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The State of Native Advertising: Are Pinterest’s Paid Promotions a Bad Idea?

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Author: Maggie Jones Last Thursday, Pinterest announced it would follow in the footsteps of Facebook and Twitter, experimenting with paid promotions from a “select group of businesses.” That blurring, of course, is exactly what makes native advertising (like Pinterest’s plan to launch promoted pins) so effective. Intentional?

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Shame Marketing Boosts Sales but Reduces Loyalty

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Shame marketing is a cynical form of advertising that involves exploiting the insecurities of young people in order to sell them products. The controversy sparked a huge public outcry, with people claiming that the ad was promoting an unrealistic beauty ideal and exploiting body insecurities. Victoria's Secret Perfect Body Campaign 2.

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Instagram advertising: 6 steps to successful ad campaigns

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If you’re looking for ways to revamp your Instagram strategy, look no further than incorporating Instagram advertising into your plan of action. Read on for our walkthrough of Instagram advertising, why it’s a great strategy for your business and how to create your first ads. What is Instagram advertising?

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

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2019: Amazon’s advertising offerings were getting more sophisticated, presenting marketers with new opportunities and complexities. 2018: Advertisers could make more on-the-go changes. 2017: The option to show extensions during store hours or schedule for time-sensitive promotions became available in all markets.

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

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Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison said Google’s support of the overall ecosystem (searchers, advertisers and publishers) is important. Made in USA’ ad extensions spotted on Bing 2020: A “Made in USA” label accompanied by a flag icon appeared to be the latest automated ad extension test by Microsoft Advertising.

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This day in search marketing history: March 18

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Bing Ads Starts Allowing Keyword Variations Once Flagged As Duplicate 2014: Advertisers were able to start including multiple versions of keywords through Bing Ads Editor and the Bing Ads Upload API. Google Tests “Sponsored Map Icons” 2010: The Sponsored Map Icons were a new way to promote your business within Google Maps.

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This day in search marketing history: January 8

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2021: How advertisers responded to the storming of the Capitol and the cases for and against pausing ads in times of disruption. 2020: Page owners could use Bing Pages to aggregate social media links, publish contact details, customize Outlook profiles with images and content and promote social media posts. Also on this day.