Articles Tagged ‘TikTok’
NewFronts 2025: Meta tests ad tools on Instagram, Facebook, Threads
The announcement follows a surge in Reels engagement over the last year, the platform says.
People Moves: Corus executive chair Heather Shaw to retire
Plus, global strategist at TikTok Sheraz Amin starts new job with Hearst Magazine.
Zuckerberg denies monopoly with Instagram, WhatsApp purchase
The FTC is expected to call Meta current and former executives as well as those from rival companies to testify.
CBC using AI to gain podcast insights, OpenAI building a social network
In other tech news this week, Japan rules against Google and IAS adds Video Exclusion Lists to TikTok.
DoubleVerify aims to help advertisers avoid objectionable content on TikTok
Global brands can access automated pre-bid video exclusion lists to protect brand equity and maximize ad performance.
Behind the Buy: Maple Leaf Foods’ media blitz leverages ‘Made in Canada’
Fuse led the media buying, which included DOOH, social networks and news media.
TikTok ban delayed for second time
Execs from Involved Media and Cairns Oneil weigh in the recent ban delay and one of its potential suitors.
Sephora Canada enlisting influencers to join its squad
The beauty retailer is focusing its search on micro and mid-level creators, primarily on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Skip teams up with TikTok for first-ever Junos Orange Carpet livestream
The behind-the-scenes broadcast will hosted by Canadian actor and content creator Boman Martinez-Reid.
Media Moves: Instagram and Bluesky launch new features
Plus, Amazon is killing its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed.
Media News: TikTok returns to Apple and Google stores
Meanwhile, Reddit will launch an enhanced search experience this year and YouTube incorporates a new AI tool.
Half of newcomers turn to social networks to make a purchase decision
TikTok’s latest report analyzes the role social media plays in the lives of newcomers.
Flip is gaining in popularity as TikTok’s future remains hazy
Chinese app RedNote is seeing its numbers grow exponentially, too.
Creator ads on social networks drive results across the entire funnel: study
Snapchat’s latest report analyzes the impact that creator-brand partnerships have on shopping habits.
How the TikTok drama in the U.S. might be good for Canadian creators
Intervention by President Trump brought the social platform back online after a 12-hour blackout.
- Lesley Conway named head of Walmart Connect
- UM named media agency of record for 7-Eleven
- Microsoft shuts down its DSP, shifts focus to own AI-powered ad platform
- Endy partners with WNBA in the brand’s largest sponsorship deal to date
- Spotted! Warner Bros. rolls out bloody stunt for new Final Destination
