Social
ICYMI: Kinetic Canada bulks up, Facebook drops music tool
Plus, Stingray brings a country music channel to the Canadian market.
Inside Cadreon’s new social tool
The solution allows brands to extend their social creative to a network of trusted digital platforms.
Twitter reports Q4, sees shares soar
The social media company surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time.
ICYMI: Arkells want you to read more local news, Google expands in Canada
Plus, Facebook shuts down mobile Audience Network and TCL pulls the plug on BlackBerry.
John Frieda taps influencers in expanded Corus partnership
Beyond ET Canada host Cheryl Hickey, adding influencers into the mix will engage younger audiences with more diverse hair textures, says Corus.
Snap sees big lift in revenue, but stock slides
Lifts in revenue were driven by increased activity on Story Ads and Commercials.
What does Canada’s social snapshot look like?
One social media platform is rising much faster than others.
Get ready for more content-led campaigns, study says
Plus, World Media Group looks at the most common KPIs for content-led campaigns.
How Corus and Twitter bested their own records with Samsung
A custom content series to promote the Galaxy Note 10+ managed to smash Twitter’s previous records for branded content. Here’s how they did it.
Quiet giant Pinterest grows in popularity
Stocks rose when Pinterest users surpassed Snapchat in the U.S. and buyers are enthusiastic – but some say it’s more fair to compare Pinterest to Instagram (or no social network at all).
What’s next for WhatsApp if ads aren’t coming soon?
Facebook isn’t ruling out advertising all together, so three agency experts weigh in on what the platform can learn about its value proposition.
How Gen Z’s social habits differ from older Canadians
Instagram, Snapchat more popular for teens, ‘liking’ posts and messaging friends most frequent activities, according to a new MTM Junior report.
Facebook places some limits on targeting for special ad categories
Ad categories are restricted from using age, gender, postal code, multicultural affinity and other descriptions to target intended audiences.
Twitter puts trending brands in the Spotlight
A new feature will put brands in a position where users spend 26% more time looking.
Jay and Dan get a McMakeover (and new sponsor)
McDonald’s has signed on as the new presenting sponsor of SC With Jay and Dan, and the boys aren’t being subtle about it.
