Connected TV (CTV) has become a magnet for ad spending but publishers are still working through ways to take better advantage of the channel’s digital capabilities compared to static linear TV. Disney’s new ad formats represent a bid at making brand messaging more interactive, with the hopes of keeping viewers glued to the screen for
TikTok is the latest tech company to incorporate generative AI into its ads business, as the company announced that it’s launching a new “TikTok Symphony” AI suite for brands. The tools will help marketers write scripts, produce videos and enhance current assets. The suite includes a new AI video generator called the Symphony Creative Studio.
Marketers prefer Instagram as their platform for video-based user acquisition over TikTok, according to global research from app marketing solution Zoomd. When asked to split their user acquisition spend between Instagram and TikTok, 79% of survey respondents allotted at least 75% of their budget to Instagram, compared with 25% at most for TikTok. However, when
Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October. Now, instead of only being able to create different backgrounds for a product image, advertisers can also request full image variations, which offer AI-inspired ideas for the overall photo, including riffs that
YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts, its TikTok-like short-form video product. The new shopping features allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. In addition to the shopping features, YouTube is experimenting with an affiliate program in the United States that allows creators to earn commissions through purchases of recommended products in
Facebook recently introduced a new, full-screen video player, which offers a more consistent design and experience for all types of video lengths, including short-form Reels, long-form videos and even Live content. The upgraded player aims to streamline the experience for both watching and sharing video content. But more importantly, it will default to showing videos
