This month, our team is exploring the latest social media trends, email security changes (and their impacts for campaigns), and how political ad spending is shaping the advertising industry as a whole in 2024.
First look: Meta won’t recommend political content on Threads. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, recently announced that its new platform Threads will not actively suggest political content from accounts users don’t follow. This move reflects Meta’s strategy to mitigate the spread of divisive political content as elections approach, allowing users to opt into political recommendations while imposing restrictions on those who post excessive political content.
Email Security In the Spotlight For ’24. In the latest news impacting campaign communications: Google and Yahoo have recently implemented stricter requirements to combat email spoofing, with a focus on bulk senders. This change impacts senders communicating with more than 5,000 emails in a day. This Campaigns & Elections article breaks down the impact for campaigns and the importance of keeping emails out of spam folders.
2024 is a huge year for political advertising. What does that mean for other advertisers? In the midst of an anticipated surge in political ad spending, non-political advertisers are closely monitoring how the elections will impact their ability to communicate. Advertisers outside of the 2024 political cycle (including brands and non profits) are navigating challenges including limited inventory, AI-generated content risks, and the need to closely monitor CTV ad availability as demand rapidly increases.
Q&A: How advertisers are leveraging CTV’s evolution into actionable TV. In an interview with Digiday, Roku’s Senior Director Miles Fisher discusses the evolving landscape of Connected TV (CTV) advertising — emphasizing the shift towards shoppable TV and the significant potential for performance-driven campaigns. Fisher outlines how advertisers can capitalize on the growing CTV space to reach audiences more effectively, including campaigns looking to reach voters across screens.
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While programmatic advertising (a process of buying digital ad space through real-time bidding and automation) has become a cornerstone for reaching voters, relying solely on this method — or any method — falls short of the maximum reach available to many campaigns. Embracing a multi-channel approach is essential to maximize
In January’’s “What We’re Reading,” the SpeakEasy team is all about content — how to produce it, where folks are consuming it, and which ad formats are successfully shifting audience behavior. Dive in here: Why vertical videos make a difference in your content. With 57% of global video views coming from mobile
In December’s “What We’re Reading,” the SpeakEasy team is sharing the articles we read this month around AI regulation, victories in voter registration efforts, and the shift in how people are consuming the news. Stay tuned for our first edition of 2024 next month — and in the meantime, we’re wishing
