Spotify is halting political ad sales in the U.S. early next year, Ad Age reported Friday. Political advertising will not run for the 130 million listeners of its ad-supported plan or its original and exclusive podcasts. Spotify told Ad Age in a statement that it does “not yet have the necessary level of robustness in…
Amazon began heavily promoting free one-day delivery for Prime members earlier this year. Amazon said it attracted a record number of new Prime customers and trials this holiday season. More than 5 million people signed up new Prime memberships or free trials in a single week this holiday season, the company announced in a holiday…
Europe’s GDPR took effect in May 2018, but 2019 was the year privacy got real for marketers in the U.S. There was a convergence of legal, technological and cultural factors that forced brands, publishers and tech companies to confront privacy head-on in ways they’d been trying to avoid for years. CCPA comes into sharp focus…
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Beyond Sprint 0: An Alternative For Integrating Teams Beyond Sprint 0: An Alternative For Integrating Teams Shamsi Brinn 2019-12-24T15:30:00+00:00 2019-12-25T12:35:38+00:00 Scrum is the most popular project management methodology in the world with over 72% of teams using Scrum or a scrum-hybrid. Chances are good that if you work in web development you are using Scrum…
Amazon has changed the registration process for agencies and marketers running sponsored ads campaigns for Amazon vendors. What’s changed? Agencies no longer have to submit vendor codes when registering nor wait for approval from Amazon to set up new advertising accounts. Now, agencies simply need the approval of the authorized Vendor Central account holder (their…
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As we come to the close of a decade of unprecedented, rapid technological innovation for modern businesses — and everyday life — email continues to thrive as an essential method of communication. We wanted to know what email marketers are really thinking about as we step into the next decade, so I put out a…
Creating Voice Skills For Google Assistant And Amazon Alexa Creating Voice Skills For Google Assistant And Amazon Alexa Tris Tolliday 2019-12-23T12:00:00+00:00 2019-12-23T12:35:13+00:00 Over the past decade, there has been a seismic shift towards conversational interfaces. As people reach ‘peak screen’ and even begin to scale back their device usage with digital wellbeing features being baked…
Smashing Monthly Roundup: What’s New? Smashing Monthly Roundup: What’s New? Iris Lješnjanin 2019-12-20T14:00:00+00:00 2019-12-21T12:35:12+00:00 With the year slowly coming to an end, now is probably a great time to slow down and be mindful. Look back, reflect, breathe. It’s been a long year for all of us, so why not make yourself a good cuppa…
