Salon reported in its most recent full-year fiscal results that its revenue fell 34 percent year over year and traffic dropped 23 percent, pinning the declines on Facebook and programmatic advertising. Here's how the publisher regrouped from the blow.
Video has become a focus for publishers on Instagram since it raised the maximum length on a video to one minute. This emphasis has helped publishers broaden reach and drive traffic, revenue and engagement, both on and off the platform.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the company will invest more in programmatic advertising this year. But agency and ad tech executives say the platform doesn't seem to have figured out a clear ad tech strategy.
As Instagram continues to co-opt and improve Snapchat's features, fashion brands that have experimented on Snapchat are scaling back their usage or stopping it altogether, our sister site Glossy reports.
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