Hotspex Media Team

In This Week's News, while video trends less formal and more native, Google's ad price manipulation lawsuit moves through the legislative process, as Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard.

In This Week's News, we are reminded of Google’s upcoming page experience update and welcome the future of voice-activated Smart TVs all while retail media continues to boom.

In This Week's News, we applaud Google for stepping up its cybersecurity efforts while Facebook sunsets various targeting options after TikTok surpasses Google as the most-visited website.

In This Week's News, we explore the rise of attention metrics and contextual targeting, Innovations in AI, and The Future of Social Advertising.

In This Week's News, we applaud Instagram's new Teen Safety Tools, celebrate a great year for worldwide ad spending, and understand the benefits of Barb's new measurement system.

In This Week's News, we wonder how Facebook’s cryptocurrency project will continue with the departure of David Marcus, celebrate the launch of Tesco's new media and insights platform, and examine the decline of this year's Cyber Week online spending patterns.

In This Week's News, we learn how Google can help improve digital conversations and self-service experiences, the importance of the Professional Certification Program, and the continued growth of Connected TV.

In This Week's News, we prepare ourselves for the launch of the new Google Partners program, learn why Facebook will limit ad targeting for politics, and why YouTube is removing their dislike button.

In This Week's News, we explore how user trust in social media platforms could affect engagement with ads, uncover some new changes that are making their way into the Google platform, and learn how Netflix and YouTube are dominating in the share of time spent watching.

In This Week's News, we're updated on Google's 'long-term opportunity' in commerce, Amazon's efforts to reinvent the radio, and BT’s new digital advertising platform.

This Week's News, we welcome a series of social updates including New Features for Reels and Feeds within Instagram, the launch of Facebook's long-awaited digital wallet, and Walmart's new text-to-shop tool.

In This Week's News, we're reminded that winter is coming and Amazon is prepared! Facebook and Instagram accounts will no longer be linked, and a recent study breaks down market share to provide clear answers for smaller brands.

In This Week's News, we take a look at the upcoming changes surrounding Facebook's pre-campaign reach estimates, when we can expect YouTube's TrueView for action campaigns will automatically upgrade to Video action campaigns, and see how Snapchat & WPP are teaming up to take on e-commerce with augmented reality.

In This Week's News, we take a look at Google's plans to add free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to Google TV, explore a plethora of Facebook's upcoming Personalized Experience tools, and dive into the digital revolution that is the Metaverse.

In This Week's News, we applaud TikTok's new “Well-Being Guide” in its Safety Center, get a first glance at Facebook's new automated marketing tool called "Ad Strategies", and learn how advances in programmatic offerings are helping to bring back out-of-home (OOH) media segments.

In This Week's News, we watch TikTok's watch time surpass another platform, prepare for the end of Google's Expanded Text Ads, and welcome the launch of AnalyticsIQ’s e-commerce store for audience data.

In This Week's News, we watch Shopify take on another social channel, learn the ways of Google's updated method of generating titles for web pages, and get a glimpse into the future of OOH advertising.

In This Week's News, We explore the new advertising solutions from Afterpay, learn how anyone can build AR effects using TikTok's new creative toolset called TikTok Effect Studio, and walk down "Marketing Memory Lane" as a few pieces of ‘old’ marketing tech make a comeback in 2021.

In This Week's News, we watch the continued growth of Amazon, learn about Google's new reporting tool for indexing bugs, and celebrate a first-of-its-kind partnership between Flybuys and The Trade Desk that will grant insight into offline and online sales.

In This Week's News, while celebrating the inarguable growth of programmatic advertising, we'll explore the release of Snapchat's "My Places" feature, and cover the anticipated range of digital wellbeing features and safeguards across Google Properties to protect users under the age of 18.

In This Week's News, we'll explore topics around our beloved social platforms where our industry giants bring on a spike in ad prices, TikTok changes their monetization and product features, and Twitter’s Shop Module pilot surprises domestic English-language users on iOS with carousels of products

In this Week's News, we explore the new changes that drove interest in Snapchat and Twitter, some solutions to keep our first-party data solutions safe, and how influencer marketing is performing compared to social network advertising in 2021.

