
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by Christian Neri
This week: Twitter's hopes of a takeover are dashed; Facebook Live gets a scheduling feature, and Facebook releases push notifications for apps; livestreaming app Busker blends content and e-commerce; four ways B2Bs should be using Snapchat and Instagram; and much more...
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by Christian Neri
Facebook launches both a new social network and a standalone event app; Snapchat introduces post-roll ads, plans IPO; American Express gets social for Small Business Saturday; tips for building qualified leads on LinkedIn; and much more!
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by Christian Neri
Facebook takes on Craigslist and eBay, tests own version of Snapchat Stories; LinkedIn-Microsoft deal under scrutiny; what Twitter Moments global rollout means for you; tips for building trust, influence on LinkedIn; Snapchat for lead gen; and much more...
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by Ayaz Nanji
Traffic to e-commerce websites is now almost evenly split between desktops and mobile devices, according to recent research from Monetate.
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by Danny Watkinson
A consistently successful e-commerce site depends on myriad factors, and it is near on impossible to control all of them to guarantee success, but one thing you can do is to plug the holes that drain your sales.
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by Christian Neri
Among this week's headlines: 'Facebook at Work' to launch next month; Snapchat introduces Snap-taking connected glasses, rebrands; LinkedIn launches 'Learning,' gets cozy with new bot; four fatal LinkedIn prospecting errors; Millennials aren't shopping on social media...
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by Christian Neri
Twitter just helped brands become more customer-service-friendly, launched a live-streaming app, and finally expanded its character limit. Also: Google's new Allo app takes on Facebook Messenger, the new Instagram feature we've all been waiting for, and top 10 social trends for 2017.
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by Ayaz Nanji
More than half (52%) of people who shopped for clothes online in the past year used a mobile device to make at least one purchase, according to recent research from Criteo.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Most emails sent by marketers in the second quarter of 2016 were opened on mobile devices, according to recent research from Experian.
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Instagram preps for full-fledged e-commerce; Facebook's new customizable page layouts (it also bets on social gaming); think twice about using emojis; Trump's little-known digital and data machine might have won him the election; how to measure social media churn; Gen Z's views vs. Millennials'. more
Facebook steps on LinkedIn's turf with a job-posting feature and begins to trial selling ads on TV screens; hope for Viners as Twitter considers selling it; Facebook revives gaming hopes with "Instant Gaming" platform; WhatsApp tests its version of Snapchat Stories; five top-notch Instagram tools for businesses; and much more... more![The Role of Mobile in Holiday Shopping [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/daily-data-point/101116b-ddp-lg.jpg)
Instagram's latest push to satisfy brands' need to sell; Twitter introduced bots for customer service; Pinterest launched three new types of Promoted Pins; LinkedIn now lets you compare your salary; co-founders of Vine change course with new livestreaming app; Facebook adds Snapchat-esque effects and masks; and much more... more
![Mobile App Usage and Download Trends for 2016 [Infographic]](https://i.marketingprofs.com/assets/images/daily-data-point/251016-ddp-lg.jpg)
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