Digiday Research: 41% of agency buyers say they will resume Facebook spending at the end of July
Come August 1, the unofficial end date to the advertising and marketing boycott of Facebook by brands unhappy about the hateful speech and misinformation on the platform, most agencies will reanimate their marketing on the platform.
In a new survey conducted in July, Digiday found that 41% of respondents will return at the end of the July boycott, while 26% will spend again by the end of the third quarter and 13% by the end of full-year 2020. Others will wait for more action from Facebook with 17% of respondents saying they won’t advertise on the platform until it males meaningful changes.
Underlining the agency desire to return to Facebook — and its power as marketing vehicle — is that according to the survey, a full 75% of respondents said return on investment (ROI) is more important than brand optics.
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How The 19th relied on memberships and funding to launch during a pandemic
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‘Let the buyers know you exist’: How Morning Brew plans to grow brand ad dollars from its base of direct response
Direct-response ads accounted for 90% of Morning Brew's 2019 revenue in 2019. Its CEO wants brand advertising to account for 50% by the end of 2021.
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‘A significant uptick in deal flow’: Why Europe is becoming a hotbed of ad tech innovation
Ad tech companies with data privacy and identity solutions are in vogue among the sector's investors and acquirers.
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SponsoredPublishers: Assessing risk and ensuring payments in times of crisis
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‘We can be agile and evolve’: News UK is quickly growing a 7-figure incremental revenue stream from social video
The goal for Social Studio is a 10-day turnaround from campaign booking to going live.
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Lack of events revenue squeezes B2B media, forcing virtual volume — and innovation
Advertising, subscriptions and commerce have begun to recover. But events have not, and B2B media companies are feeling the squeeze.