In This Week's News, we take a look at the top global eCommerce markets, welcome TikTok's new native ad format with duet capabilities, and learn how we can prepare our platforms for Facebook Pay.

In This Weeks News, we scout socials with Reddit in Australia, YouTube's new Shorts, and changes in Facebook's audiences as a result of the Apple iOS 14.5 release and its app tracking transparency feature.

In This Weeks News, we explore WooCommerce’s integration with Google Shopping, new ways to buy premium video views on Twitter, and Instagram's revenue-sharing tests.

In This Week's News, we explore recent reports covering the rise of Snapchat, ‘Feel good’ spending, and Cybersecurity breaches.

In This Week's News, we explore estimates just released by GroupM's Business Intelligence unit, Google's new “Inaccurate availability” policy, and prepare our platforms for Twitter's Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces.

In This Week's News, we explore the vast opportunities offered by connected packaging, the increasing number of Canadians prioritizing convenience over safety, and take a look at Disney & Facebook's growing (or shrinking) userbases.

In this Week's News, we dive into new and emerging ad formats ranging from OOH to eCommerce and social media.

In This Week's News, we celebrate the expansion of Shopify’s Shop Pay to all Shopify merchants selling on Google later this year, and with social media spend up 60% year-over-year, is it time our industry starts branching out into new ad formats such as virtual out-of-home?

In This Week's News, you'll find the treasure trove of Google I/O 2021 Highlights, New releases from Instagram, and how to use CTV to increase reach and drive results.

In this Week's News, we watch TikTok grow to surpass Snapchat in total US users, explore another tool we can use to validate structured data and gain some insight into Twitter's proposed tiered structure.

In This Week's News, we uncover recent findings from this year's NewFronts event, explore upcoming changes to Display & Video 360, and learn how Google works to help legitimate sites rank better and help support safe searching.

In This Week's News, we brace ourselves for the unfamiliar switch from Verizon Media to Yahoo, prepare ourselves for the threat of ad fraud, and learn how The Sway Effect Index will shine a light on who and what is “holding sway”.

In This Week's News, we welcome Amazon's decision to allow customers to follow and communicate with companies, Bloomberg's very own ad platform named Bloomberg Iris, and statistics surrounding U.S. spending for digital video.

In This Week's News, we're uncovering hidden audiences within Facebook And Instagram, leaning into how programmatic audio opens the door for "screen-free" campaigns, and some additional clarity from Google Surrounding their upcoming changes to tCPA and tROAS bidding strategies.

In This Week's News, we celebrate Amazon surpassing 10% share of the US digital ad market for the first time, Twitter dropping from 22+ individual ad format names to just 5 advertising categories, and a peek into Google's upcoming changes to tROAS or tCPA bid strategies within Search starting this month.

In This Week's News, we uncover emerging platform Clubhouse, explore valuable TikTok statistics, and celebrate the launch of a new end-to-end connected TV buying and attribution system from tvScientific.

In This Week's News, we'll explore the world of omnichannel marketing as we anticipate the release of a series of pandemic-inspired developments through Google and cheer on Amazon's opportunity to secure a commanding position in the future of TV ad sales.

In This Week's News, we get a glimpse into the future of AI in advertising, a peek into the growth and expansion of YouTube, and the amalgamation of live streaming and social commerce.

In This Week's News, we welcome new perspectives as Fox focuses on ad-supported rather than SVOD platforms, and Amazon presenting a 66% Growth in annual advertising revenue, in addition to Smart Communications’ new research report, revealing opportunities for businesses to continue to evolve and ultimately achieve a greater competitive edge.

In This Week's News, With insights pointing towards the holistic and integrated management of all TV to Ad Fraud prevention - this week we're looking to the future and making an effort to ensure our industry is set for success!

In This Week's News, we address Facebook's Australian news stand-off, Roku and blossoming Nielson's, and the IDFA Going Away.

In This Week's News, we uncover the rise of AI-Driven Mood targeting alongside the return of digital audio and Facebook disallowing users in Australia from viewing or sharing news.