From social media influencers repurposing content without due credit to concerns about copyrighted work used to train AI systems, the digital age demands clearer boundaries.
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| Sep 8, 2023
But it’s not just in the US—India also recently tightened the reins on the health and wellness sector, introducing disclosure rules requiring influencers who make recommendations (of products or otherwise) to disclose their qualifications. The health and wellness sector exploded in wake of the coronavirus pandemic as consumers sought more health-conscious purchases and lifestyle choices.
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| Apr 13, 2023
“The final influencer here is privacy changes,” said Mitchell. “And this is a permanent shift.”. Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency policy is already in effect, but there are a few more changes ahead. In 2022, Google reiterated that it will do away with third-party cookies by the end of 2024, and it’s assumed the company will similarly discontinue AdIDs on Android devices.
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| Jan 6, 2023
Why Gen Z loves it: Using celebrity influencers and recipe content, Olipop has built up a pretty big following on TikTok, where 29% of Gen Z shoppers most often discover consumer packaged goods products, according to Tinuiti.
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| Aug 23, 2023
Briggs pointed to Aritzia’s success using familiar Gen Z marketing tactics, such as leveraging influencers and pushing content on TikTok. Lesson learned: Even an older brand can make a splash by treating its entry into a new market as a branding opportunity.
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| Apr 20, 2023
Yeah, samples, according to Bolt Data, are the second biggest influencer for U.S. beauty consumers, to actually purchasing after price for Gen Z. 46% of people consider samples to be an influencer to buy for the overall public. That's 37% in the U.S., so samples are huge.
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| Jul 12, 2023
Partnerships extend beyond a retailer’s immediate audience, with affiliate partners, bloggers, and influencers promoting products to those of their followers who are actively seeking holiday gifts and deals. This expanded exposure allows retailers to connect with potential customers through the trust and credibility established by their partners. 2. Cost-effective marketing.
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| Oct 20, 2023
Influencer marketing is another effective strategy for promoting products and raising brand awareness. Evolving consumer behavior has significantly impacted D2C ecommerce growth. Modern consumers are more informed and value-conscious, often conducting extensive research before purchasing.
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| Apr 19, 2023
“Brands are still pumping money into it,” Jess Hunichen, cofounder of influencer talent agency Shine Talent Group, told Business of Fashion, noting that companies have yet to adjust their strategies in response to TikTok’s political woes. The rationale: There are several reasons for brands’ seeming complacence. ByteDance’s deadline to sell TikTok or shut the app down feels like a long way off.
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| Apr 29, 2024
Beauty and fashion also typically see higher engagement from social media and influencer marketing. Our take: A 0.1% lead may not be enormous, but it’s still a lead. SMBs should leverage their advantage on smartphones to drive engagement and form more authentic relationships with consumers. But enterprises shouldn’t let up, either.
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| Apr 10, 2024
Last year, Forever 21 launched its “festival umbrella,” which includes a 2000’s-inspired collection in collaboration with TikTok influencer Alix Earle, a live activation at the Rolling Loud music festival, and a collaboration with musician Frankie Clarke of Frankie and the Studs. “How do you become a natural part of [the Gen Z] ecosystem?”
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| Mar 25, 2024
Marketers can combine a B2B focus with playfulness in ads and influencer content. “Our goal was never about being cool,” wrote Tomer Cohen, chief product officer at LinkedIn, in a recent post. “It was about helping create economic opportunity for professionals worldwide. ...That said, I’ll take cool along the way.”. This was originally featured in the eMarketer Daily newsletter.
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| Aug 28, 2023
Influencer marketing platform JoinBrands integrated with TikTok’s Spark Ads format to boost corporate partnerships with creators. Amazon. Amazon is building tech that will help publishers advertise on its site. While bringing off-site publishers into the Amazon fold, the company also added a number of off-site placements to its own Sponsored Products ads. Microsoft.
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| Aug 21, 2023
Meanwhile, new apps will provide marketers with other avenues to reach users, such as organic and influencer marketing.
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| Feb 8, 2023
Olaplex paid TikTok influencers to hawk “Oladupé” as part of a campaign which both nodded to consumers’ obsession with dupes and demonstrated what makes Olaplex products impossible to replicate. The success of both initiatives shows that brands that embrace dupe culture have a good chance of staying top-of-mind with consumers, and eventually convincing them to upgrade to the real thing.
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| May 20, 2024
Today: The “social investing” pioneer eToro in many ways looks like a mashup of Twitter and Robinhood: The app and site have a social media feed and give users the ability to follow certain assets, interact with members, and automatically replicate the crypto portfolios of members who are akin to influencers. eToro said Thursday that the partnership would “enable Twitter users to see real-time prices” for
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| Apr 17, 2023
Both services are beginning to creep up on TikTok’s lead and are attracting influencers. But still, TikTok’s time spent continues to rise. Another social platform that finds itself on the downswing coming into Newfronts is Snap, which has struggled since mid-last year when its ad revenues began to decline and has yet to find its place in the short-form video world.
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| Apr 3, 2023
LinkedIn expands AI-powered Accelerate tool globally: The platform introduces new ad formats and event features, enhancing its B2B marketing capabilities.
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| Oct 15, 2024
Today's story is a February 8th Bloomberg story titled The Shopping Tech That Helps Influencers Make Money. The tech in question is LTK, which connects social media influencers with business partners. LTK is succeeding where other platforms have stumbled, writes Alex Barinka, but TikTok's rise could threaten the platform. Sky, your review of this story about LTK in 60 seconds is? Sky Canaves:.
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| Feb 14, 2023
A significant group of Hispanic adults follow video game influencers. Almost 30% of Hispanic adults ages 21 to 76 follow video game influencers, per a 2022 survey from Collage Group. Spanish-language livestreams on Twitch now rank second in the language category, behind English-language livestreams.In 2019, they were in seventh place.
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| Apr 6, 2023
Those tools are centered on recommending creators and influencers that best align with a brand or product’s advertising goals on Facebook, Instagram, and Reels. Other existing AI advertising products from Meta include the ability to reformat ads across Meta’s ecosystem of social platforms.
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| May 8, 2024
The news: Diversity and inclusion will be cornerstones of next week's Advertising Week New York conference, which will feature celebrity influencers, content creators, and leading brand executives, global president Ruth Mortimer said in an Insider Intelligence interview this week.
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| Oct 13, 2023
TikTok is democratizing the influencer game. “What TikTok does really nicely is peer-to-peer marketing. It feels much more like a community recommendation, so people are much more open to then trying those products,” said Perkins.
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| Jul 18, 2023
The company’s sales fell sharply when it irked conservative-leaning consumers who decried its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as well as progressives who felt the beer maker didn’t offer enough support in the face of that backlash.
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| Jun 30, 2023
The Daily Wire, a conservative media outlet that was de-monetized by YouTube over comments about transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, will soon put its podcasts on Twitter. The big question: Do their endorsements of Twitter reflect the ideologies of Twitter users?
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| May 26, 2023