Marketing

YouTube Shorts view count update wins over brands — but creators aren’t sold

On March 31, YouTube changed how it counts views for short-form videos. So far, brands and agencies are celebrating — but creators’ reactions range from indifferent to openly skeptical.  The update — which means YouTube now counts every time a Short starts to play or replay as a view, with no minimum time requirement — has […]

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Episode 5: Mom’s at Work: The Price of Parenthood – why raising a family is more expensive than ever

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify For working moms, the rising cost of raising a family isn’t just a financial burden — it’s a daily source of stress that impacts careers, well-being, and the ability to plan for the future. In this episode, we dive into the rising financial pressures facing working parents today. From the

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Media buyers look for ways to stay ahead of clients’ tariff budget pressures

Though few will cop to cutting media spend or halting campaigns in the short term, marketing execs across America and beyond are spooked about the impacts of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Wednesday’s (April 2) announcement preceded the worst day on the New York Stock Exchange since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in June

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Bad News For Anyone Who Relies On Ad Revenue

The Trump tariffs are official – and the impact on ad spend could be even more grim and wide-ranging than expected. On Wednesday, President Trump announced 10% baseline tariffs on just about every country, including a few uninhabited islands. Certain countries, including China, Vietnam, Taiwan and the EU got slapped with even higher tariffs. The

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Amid ban uncertainty, TikTok’s role in brands’ social presences has decreased

January’s TikTok outage has served as a wake-up call for brands, reinforcing the need to diversify their spending across multiple platforms to avoid over-reliance on a single channel. That’s meant marketers have spent more on other platforms like Instagram and YouTube, both of which outpaced TikTok’s spend in the month following the platform’s Jan. 18

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