The pandemic-induced economic downturn may have slowed demand for Facebook’s ads, but it also accelerated the platform's long-running ambitions for commerce. In recent weeks, Facebook has posted several senior-level jobs in payments, e-commerce and advertising, per GlobalData. The recruitment drive comes amid the launch of the social media platform's new e-commerce feature that allows businesses to list products for sale across its apps via virtual storefronts -- Facebook Shops. Facebook’s pivot into online shopping has sputtered over the last several years, but recent signs suggest it's starting to gain traction. Read more below. - While Facebook remains focused on keeping its ad revenue intact as the crisis unfolds, it is also trying to capitalize on the surge in online shopping that’s currently taking place in the midst of it.
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- GQ is looking to deepen its commerce revenue stream with the launch of its new e-commerce store, The GQ Shop.
- Podcast's ad dollars may be growing, but Tenderfoot TV founder Donald Albright said, "Even though the numbers are steady, the advertisers are thinking: 'people aren't spending money, so I'm not going to spend money advertising to them."
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| Marketing on Facebook | | | | Facebook’s pivot into online shopping has sputtered over the last several years, but recent signs suggest it’s starting to gain traction. | | |
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howdy! | The Confessions | | | | In the latest edition of our Confessions series we hear from a media buyer for an independent agency about how the pressure to keep performance up is affecting his mental health. | | |
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howdy! | Content & Commerce | | | | GQ is looking to deepen its commerce revenue stream with the launch of its new e-commerce store, The GQ Shop. | | |
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howdy! | | | | | Podcast advertisers are thinking “people aren’t spending money, so I’m not going to spend money advertising to them.” | | |
howdy! | Marketing on Platforms | | | | If Microsoft succeeds in buying TikTok, its involvement in the platform’s ad business should be limited to developing its back-end reporting, say agency executives. | | |
| | | | | Podcast advertisers are thinking "people aren't spending money, so I'm not going to spend money advertising to them." |
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